15 MUST-KNOW RETOUCHING TRICKS

Whether you want to completely transform a portrait

USE AUTO SKIN SMOOTHING

BEFORE AFTER The Skin Smoothing Neural Filter employs

USE OUR FREQUENCY SEPARATION ACTIONS

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SPEEDY BLEMISH REMOVAL

Blemish removal is easily done using the Spot

ESSENTIAL ZOOMING SHORTCUTS

When you retouch a portrait, you’ll often need

CLONE IN LIGHTEN MODE

To quickly smooth out an area of uneven

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SET NEGATIVE TEXTURE FOR SKIN

If you’re working on a portrait in Camera

HOW TO BOOST EYES

A subtle boost to the eyes can make

USE ADAPTIVE PRESETS

Presets can speed up your workflow by letting

WORK THE BACKGROUND

The background in your portraits can often benefit

COPY AREAS TO REMOVE HAIR

Single stray hairs can usually be removed with

DODGE AND BURN TO SCULPT FACES

Selective lightening and darkening can enhance a face

COPY A CATCHLIGHT

Catchlights are the little reflected highlights we see

LIQUIFY STRAY HAIRS

If you want to tidy the hairs around

GENERATE AI BACKDROPS IN PHOTOSHOP

Meet the new filter that creates brilliant backgrounds based on a few words

IT’S COOL TO BE WARM

Discover the creative potential of using color correction gels with James Paterson

COLOR CORRECTION GELS ON LOCATION

Get set up for off-camera flash and learn to shift your colors for wonderfully warm backdrops

GO WARM OR COOL WITH COLOR GELS

COMBINE IMAGES TO FORM THE BEST BLUR

TOP TIPS CHOOSE YOUR KELVIN

01 SET THE KELVIN VALUE IN-CAMERA When you

MIX COLOR TEMPERATURES IN PHOTOSHOP

Use Photoshop’s new intelligent AI masks to selectively shift the white balance in seconds

ESSENTIALS

Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

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THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW

Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING

Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS

The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo

14 ESSENTIAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

14 keyboard shortcuts that will massively improve your speed and efficiency while working in Photoshop