No flash, only light was from the windows behind me.
Post-processing in PS: slight crop, adjustments in levels, curves, brightness/contrast, desaturation at - 25%, history brush eye color, slight saturation of red, blue, cyan, cloned out some distracting spots, a bit of dodge and burn, add a border, unsharp mask, save for web.
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I knew this was yours - I'd recognize that little red-head anywhere! I hoped that you would do well with this and in a Free Study I think anything above 50th percentile is a really good finish considering the amazing competition that always goes into them. Congratulations!
Very cute - typical little boy moment. I like the crop and the quiet color tones - and the black back works very well. His skin is a wee bit washed out on his chest but my eye goes to his face anyway. 7