before and after PP, 1st try, CC wanted

my first go at PP after some online research, subject is my little brother taken with a 350D with kit lense

came out okay but id want some texture on his face so he dont end up lookin like a girl with smoooth skin. still great try!

Better then my first try with photoshop. Would also rotate so the building in the background is straight/straighter.

great but try to remove the grid

A *bit* too much, but good.

Maybe try the shadow/highlight tool to bring out a little detail in his hair and left eye. Dodging might help on the eye too.

My edit

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can you tell me what you did in a nut shell

id guess clone brush using channels. Id add another layer and apply some noise. might help.

I think you did a very nice job. Not sure how successful you'd be in getting rid of the fence but you could try I guess. You could also try a B&W conversion and some noise (as was suggested above). Might give you a cool effect.

burrito wrote in post #3307664
can you tell me what you did in a nut shell

I am very sorry
just i couldn'r resist to pp your shot and i did little pp
forgive me if it is bad pp, i am no good on pp at all.

i liked the pp alot and wanted to know what you played around with.

burrito wrote in post #3308892
i liked the pp alot and wanted to know what you played around with.

Levels
Curve
Shadows/Highlight
Saturation

I'm sorry but there is hardly a difference between the original and the post processing attempt. So does this mean the original doesn't need work? (my vote) or the processing attempt was far too weak?