MAKE OVERS: SHERRY AND PRINCESS KELLY

I know these folks. In fact, I was at Sherry's wedding not too long ago. Kelly, or "The Princess" is her daughter. Kelly's getting underway with a modeling career and Sherry is firmly ensconced in an IT career, but both decided to have a trip to the virtual spa, so I'll oblige.

Sherry first...

Small picture, but that's OK because Sherry's rather petite to begin with. I'd say "short", but she'd take after me with that axe of hers. Long story there... Anyway, the picture needs more color, especially in Sherry, and improvement of the generic hotel background.

OK, that adds the color, now to fix the background.

In addition to making the background more dramatic, I fixed that lump of hair she had in the back so it doesn't stick up as much. Now, to soften, whiten, and smooth out:

And we're done! Compare:

Now we move to Kelly's photo to finish off the family visit...

Looks wonderful, mostly because the pose, photograph, clothes, and makeup are all professionally done. Yet, it is not quite at the pinnacle of glamour. Let me take a swing at it...

I'm going to intensify the contrast in the picture, whiten the eyes and do a little more smoothing on the skin textures. I think I'll accentuate the gleam off the necklace there, as well.

Let's see them side by side.

And I thought I'd Warhol things up with a series of three variations on the final theme, each from a separate filter:

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It could be you! Send me email if you're interested in having me convert your picture from normal to stellar!

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