MissLaurelle wrote:
Hmm I'm no photoshop wiz here but...


Hair seems dry.
You took out the highlight = bad....?

Honestly I don't find the original hair that bad
But the edited version is a bit better

thanks so i take it you prefer the edited version, yah i guess i need to bring some highlights back now

MelissaAnn  wrote:
I don't know a whole lot about photoshop, but I like the original better.

There are a few stray hairs in the original that could be removed, but other than that, I would just leave it as is.  The hair is shinier, and the flow of it looks a lot more natural than the heavily edited version.

Regardless of what you choose, it's a beautiful image. 

thanks. yah really like this shot. and was shooting in such a rush didnt have time to get the hair done properly
ahh i see. my flatmate had the same opinion, But i am trying to get rid of the messy hair without making it unnatural?

Tiara Seccombe wrote:
I'm no professional retoucher, but in my honest opinion, the edited version looks a little lack-luster.
Healthy hair is shiny.

Try giving that a whirl.
I think that you've done a good job on tidying up the placement of the hair though.

thanks, so will the edited version work better if i make the hair a bit more shiny i guess?

Murad  rm Photography wrote:
thanks, so will the edited version work better if i make the hair a bit more shiny i guess?

I think a good option would be a composite with a separate shot of straight, shiny hair.

You did a good job with the blending, so I think you could really pull this off as a composite with better, believable results.

Just a thought.

Murad  rm Photography wrote:

thanks, so will the edited version work better if i make the hair a bit more shiny i guess?

Yes I think that if you can retain the shine that the original has, yet still keep the hair tidy like what you've done, it will look much better. At the moment, the hair looks lifeless and a little like a wig.

Also, The Effective image made a good point:

The Effective Image wrote:
Maybe the approach should be to create a diversion so that viewers aren't focusing on her hair. The image lacks 'pop'. Maybe brighten it up a bit and throw the viewers eye on her exposed eye. Then the hair doesn't matter so much.

If her exposed eye is more vibrant and brighter, the viewers eye won't be drawn to the hair so much...

Just a thought.