Practicing The Craft: Black & White Gardenia x2

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To the left is the second attempt. If you compare this to my first one found below you will see a change in the cropping as well as a fair bit of dodging and burning. The very low key almost flat look is gone and a higher key pop is in view.

A good first effort but I prefer #2

To the right is the first effort. I was pleased with it but some of my mentors felt it wasn't cropped or exposed properly. I do believe they were right.

Brian