Raw challenge 3: Jordan Butters

For retouching portraits and working selectively, Jordan prefers the editing power of Photoshop CC

I’D CONSIDER PORTRAITS to be some of the trickiest types of photographs to retouch and edit. Why? I think it may be because we’re so used to seeing people’s faces in photographs that any instance in which someone’s skin is a bit too smooth, or their eyes brightened just a smidgen too much, seems to stand out like a sore thumb. For this reason alone when retouching portraits, I'll often finish my edit before powering down the computer, but then revisit the picture the following day – a fresh set of eyes can often give you a new perspective on whether you’ve got it just right, or over-egged it. This is a really nice portrait with great lighting, but there’s a lot going on. The model’s dress is quite busy…

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