Tim Janssen wrote:
Sorry I wasn't really clear with my post. The before (first of three) Is the raw image I got from the client.
My main goal is to keep the soul of the image intact. very little cloning is done on the model itself. The biggest problem indeed lies in the background.
The background was blurred which was an issue and also not in line with the floor.
There were no images taken from a simular angle, therefore I used different layers of High Pass.
Any suggestions on how I can fix this best? I totally agree on the leg part I will take care of this.
I really appreciate your reply thank you for that.

Thanks for clarifying.

Well, the image looks strangely out of focus. It seems the focus plane crosses some part of the model but at the same time to upper left corner looks like the sharpest area of the whole image (looking at what you call raw image). This might be a lens issue. There is nothing you can do about it in post. I see you have sharpened the image but this has only made the problem more visible. It is better not to apply any filtering at all or if you can do it well - you can actually blur a little the sharp top left area of the background so that it matches the rest. Right now it is more lit than the face and because it is sharper it catches the eye (at least it caught mine). Maybe you could darken a little the bright area on the left of the model too. In any case - discuss those things with your client. After all the image should be the way they want it.

As for the visible cloning I was referring to this: