crying girl after dancing with her father

[rosierosierosie]

This is a picture of my niece after she danced with her father at her sweet sixteen party, I thought it was beautiful, but I would like to make it into a high key black and white photo but I am having trouble blowing out the background so i can it into hight key photo any help I would appreciate thank you

[TommyO]

Well, the attached is a bit low resolution for us to to attempt to send you anything. But, it looks like a simple selection with either basic technique. I personally would use the pen tool, or quick mask. Inverse, feather a tad, done. At that point, use maybe any of various methods... curves is an obvious choice. Otherwise just add a color fill adj. layer, black, adjust opacity. Maybe a little extra in that lower left corner.

Can you be more specific as to what problems you're having ? Otherwise, it's hard to add much more.

[0lBaldy]

First image
three screen layers with the highlights on the dress, arm, face masked at 50%
combined all layers into new layer
copied new layer.. put new white layer between the combined and copied @ 50% opacity
desaturated the copy and combined layers
extract girl on top layer
new layer, combine all
copy combined layer
dust and scratch @ 2 (masked girl)
New softlight white layer
combined all
noise removal and sharpen


Second image = all the above with Imagenomic Portraiture High Key added

Yours should look a whole lot better using a higher resolution picture

[palms]

Sweet photo but way to small to do much with at this end !

isolated the girl and instead of lighting the background darkened then done a orton technique and cropped

mind you must be one of the first times i havent had to reduce a file size

Palms

[Bigdawgz]

heres my go at it. Had a fews mins.

[aartist]

Is it only me or is the original beautiful just the way it is?
Many a mentor has always said, if its not broke, don't fix it.

[Cupcake]

I also like the color picture better!

[rosierosierosie]

Thank you for all your help I was trying to get a high key black and white photo something like a light sketch. I guess it the wrong type of picture

[Quantum3]

The original already looks good. All those persons without head and the girl crying, giving her back to that people draws a very strong symbolism of lonelyness and lack of understanding from people to her.

[grannysdc]

Originally Posted by rosierosierosie

Thank you for all your help I was trying to get a high key black and white photo something like a light sketch. I guess it the wrong type of picture

Tried a sketchy look using a combination of different sketches and style from an older version of Alien Skin Snap Art.

One with a little color then desaturated