Used:
channel mixer for b/w conversion
history brush to bring back the eye color
burned the floor around the edge of the dog
dodged the white in the eyes
auto levels
usm
reduce size and add border
add 2.5% gaussian monochrome noise
save and post
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In this case I think the picture would be better without the selective coloring, or at least toned down some. Lke the composition, pose and begging eyes.
This looks more like soft focus than grain to me. I like keeping the eye color, but it doesn't look like the real color. (If it is, those are the bluest eyes on a dog I've ever seen!)
I feel that the composition layout is good, but the image is eld back with poor focus. Also, I feel that the colour of the eyes is a bit over-saturated. JMO.
There's some great grain here, and I really like the composition - not fond of how out of focus it is, though, and I would really prefer that the selective desaturation be total desaturation. Your contrast is great, the subject is adorable, and overall the shot is definitely appealing - nice image! The only thing I really don't like is the oversaturated blue. Good luck, you've met the challenge well :)
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