Photoshop secrets and ideas (part one) (Patreon)

You already know how I work. It's not a problem to add perfect light, backgrounds etc. But sometimes you can aim higher using your imagination. This is the story of one of my most acclaimed portraits.

1. This was my first cover (2013) and I was extremely happy and proud of it. But how I did it? Sometimes I don't know what to expect :)

2. Original shot. Bad shadows on Nadya's face.  Bad angle of her hands. Black nails (I hate it!) Her body doesnt look good too.  But something in her face I really like. 

3. So horizontal composition instead of vertical, my typical postwork. Not perfect, of course, I was still a beginner. And hands... 

4. I thought this is the final version. No hands at all! 

5. One month later I did bnw conversion and uploaded it to 500px, and boom! I got a letter from the Digital camera magazine. My first cover :) 

6. And another one, four years later :)