Sofi head shot

i like this, the forehead looks a little smooth for me... Great job

Very plasticly looking... too much Ps? Colores and exposure loooks good though.

she looks like a plastic doll.. it's ok though. practice more and you will learn how to trike a balance in skin processing. Actually this kind of PP is going out of style anyway "

Hehe, she does look like a plastic doll and I was actually sorta going for that.
Here's the "original" one I did first with a bit less processing and more life in it:

just my personal taste .... but i agree with the over-processed comments

the image definitely needed to be touched up. i think there is a happy place between the 1st and 2nd haha

honestly i like the original a lot better. It is not glamour, but not every type of face is a beauty shot face.
The second has awesome processing on eyes, and its not bad at all. I'd convert it to BW to enhance facial details.

Thanks for your comments, I appreciate it.

I like the original (2nd image) better too.

I wish I had the skills to do fakeup like that.

Grendizer wrote in post #9874137
Hehe, she does look like a plastic doll and I was actually sorta going for that.
Here's the "original" one I did first with a bit less processing and more life in it:

Looks like you started with a hot/over exposed forehead to start with. Wouldn't it have just been easier to have her do her makeup appropriately before the shoot instead of trying to fix her face with a bunch of photoshop tricks?

korrektor wrote in post #9873394
she looks like a plastic doll..

Normally Misha is correct but now Im surprised
Personally I think skin work is done just right. My only problem is the photo itself and how its lit. There are 3 large hotspots and that combined with skinwork makes her face look flat. There is almost no separation between bridge of the nose and area below her right eye. There are lots of details on her skin in areas where the skin is lit correctly so I wouldnt say she looks like a doll but thats just another opinion. Read my signature lol

HappySnapper90 wrote in post #9878845
Looks like you started with a hot/over exposed forehead to start with. Wouldn't it have just been easier to have her do her makeup appropriately before the shoot instead of trying to fix her face with a bunch of photoshop tricks?

I'm just trying stuff out and practicing. Got my first SLR in november... Pic is from my second shoot ever and she's just a friend that agreed to let me shoot her.