Portrait of a Female Bodybuilder

This is my sister who is a professional figure bodybuilder. She took 4

1st place trophies at this show.

The show was a challenge to shoot. Bright lighting on stage, but no

lighting in the auditorium made the ISO setting difficult to figure out (no

flash photography allowed). I was also sitting in the side wing, so I had

not a disirable angle for the shots I wanted.

For this shot, I like the soft look on my sister's face as the make-up is

very harsh. I didn't like the background so I took that out and brighten

both the subject and brought the her costume back to its orginal color.

Please comment and critique! This is my first major photoshop

adjustment. Thankx!

You had some difficult shooting conditions.  Overall, I think the pose is fine, but the light is pretty harsh, there is a fair amount of noise, and I find the lettering in the background to be quite distracting.  I'd recommend trying the shadows/highlights tool in PS to reduce the shadows and achieve more even light, and a noise-reduction program to lessen that effect (most noticeable on her arms).  I know body-building takes a lot of hard work, discipline, and sacrifice, and your sister is to be congratulated for her accomplishments.