Photoshop Editing

Eye Colour

This is how I went about editing the eyes of my model. It was the first thing I did when it came to editing my image, as I recognised eye contact is key to the front cover. I found this quite easy to do once I was able to pin point the iris and circle it using the magic lasso tool. I am happy with how my eye colour came out, as my models are much brighter and work well contrasting the rest of her features, meaning they stand out more. Peers of mine also said how well my models eyes now stand out. 

Skin - Blemishes and Shadowing

I next moved on to removing dark areas and spots, in order to make my models face clearer and brighter. I have left some of the natural shadowing, in order to still make the image look slightly natural. I found this method easy, however you had to be mindful when clicking on areas to edit. I experienced some occasions where I over edited, and her skin began to look too plastic and over done. I went back and un-did this however, and I am now happy with how her skin looks. 

Teeth

I next moved on to creating brighter teeth, so they stood out and promoted a positive tone more effectively. Once I had recognised the idea of lowering the exposure for this feature, I found this quite quick and easy to do. 

Skin Colour

I next tackled the problem of my initial image having a slight orange tinge to it, which didn't look natural and meant my models face wasn't very bright. By combining these two techniques, I was able to remove this and brighten my models face. I played with these two ideas a lot until it was to my liking, as I didn't want to go too bright. The colour enhancing tool was particularly helpful, as it helped to make the image slightly brighter to how the curve tool had made it. 

Finishing Touch! 

By this point of my editing, I was happy with my models skin and general appearance, as everything was much brighter and visible. However, I found that after brightening the image as a whole, it made my models eyes look too bright compared to how they had looked initially. I played with the colour enhancing tool again, to darken them slightly, however they still didn't look right to me. After speaking to peers, I realised it was due to the fact my models pupil wasn't as visible anymore. 

I found adjusting the brush size and shades frustrating, as I needed to find the correct ones to recreate a realistic pupil. However, I am happy with how my eyes turned out, as they still look realistic. To me, I still think it looks unnatural, due to how well I know my model. However, my peers have commented on how the image still looks natural and realistic. This is how my readers will see this image, so I am happy with the responses I have received. 

FINAL EDIT! 

This is how my final edit looks - and I am extremely happy with it! Now on to choosing fonts and creating my cover!