Is this better? I used a quick mask to copy the white portion on the chin and side of the face to another layer and applied a linear burn. I dropped the fill level down a little. I used the burn tool to lighten up some of the white on the underside. I then applied an adjustment using shadows/highlights to bring out more detail in the blacks.
Let me know if it looks better or if there is a better way to do this. Thanks.
Love the head angle and the sweet BKGR. You are a good student as you nailed Axel's excellent suggestions on the first try. There are lots of ways to do everything in PS but you did well.
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Rodney, excellent repost on a beautiful picture, I like the glossy feathers you revealed in the second one, thanks so much for sharing!
ps, I may crop some off the top.