Hi everyone 
I finally managed to take a good shot of my sister, she usually runs away when I point a camera in her direction. The problem is that the background is awful.
How could I improve this shot? Apart from usual subject retouching (skin, eyes), I need to change or transform the background, but I'm not sure what would give the best result.
I need an expert eyes.
Here is the original:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i7lad79na...hoto1.JPG?dl=0
Here are two first attempts (they are not perfect, I focused on the overall impression rather that details and perfect contours):
(1) using blurs
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vio9s9q5as..._blur.JPG?dl=0
(2) trying to reconstruct part of her body and switching backgrounds
https://www.dropbox.com/s/keaaazoth2...ooden.JPG?dl=0
I'm not an expert at retouching but I really like working on postproduction and I'll take all the time necessary to make this shot awesome.
What do you think?
- J

I finally managed to take a good shot of my sister, she usually runs away when I point a camera in her direction. The problem is that the background is awful.
How could I improve this shot? Apart from usual subject retouching (skin, eyes), I need to change or transform the background, but I'm not sure what would give the best result.
I need an expert eyes.
Here is the original:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i7lad79na...hoto1.JPG?dl=0
Here are two first attempts (they are not perfect, I focused on the overall impression rather that details and perfect contours):
(1) using blurs
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vio9s9q5as..._blur.JPG?dl=0
(2) trying to reconstruct part of her body and switching backgrounds
https://www.dropbox.com/s/keaaazoth2...ooden.JPG?dl=0
I'm not an expert at retouching but I really like working on postproduction and I'll take all the time necessary to make this shot awesome.
What do you think?
- J
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