Photo editing with Photoshop

This is the original photo for the main image for my magazine front cover, I then used various tools on the photo editing program Adobe Photoshop to improve he look and quality of the image. I firstly used the eraser tools to edit out the unwanted background, starting with the 'Magic eraser tool' to remove the majority of the background. I then used the standard 'Eraser tool' to manually remove the left over edges around the subject manually by using the mouse to drag the curser around the appropriate edges and give the image a smother looking edge. However this proved to be difficult when editing around the subjects hair style as it is put in a messy bun with a lot of stray hairs. 

Once the background was fully removed I then copied the layer so that if i made any further mistakes i had a back up and would nit have to start again. The next thing went on to edit and remove some of her imperfections and blemishes by using the 'Spot healing brush tool' which removed an freckles or unwanted marks on her skin. I also used this tool to remove some of the minor creases on the subjects clothing but used the 'Patch tool' to smooth them out further.

I then brightened up the image by clicking on 'Image' at the top of the tool bar then I hovered over Adjustments and clicked on brightness and contrast. I then improv the brightness by 15% to make the colours stand out more within the image and to improve the overall look of the front cover and helping it attract he audience more. This also helped to brighten up some of the dark shadowy parts of the image to make the image more high key and suit its purpose on the cover.

This is the complete edited image which i will be using on my front cover.