Learning retouching techniques and looking for some feedback, thanks.



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The chromatic effect obtained is good.
I think is better more detail in the hair that is lost too much in the shadows. Remove the blue dominant in the white of the eyes and uniformed the tone of the skin, decreasing the transition of color skin, visible above all on its left side so the skin tone will be more uniform. Hovewher, I like the choice of your post production.

Roy Stern wrote:
Learning retouching techniques and looking for some feedback, thanks.



original and © by Richard Butler

https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TS12 … 655181.jpg

Light hits the lips and focusus too much on the lips

I suggest brightening the eyes, oval mask the eyes and feather the mask then apply color curved or levels to brighten it up

Fix saturation in the modes areas as needed.