Take that shot

A friend of mine at a costume party. She's holding a toy golf club.

I edited this heavily, I'm not sure how good it turned out. I made her into a new layer, increased the contrast of the background and softened the whole thing. I did all that because I wanted her to be the main subject of the photo, rather than the chairs and rubbish behind her, which were too visible in the original.

In hindsight I think the flash was too strong - her hands are hell white. But no flash = out of focus so *shrug*