The shotgun is a good idea. I just might kill somebody though. I know how pigdogs think! Oh well. I knew there had to be several ways to do the same thing in Photoshop. There usually is. I realize you are re-posting a JPEG, and probably did a rush job on it, but I have a couple of observation/questions. Her complexion looks better on yours, and there seems to be less overall contrast. That may be a factor. I realize that its difficult to match up monitors, but do you think mine has too much contrast? Also, Im a fanatic when it comes to losing any detail in a photograph while working on it, whether it results from an area becoming too dark or too bright. I noticed that some of the bright areas of her hair on yours did lose some of the detail. If you had wanted to avoid that, would you have used the magic wand/feather/inverse before adjusting the other areas? Just curious, because thats what I do. I dont know if that would work with your method because I havent had the time to try it out yet, but plan to. Other than what I mentioned, do you see much of a difference between the two pictures? Thanks for the input! :~