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Am I over simplifying, here? If I'm concerned that the head in my painting may be off from the original reference, I do the following:
Measure the height of the head on my canvas, trying to choose from top of hair to bottom of chin, but any measurement would work -- top of hair to bottom of nose. Then, in Photoshop Elements (I use Elements), I open my photo reference and twiddle with it until I get the "key" measurment the same as it is on my canvas. You can use the rulers at the top and side of the photo on your monitor to duplicate your canvas measurements. Then, print it out. Black and white will do. Then, take a piece of tracing paper, trace the key elements, and superimpose on the head on your painting.
The method Gart outlines at the beginning of this thread will be dead on, of course. But my very shortened version gets me to a place where I can check essentials. It's a quicky, but it can highlight the really out of whack places in your work.
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