BEFORE...

AFTER!!!

FINAL PRODUCT!

Here is the end result after all of my tweaking and testing.

 I have added some techniques by using the "burn tool"

to help soften the edges of Grace overlying the blue streaked

backdrop.  This allowed me to smooth 

everything out and diminished the "superimposed" look.  

I also added an accent spotlight through the filter option, to give 

a pop of light around her middle torso.  

Lastly, I merged all of the layers together

and flattened out her image to give it a concrete feel.

The overall look that I've created is exactly what I had desired!

Now that I know what I am doing, this proof of concept will

allow me to continue working on the other 2 photos of Ava & Will, 

of which I had originally hoped to do also.

However, by singling this project down to ONE amazing

photo, it has allowed me to experiment more with the different

tools in PhotoShop.  The end result actually turned out 

much more precise and detailed than what I had hoped for.