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Do you think it is a poor reference if it looks better after you manipulate it?
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No, I wouldn't say that at all. You do what you have to do to get the job done. You obviously captured the information, you just have to tease it out sometimes.
There have been many occasion when, after pulling the photo into the computer, I was not able to find any more information in the shadows. One way to bring some more light into the "off" side is to reflect some of the natural light back on to the subject. You can use a piece of foam core as a reflectors if you have a handy observer to hold it, or hang a t-shirt on a coat hanger, whaterver it takes. You have to be careful not to get too close, these reflectors are just like turning on a light bulb.
Others like to use an artificial fill light into the shadows, some use nothing but artificial. Personally I like to travel light. Anyway this looks pretty good to me.