(before)
(after)
I used Photoshop CS2
First I adjusted the levels just slightly. Did a color balance adjustment to warm the tones just a bit. I ran the free Coffeeshop Action - perfect portrait and used it to brighten colors, pop the eyes, and do a little dodging on in the right side shadows. But I like a little bit of shadow on the face, so didn't dodge too much.
Next I did a curve adjustment, with a greater curve on the top half and only a minor adjustment on the bottom curve.
Placed it on top of a free texture, also from Coffeeshop, took down the opacity and used Overlay mode.
Next I just cropped in closer.
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Haven't seen this photo cropped this way yet and I like it. Nice edits, too. Looks like a painting.
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