Blown out tattoo fix

[DaniGirl]

Hi Damien,

This mom has beautiful tattoos down her arm, but the contrasty light was tough where they were walking. I like this moment and pose a lot, but when I try to use levels to bring down the highlights, everything seems dull and grey. Any suggestions on how I can recover this to show off her tattoos a little better? I've uploaded the SOOR and my attempt to fix with a couple of levels layers and a brightness/contrast layer. I know little guy needs a photo filter for the green cast, but I thought I'd get the tattoo arm fixed first.

Thank you!

 

 

Edited July 10, 2016 by DaniGirl
Clarfication

[Damien Symonds]

I think you've done a spectacularly good job (apart from some masking you'll need to tidy up).  I don't imagine it's possible to do any better.

[DaniGirl]

Ha, wow, great feedback. You taught me everything I know, so thanks for that!