It's really not that bad. You can see the texture, the eyes and the mouth. The background is a little overexposed. You might go into Photoshop or whatever program you're using, touch up the particulate, then lasso the subject, darken the background and slightly lighten the subject and increase the contrast. In PSE, you can go into the exposure section on enhancement, choose lighten shadows/darken highlights. That will reduce the background blow-out and lighten the subject. If you use midrange contrast, it can sometimes bring out detail.
Other than that, next time get a lot of light on the subject and less on the background and try about 3 different shutter/aperture settings for the same shot. If it's not going anywhere, you might even be able to keep the camera in a fixed position and combine the three for an HDR shot.
Other than that, next time get a lot of light on the subject and less on the background and try about 3 different shutter/aperture settings for the same shot. If it's not going anywhere, you might even be able to keep the camera in a fixed position and combine the three for an HDR shot.
