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Clean up a client's low-light headshot for the About page without making the skin look plastic.
2 ready prompts
Written for the moment this actually comes up.
Execute — do the immediate task
+Clean up the client's low‑light headshot without plastic skin: reduce noise, apply gentle high‑pass…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Clean up the client's low‑light headshot without plastic skin: reduce noise, apply gentle high‑pass sharpening, and use subtle dodge and burn to sculpt light while preserving natural texture; export retouched [jpg] and layered [psd] for the About page.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I send the headshot to the client, aim for authentic results: use targeted noise reduction…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I send the headshot to the client, aim for authentic results: use targeted noise reduction that spares pores, limit global smoothing, refine sharpening at edges only, retain catchlights, and provide a crop showing [detail=100%] skin detail so the client can confirm it isn't over‑retouched.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Who does this, and with what
The same task is different work inside a different job.
UX / Web DesignerAdobe Photoshop (Camera Raw + Frequency Separation)Topaz Photo AI (denoise and sharpening)also: Retouch Low-Light Headshotalso: Optimize For About Page
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