Critique Club Review:
Aesthetics. This is a very well composed image; the subject's expression is very natural, though maybe not the way she would have posed, I guess.
Production Analysis. There's a pretty good range of tones in the photo. However, the glare of the flash on her head presents the biggest tonal problem here. The chair behind her is dark, but there's detail there.
Normally, I like the way Neatimage can smooth skin. However, the NeatImage settings you used, combined with the flash reflection, she looks very plastic, or very wet. The lower part of her face around the chin seems to have good soft texure, but from around the bottom of the glasses up are problematic. Perhaps the lesson in this is that Neatimage doesn't mix with high contrast areas of skin or where there are reflections you cannot edit (because of the rules).
In general, NeatImage should be adjusted carefully, on a case by case basis. It's not worth the effect on the bottom, when the top of her face is degraded.
Of course, the sentiment you feel for your grandmother comes through well here, and that's what counts!
I hope there was some new, and helpful information here for you.
Regards--Neil
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