Music Magazine: DPS Photo Manipulation

Before I begin to create my double page spread I need to edit my image to remove the model's uneven skin tone.  After the specific research I also decided to change the image to black and white whilst also adding some different colour to add texture to the image and prevent it from looking washed out.

Firstly, I selected the 'healing' tool on the left hand side tool bar. This allowed me to select the model's skin tone which I wanted to smooth out. I zoomed in on the model's face and applied this tool which then removed the uneven skin tone making the overall appearance smoother. 

I then changed the image to black and white by creating a new layer and selecting the 'black/white' tool. I found this made the image very bland meaning some of the impact of the image was lost. This was not what I wanted especially considering the striking image.  

To reduce this 'whitewash' effect, I changed the levels of the image whilst also changing the curves.I played around with the colour, decreasing the blue which clashes with the red of my colour scheme, and increasing the red and green. The green complements the red well and creates mysterious feel which I wanted to achieve by the smoke.