photo help.

[photosbykc]

Ok so I am new to photography but am really loving it. Here is a picture I took recently and I really like it, but I don't really know what to do with it in photoshop to make it better. Any ideas would be great... also comments about the picture itself is fine too.. i like to learn from criticism. Thanks
<a href="http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh69/vballspandex5/?action=view&current=IMG_0888.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh69/vballspandex5/IMG_0888.jpg" border="0" alt="Rachel"></a>

 

[Overread]

wrong code - you need the code :)
here it should look like this:

[ img ]http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh69/vballspandex5/IMG_0888.jpg[ /img ]
without the spaces in the [img] of course

[img]http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh69/vballspandex5/IMG_0888.jpg

 

[Flash Harry]

DOF is too shallow, your focus is on her hair, stop down the lens when portrait shooting close up, wide open on youngsters isn't needed as they have good skin. focus on the eyes. I too like the shot though I'd do some PP on it to create something better. H

 

[goliath]

Agree with above.

You would need to define better... it all depends what you look for and what you like.

You can correct in photoshop by doing a selection on the face (or just the eyes) and using unsharp mask. The face (and more specifically the eyelashes) will appear more crisp and will look to be in focus.

You can also reduce saturation a bit (a bit red) either through adjustment - hue/saturation or curve on the red channel. Or select color range some the red areas and again adjustement - hue/saturation.

 

[djacobox372]

I'd selectively reduce saturation--leave the flower and her lips vibrant but reduce the saturation of her hair and the orange shadows on her skin.

You could always go for a cliche and make everything black and white except for the flower.

 

[PamR]

Wow...I think it's beautiful. It has a great mood. I love how the pink flowers in the bg seem to form a ring around her head. I don't think you need to do much to it. I just extended her dress over her right shoulder, fiddled with the colors a bit, and sharpened a little:

Before:

 

[photosbykc]

I definitely like what you did to this! Thanks for the advice from everyone!