Getting the hang of portrait post processing

[Benbo]

Took this today and did some post processing on the shot:

Too much processing or would you say it's a reasonably natural shot?

How would you improve it?

Cheers!

 

[Betty]

Did you whiten her eyes? Her left eye in particular looks a bit overdone.

Otherwise not too shabby

 

[Benbo]

Yep, at least upped the middle of a curve layer for her eyes. Can see it now you've pointed it out. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[..MD..]

for my personal taste i would add some contrast. alittle more saturation and a tweak on the un sharpen mask..

but thats just me.
nice natural pose ..

keep up the good work..

md

 

[Benbo]

Ok, I've reduced the 'alien eyes' glow a bit and upped the contrast.
I've also tried using a high pass sharpening technique.

This an improvement?