Shot in RAW
Used RAW editor in CS2. Cropped. Original comp was centered. Used dodging and burning in eyes as well as some sharpening. Used Neat Image to reduce noise since I shot at 1600 ISO. Processed image through S.O.F.T. Portrait enhancer then used soft light blending mode at a reduced opacity.
Converted to Greyscale then Duotone. Used Black and white. Converted back to RGB. Adjustment layer, gradient map, soft light, 50%. Flattened
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Beautiful composition and nice cropping. I would rate this one higher perhaps in another challenge, but among so many submissions of extremely high caliber, this one is just not the most original, so I rated it a 6.
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