– Colour Correction
– Removing Unwanted Straps and Hair
– Adjusting tonal values
– Grading the image
– Boosting image vividness
– Removing blemishes
– Working with blending modes

There are a lot of techniques and processes that go into each of the above, so if you’ve got a question leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer.

This is the image I used: Before Photograph

Here are some before and after shots:

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In this tutorial I will complete a professional photographic retouching from start to finish. Before watching please note that there is a lot of information in this video to absorb, so watch and re-watch areas that you find more advanced. This is a 40 minute video, I’d recommend pausing it at regular intervals before continuing so that you fully understand all the processes. Some of the areas covered in this video are:

– Colour Correction
– Reshaping Features (Figure, Eyes, Lips, Cheeks, etc)
– Adjusting tonal values
– Grading the image
– Simulating a Realistic Depth of Field Simulation
– Selective Enhancement of areas

There are a lot of sub-techniques and sub-processes that go into each of the above, so if you’ve got a question leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer.

Here is the image I will be using: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/921229

Images of the final piece

In the next part I’ll focus on evening skin tonal values and removing blemishes.

– Tidying skin blemishes & Removal of unwanted hair
– Colour Correction

High Quality Portrait Retouching

Thanks for watching guys, I hope it was helpful and insightful. As always if you’ve got any questions ask, I’ll do my best to answer.