More Elements Before and After

Since the pictures in the previous post weren't fun enough (what's in a coffee menu?) I came up with more, knowing that my models wouldn't object.

Kuttu in the greenbelt - before

Kuttu "after" with picture cropped, eyes brightened, nose slightly re-pigmented, teeth whitened, texture added to background. Everything is done just a little bit so that the picture doesn't look faked for Cosmo. Click for bigger versions.
Ro "before" - just being his sweet self at about 2 weeks of age. See his puffy baby eyes, peeling skin and nursing blister on the upper lip?
Ro "after" - removed peeling skin on nose, gave pouty Angelina lips (which don't suit him at all but it was a study in distortion) and lightened his chin crease. Removed the nursing blister. Potentially, I could smooth out all his skin, unpuff his baby eyes and give him boobs. But we don't want to go overboard, do we?

Elements is fun - you just have to remind yourself not to get crazy fixing things. Sometimes you end up with an "after" that doesn't look as good as the original, RoRo's picture above being a strong example.

PS to RoRo: Sorry for messing up your picture. Purely academic. You are beautiful as you are.