Brian Diaz wrote:
I have an immediate negative reaction to selective desaturation.  I think what you're missing is skin color.  Maybe if you made the skin look more like brushed steel or plastic...

Hey Brian,

Yeah, that's what I can't figure out.  My attempt was to make the body look like plates of metal (there is texture on the skin, but it's very subtle).  I thought about boosting the contrast to give the illusion of shiny metal.  I tried adding a tint of color but it just looked wrong.   Thanks for the input - just reaffirms what I feared

UneekArts wrote:
I think it needs some color in her top (above and around her boobs) and maybe some shreds or streaks of color in the wall behind her for balance. It's a nice shot by the way. Do you mind providing details on how you did it.

I've already decided to put some color behind her.  Not sure about the skin color though.  And thanks for the compliment... the original shot was just of her against a blank wall.  I basically deconstructed everything and used bluring, texture, and shadows for the "plates" of skin.  The only color that is original is some of her hair.