Sweeney Todd

[Craigie]

This mannequin stands outside a local barbershop that as a Sweeney Todd theme.
Would like any C&C, be it on composition or PP.

[Shadowman]

Well we can't blame you for the expression, however you could have experimented with different lighting to perhaps give a more sinister look to the character. Nice processing.

[Dave A]

Wonderful image. If mine I would probably clone out the two lines of white reflective dots about his head.

Dave

[Wavelength]

Looks very lifelike

[Dave Humphries]

Looks very lifelike

The skin is very well textured, in fact if you had told us this was street performance artist posing, I'd have believed you.
... and if he'd moved I bet you would have jumped! (IKIW)


If this were mine Gary, I would ...

Crop the left hand side to remove the entire left most picture frame (back of head is a distraction)
Clone out the two remaining half bright spots on LHS
I'd leave the majority of the two rows of lights at the top because they form leading lines to the mannequin's head
However, I would remove (clone out) the one that is right on the edge of frame and I might fiddle with the levels of one or two others to make them more consistent in brightness and shape
I would also clone out the lit vertical edge directly above the hat

On the idea of making the lighting 'interesting', an off camera flash (or two), skilfully positioned and carefully balanced against the ambient light, might produce some good results, although the pose isn't ideal to light from below.

A good capture of an interesting subject never-the-less.

Dave

[Craigie]

Thanks to all once again for the constructive C&C.
I have no external lighting equipment that would be any good for that subject, sadly.
It was a consideration Dave A, but I decided to keep them as there were until, Dave came up with his suggestion.
Nandakumar, you would not believe how life like the face is.
Below image is the altered version thanks Dave, what I did with the lights, I removed the one's on the LH side and clone stamped tool the RH side over into the LH side.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Gary,

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Below image is the altered version thanks Dave, what I did with the lights, I removed the one's on the LH side and clone stamped tool the RH side over into the LH side.

That is exactly what I was going to do

Good result I think.

Cheers, Dave