Retouch Bridal Close-Up

Retouch Bridal Close-Up in Adobe Photoshop — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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Soften the skin texture on the bride's close-up while keeping pores looking natural.

2 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Soften the bride's skin texture while keeping pores natural: perform frequency-separation to smooth…
Soften the bride's skin texture while keeping pores natural: perform frequency-separation to smooth midtones, use gentle dodge and burn to sculpt highlights and shadows, keep fine texture intact, and save as a layered PSD for review.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I hand this close-up to the retouching lead, make the skin look soft but real: use frequency…
Before I hand this close-up to the retouching lead, make the skin look soft but real: use frequency separation at two layers so pores remain visible, dodge and burn to retain bone structure, mask adjustments to avoid eyes, lips, and hair, and include a visible overlay comparing original and retouched layers for approval.

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PhotographerAdobe PhotoshopPortraiture (plugin)also: Soften Skin While Preserving Pores

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