DPS Image Editing

I started off with this as my original image and used Photoshop in order to edit it:

I used the extract tool in order to cut out the background:

This was the outcome of using the extract tool:

This left me with having to use the rubber tool to remove excess leftovers:

I adjusted the brightness and contrast; this gave it a better lighting as the lighting I took with photo in wasn't adequate despite me using the flash on the camera:

I edited  the vibrance and saturation to make the image more bright giving it a spark instead of having a boring image:

I used auto tone in order to make the image to stand out:

I edited out some of the hair because I had to edit out the background of the wall. I thought this could be my final image despite some of the poor cutting out.