A Quick Cleanup for Portraits

By Dave Huss · Issue: v2n2 (2005)

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Related Tags: portraits, reduce noise filter

Here is a quick way to soften a close-up photo using layer masks and the Reduce Noise filter.

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Related Tags: portraits, reduce noise filter

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3 Replies to A Quick Cleanup for Portraits:

Laton J
December 18, 2010 at 8:22 am

Great. Being new to PSE this is a great way to have the step by step printed out so you can easily refer to it. Thanks, Laton
Barbara
June 6, 2011 at 5:28 pm

okay, now that we have PSE9, can you show us this same effect using the new layer masks in it?
- Douglas
  November 2, 2011 at 8:51 pm
  
  In step 3, simply select the Background layer in the Layers palette and create a layer mask with the create layer mask icon.

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