Damien Symonds

Great. Ok, talk to me about that. is it all colours, or only some?

I reckon you'd just replace the whole background with a single colour, wouldn't you?

So generally for shadowing I add a Hue/Saturation layer and move the Lightness slider to about -60. Then invert the mask. Then paint on gently to add the shadow where needed.

It absolutely doesn't matter. They can be good, or crappy. Heck, they don't even need to be from your pro camera. They could be from your phone if you wanted! All that matters is that they're printed at a pro lab.

Right. But you'll also need to trace some vein detail too.

Can I see a screenshot of your layers panel?

I'm not sure what you mean by "plan". If you want to turn this photo into a logo, you'll need to use the Pen Tool. That's the plan.

Yeah, it's a hard thing to learn, all right. Have you ever seen this page?

Yep, like most logos, that's a vector file created with the Pen Tool. Do you have any experience with that tool?

Holy moley! You've done an excellent job, well done! You're right, just add some shadowing and call it done.

We'll get to the vibrance in a moment. Are you comfortable that 80 is perfect for brightness now? Or do you need to go to 70?

Glad I was able to. You're welcome. Post again any time you need.

Looks good at this distance.

Let me know how you go with it.

This is the best I can manage: Download file

Yeah, fab. May I have the 100% crop of her face again now?

Oh, exciting! Benq have a good reputation. Yes, calibrate with the same steps.

No, of course it's much too dark. Go ahead and do your raw editing in the usual way.

Oh, phew! Ok, go ahead and do your normal raw processing (exposure etc) then post the photo again and we'll discuss the glare.

Hi @Katie10, yes, I can help you with this, at least to a degree. How many photos have this problem?

Calibrate in the daytime. Just close the blinds while you're doing it. And you'll need to only edit in the daytime, until you have brighter lights that match daylight.

Have you recalibrated, @Viviana?

@Crystal Scheuermann?

What about windows? If you open the blinds in the middle of the day, how does the screen compare to prints then?

Are you SURE your room is bright enough? https://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/light-around-your-computer.html