Retouching in Photoshop- the don’ts

Photoshop is a vibrant software tool and hence there are ‘n’ ways to do things. Along with this great upside, the drawback is that the scope for photo retouching mistakes is high. Three among the most common ones seen even among experts are outlined below.

Also some of the most proven photo retouching tips to avoid them is explained.

Pay attention to entire details

The very first thing is to be patient as quick skin retouching Photoshop is not effective always. You must not shun away from paying complete attention to even the minuets of details. Certain things left unnoticed can be very damaging. Those who have sought help of some online tutorial to educate themselves may have learned many bad habits. Easy and quick things fail you most of the times, especially in things like photo retouching that demands absolute perfection.

The most recommended method that is highly involved as well as properly controlled is dodging followed by pixels as well as pixels group burning. It may take long hours but the investment is definitely worthy for skin retouching. Another operative method is frequency separation in which colours from texture are detached for processing them separately. Yet another way is contouring and here face is reshaped using highlights and shadows.

Retouch the whole image

Rather than concentrating completely in a single area, focus on the image as a whole; this is one of the basic tips regarding retouching for beginners. Normally the concentration is restricted to face but make sure to spend time to identify and rectify flaws like flyaway hairs as well as marks and dust spots in the back grounds. Cloths and the other visible skin parts too are equally important. Sometimes, the best thing to do is to reduce post processing so as to avoid mistakes.

Such mishap to a high degree is not seen too often in an amateur’s work as the retouching done is not too evident. However when a professional retouches only the face, the disparity is clearly visible which is obviously unpleasant.  Body retouching is far easier than working on facial features and you should never overlook it.

Retain originality without fail

When it comes to retouching in Photoshop for portraits, the mood and character of the concerned person must be preserved. Normally before taking a portrait snap, a professional photographer takes enough preparation. He picks up the apt camera and lens, select the best place, cloths and arranges for perfect lighting.  This hard work should not lose its value and originality when you retouch it. 

Most of the times the demand will be to remove moles, freckles, spots and blemishes etc. It’s natural as people want to see themselves more beautiful. At the same time, they want to stay original and never want to look like someone else. So, going too far will never be appreciated. Doing things optimally is what you should master. Unless it is asked so, never ever remove permanent moles, scars or any other disfigurements.

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