Retouching a Studio Portrait in Photoshop

Learn how to retouch and enhance studio portraits in post, with Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Setting the Stage

• Fixing the foundation in Camera Raw
• Organizing the layered file

2. Retouching Away Problems

• Removing blemishes
• Diminishing the wrinkles
• Reducing shine with Patch tool
• Reducing shine with Curves

3. Improving the Lighting

• Crafting the light with Curves
• Brightening the light with masking

4. Skin Softening

• Using the High Pass filter and Linear Light
• Masking in a new texture

5. Enhancing the Color

• Creating global stylistic color changes
• Making specific color adjustments
• Building a few black-and-white options

Conclusion

• Sharpening
• Review
• Next steps