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When it comes to removing blemishes, acne, or any other skin imperfections, the goal is to maintain as much as possible of the original skin texture so the retouch doesn’t look pasty and obvious. Here are two techniques that work nicely.
Sharpening is one of the key steps to making your portraits really stand out. But the specific areas that are sharpened are nearly as important as the sharpening itself.
If dealing with all the features of the Editor is a little intimidating, then the Guided Edit mode may be just what you need. Mike shows you some of the automatic adjustments you can make without a lot of manipulation needed.
When it comes to removing blemishes, acne, or any other skin imperfections, the goal is to maintain as much as possible of the original skin texture so the retouch doesn’t look pasty and obvious. Here’s an alternative technique that works nicely.
Matt shows you how to brighten those dark circles we all get under our eyes.
Dave shows you how to make a hair brush to ease the transition of edges.
Matt shows you some retouching techniques specifically geared toward making eyes look better.
Matt shows you how to remove the blue or green cast that happens when using underwater cameras.
In this video, Mike introduces you to some of the FUN features in Photoshop Elements. Learn how to completely transform your images using special effects.
Matt shows you how to make a subtle change to an otherwise somber image.
R.C. goes in-depth on correcting photos using Adjustment Layers.
Correct the sometimes odd perspective of your photos with the Correct Camera Distortion.
Here’s a quick retouching technique for brightening eyes in taken-outdoors portraits.
Matt shows you a quick use of Free Transform to make your people photos more svelte.
Follow along as Matt shows you how to deal with areas in your photos where things are a little too bright.
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