5 min after I looked and read the next challenge was rain it started to rain outside. I also noticed my son sitting on the sofa looking out the window at the rain. I grabed an umbrella and the camera went outside and took this photo.
Processing
Auto levels and contrast
Selective curves on the eyes
Color balance on the face
Saturation on lips
healing brush on left eye due to rain drop blur
crop resize
usm
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The exposure and lighting just arent doing it.I see you fired a flash, but perhaps you needed to light the inside of the room as well to get a good exposure.
I like it. While it may be a bit too dark at the top, it fits the overall mood better than the overblown highlights I have seen elsewhere in this comp.