As I had taken the image in portrait on the camera, when I uploaded it to the computer it came out horizontal. I changed this to vertical using image --> image rotation --> 90° counter-clockwise.
Next, I decided to balance out the levels on the image as some places has glare/shine and the background seemed to be uneven colours. To do this, I used the levels tool in the image tab.
Now that the image looked sharper and more defined, I decided to edit the levels of brightness and contrast using the brightness/contrast tool under the image tab.
After closely inspecting the image, I noticed that there was a small dark mark on the background that I had used. So, using the clone stamp tool - as this gave a more realistic finish - I removed this from the photo.
Next, I decided to edit out any stray hairs that my model had as I felt that without them, it gave the image a neater finish. To do this, I again used the clone stamp tool and cloned the background, and also used the blur tool to give the edges a smoother finish as without it, it seemed quite sharp and fake.
After doing this, I decided to see if I could do anything with the overall colour of the image to improve it. I decided to test out the hue/saturation tool under the image tab, and brought down the saturation buy 23 and the hue down by 2 to change the colouring of the image slightly.
I decided to leave my image here as I felt that I had edited it to a good standard and was happy with my result. Below I have put a before and after of my image so that you can see how the editing has changed it. Although, I have still rotated the original image so that it is easier to compare them.
Before After
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