Saint Denis – Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. I learned that, in art, those who are carrying their heads are called “cephalophores“.
The original was dark with too much going on. I cropped in and lowered the saturation to zero to make it black and white. I increased the contrast and clarity. I increased the exposure and whites and lightened the shadows. I used a radial adjustment around the head to lighten it just a little bit more than the rest of the photo. Finally, I added a small vignette. The original:
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Not So SAHM 