Cole at the computer

Wondering what you think of my pp of this shot.

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Kristine,
that's a great shot. I really like the tight composition. It looks a little overexposed, but it's probably the display on my 6 year old laptop!

Thanks. It was actually a bit underexposed and I processed it a bit bright. I just wanted to see what people thought of what I did with it. Here is the original:

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I really like the tighter crop you did, and agree that the original is underexposed - just think it's a teeny bit over lightened - otherwise, maybe warming it up a little and / or boosting colour saturation a little would help his skin tones.

Thanks. I intentionally desaturated his skin just to see what the effect would be like. I kept his eyes and lips their natural color. Oh well, guess it doesn't really work! Thanks for checking back

No worries, though my opinion is entirely subjective. What may work, is if you darken his face slightly, and desaturate his face, leaving his eyes, and lips their natural colour.