Aletha with a Touch of HDR

Hi Jim,

I'm not seeing the hint of HDR, although HDR is not the best choice for people, especialy women. I would recommend removing the armpit wrinkles and tightening up the muscle droop on the opposite arm. Generally its not a good idea to crop at or near a joint as it looks, as in the case here, like the person is amputated. Generally you would want to crop mid limb if possible. I would blend in the cast shadow from the flash that is visible right next to the wall. Although it is very light, it is distracting and an obvious tell that flash was used. I would clone out the slight tuft of hair on the bottom lobe of the breast. Clone out the building seam above the model's head. lighten the eyes and rather than the pinpoint of the small flash unit drop in some catchlights. You can do this with a small white brush and then blur and fade opacity it will look fairly legit. I don't like the pursed lips, and I would remove the blemish/mole on the convex curve of her chin. Clean up the blemishes on her upper forehead/temple, clean up the deep shadow under her lip and the shadow line under her chin/neck. Clean up the hair imperfections on the top of her head.

Mark

I think the light and color balance is good the background color make a good contrast to her skin tone.

lovely work with a great model.

Best regards Tore