Simple edit of "idk when i'll be back again" [link]
Originally by liberez-vous.
Melissa is the model.

Because of the broad luminance range I wanted to change the photo to have a perceptive appearance. In other words, this is not just an improvement, but meant to resemble how the original photo makes me feel. I started right away with an almost-muddy black point and expansion, but I didn't like the midtone contrast of the face against the white point. A quick and easy freehand selection let me change that, and I think it really tied this together for me. Incidentally, I used the green channel rather than desaturate. Color wouldn't be relevant to this version. Rotated and cropped, to express what I'm seeing in the original.

Enjoy