Many thanks to the beautiful model, Renee.
Shot with available light in the street on a cloudy day in some shade.
LR:
Cropped
PSCC:
*Some frequency separation to diffuse specular highlights, remove blemishes and lighten shadows & wrinkles around eyes.
*Used adjustment layer to enhance eyes
*Used 'liquify' for minor adjustments to cheeks, nose & eyes
*Applied 'grunge' look by adjusting shadow/highlights, decreasing contrast & adding high pass as per this tutorial:
//tutophotoediting.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/joel-grimes-look-photoshop-tutorial.html
Original:
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Congrats on your ribbon, but I wanted it to be blue. I absolutely LOVE this gal! Her natural beauty and strength is splattered all over the image. Primo.
Very surprised to see this in the top 3. Great picture, but the focus is not perfectly on the eyes, and (imho) this is a big defect for this challenge. Anyway congratulations for the yellow and the nice picture.