Photograph Editing Process for Second Image: Part 1

Here is the second image I need to edit; the problems with this image are very similar to that of the previous- creased background and relatively poor lighting.

I first opened the image onto Picmonkey and blurred the background in order to remove the creases as much as possible.

I then cropped the image; this is because I plan to use this photograph on the A4, left hand side of my double page spread, to take up the whole page.