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Natural Headshot Finish

The CMO approved the headshot but asked for subtle skin softening and removal of small blemishes for the campaign page…

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The CMO approved the headshot but asked for subtle skin softening and removal of small blemishes for the campaign page. I don't want a plastic look or to damage his recognisability. Tell me what minimal retouch steps preserve texture while removing distraction, which frequency separations or dodge-and-burn moves are safe, and a final check I can use to ensure the image still reads like him at social tile size.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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The spokesperson's headshot must be used across the campaign but I don't want it to look over-processed

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Advertising & Promotions Manager

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Photoshop — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.