Color Correction

In class we had to pair up with a partner where we edited each other's photo and then go back and edit our own(same photo)

This is the original photo before any modification is done





This is what my partner did to the photo


these are my changes.

Comparing the 2 photos, the original looks best according to the professor and I see why. To me(my eyes) when u darken certain things a certain level of detail is lost and the original just looks also more legit, as opposed to the other 2 where u can kind of tell that it was photoshopped.