High Key , Is this ok?

My first one , i kind of like the way it ended, but CC are requested.
Thanks

its good, but to me it looks like it was done in post on the computer - like youv'e just ramped up the exposure so you have this uniform washed out look. I think it is good to have very litle shadow but to keep the shadow quite dark and the midtones and highlights almost bleached out. so its almost like a sketch.

maybe like this:

Without wishing to offend, this is not to my taste and looks like a poor over exposure given some nasty treatment in an ancient basic photo editing program. Sorry for my less than enthusiastic criticism.

Original is this one.
Over exposed and some PP as you can see

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Thanks for you CC, always welcome

I quite like the original colour version. However, I assume jpeg compression has softened it. If it were mine assuming the original is okay, I'd be happy to leave as and just try a little facial brightening.

HK needs to be done in the studio and that is more of a sketch effect. HK doesn't mean NO color.


I did a quick search and this is a good HK feel.

http://lethbridgephoto​club.files.wordpress.c​om …09_march-09_high-key1.jpg

I like the original to and a bit of PP on the face would make it better IMO
Agree with BigAlz1 on the HK (nice image in the link)

Thanks again