After much back and forthing with myself, I decided to go with a more tried and true shot of a person instead of my dog. You've all seen this model (my son, Jeremy) many times. I really think I captured his essence here. He's in deep thought, looking away. I cropped, used a radiant filter, then adjusted curves, desat red, dodged and burned around his eyes, did some slight blemish cloning and then used Neat Image. WHEW! I know I'm not librodo, but I'm quite pleased with this image nonetheless.
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Hi Judy. This is a good portrait. Too much glow, yes, I agree. It doesn't suit your subject. Also, it is a bit too centered.
Anyway, I would suggest a more radical approach. With picture you have now, lower down the contrast through curves and add some noise. Also, play around with the selective colors. This is a good photo but could be even better. This should have been in the 6.5 range... JMHO.
wow, that is a good lookin' kid. a bit too much "glow" effect for me; the dreamy portraiture softening isn't very masculine, and while your boy doesn't look like the "macho" type, he doesn't look (nearly) as effeminate as the processing would best reinforce.
Simple, clean and straightforward. Lighting is nice in most areas of the pic. Maybe a half stop hot in some places but not bad. Lighting in the hair is great. Like the dark on dark look.
I think I would like to see a little less neat image used. He is certainly a good looking model. The only other thing I would recommend is to maybe have his chain fully out. (no biggie!) Good Luck in the challenge!
Great job! I really like the softness here. There does seem to be a leftover? in the bottom left, but everything above that is perfect. Really like the expression and eyes too.
Nicely done altho the luminosity of the skin looks a tad "fake". Not sure if that was intended as the backdrop is deep & dark but that luminosity detracts me from his eyes which have a lovely catchlight reflection all on their own.
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