$50 contest for Photoshop Morphing.

Too much gain >.<
Here's my try anyway :

BEFORE :


AFTER :

 

I like your first one GWK. Also birdsq's second and DaveyBoy's.

I would like to have the exact background (or something very similar) to the second picture in my first post (since most of the custom backgrounds I have seen so far here aren't the most natural ones).

And, then the color balance as in the same example second picture. Nice and bright and smooth at the same time. No blur, just sharp contrast. XFactor, yours is very high on the yellow side and there is no blending.

 

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birdSQ

 

Sorry, but it looks like you have just added a background. The blacks are not exactly black yet. The touch-ups haven't been done. And, the background is totally not blending. Ah... I had so much hope.

 

is this the only photograph you have of yourself?

 

We can't do miracles , i mean the picture is small, has noise, and it's too dark. I don't think anyone can make it as the image you want.

 

Here goes nothing:

 

You all are doing a really fabulous job so far. Keep up the good work, it's come a long way from the reflection of a car window!

 

Here's my try
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Yeah, it has definitely come a long way. But I would love to see much more.

So far the clearest has been GWK's first picture. Just the the jacket (especially the right sleeve) needs to be darkened (the lightness of the face untouched). The hairline seems a little grainy with some white noise. After that is done, the trees on the left needs to be deleted and replaced by a nicer natural background and blended well. The last point is extremely important.

 

And, can you try a background like this?

See the blurred background behind the bird and the flower:

 

here's my quick try..

 

Never tried this before but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway

 

will submit an entry soon.

 

My entry:

 

birdSQ

 

GWK, the picture had become too light and the background is not blending.

birdsq, I really like the background, and it is almost perfectly blended. If you can just improve the photo part a lot (remove all the white noise while keeping the face bright) and improving the blending by one tiny notch, it would be great.