A little out of touch...... But i tried!

[Doctor]

So taking some photos for a mate the other night at a gig, i snapped this one off, got home and realized there were a few things in it that ruined what could be a great shot, given that i cant re shoot this at all, i decided to see if i could still edit in a more serious way anymore.....

Starting with this.....



I worked relatively quickly, restarting i think about six times, to end up with this.....



Im not satisfied, and think the shot will go into the un-saveable bin, any experts out there got any tips? I worked on this for probably an hour and a half, including restarting, and i havnt tried anything like this in probably 4 years....

[!~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~!]

holy hell...wish i was that good to rid my pics of things!
i think u did pretty good...not a great crop..i think just her head as the focus point and make a resonably tight crop.....

[aim54x]

holy hell...wish i was that good to rid my pics of things!

I would have ditched the shot!

[Marvin]

Yes you have done a terrific job.

[paulmac]

She'd be stoked to see this picture of herself dressed to the nines.

[CraigVTR]

Great pp. I think if you crop some off the top it will improve the shot, keep the legs and the pink shoes.

[Doctor]

Thanks guys!

I wasnt sure how i had really done, i was a little unhappy with the join of the backrest and the base, i had nothing to sample from so had to improvise.......

On the crop, what you see is what came straight off the camera, the only PP that was done was the removal of the other girls and the handbag etc, no levels, no curves, nothing, but i have looked at it, and i agree with the crop suggestion so i have done this....



This is also my Desktop background, albeit in 1920x1080, and well, the more i look at it, the more pleased i am, but im still open to suggestions!

[Killakoala]

You could also try to brighten up her head region too as it is out of balance with her legs, which seem to be the main focus of my attention. It's all about balance.