Specific Face editing

[mrbomb]

Hi all,

Would someone be so kind to reduce the black parts around the eyes (especially left side is quite dark) and reduce the wrinkles a little bit of the lady?
Many thanks in advance!

 

[ex_teacher]

Hard to tell where the optimal compromises are. Here's my shot.

... and an unsolicited suggestion for cropping.

 

[JeffK]

I took advantage of the new neural filters in PS along with some spot healing.
Didn't want to go too far...maybe I did a bit...

 

[robswede88]

Here is my try. I did not want to remove to many wrinkels because it would not look good in my opinion.

 

[ex_teacher]

I've been fiddling with this for what seems like forever and trying to get acceptable skin tones to my tastes. Like everyone else here, I was leery of overly reducing the 'wrinkles'. They give character and strength to her face. Killing the strong shadows is another matter, however.

I still like the severe 4x5 crop and I also composited the cards in, They make a sweet addition and a nice counter point.

 

[JeffK]

Inspired by @ex_teacher I decided to go back in and make a few more changes. I didn't crop the image even though his crop was an excellent choice - I'd rather leave that credit to him and work on my original crop.
I also changed the profile of the image to sRGB. This may also have an effect on the color range but I'm still having a problem with how images are being displayed in my browser (too cold). I boosted the color in other area and also brought back some of the facial characteristics.
This is a tough one but a beautiful image and definitely a family keeper!