Simple Photo Retouching

By: gomez

Models on posters, magazines, and billboards stun us with their perfect features. They got unblemished, wrinkle-free face and have equally-toned, smooth skin. We even wonder how much they spend to take care of their skin or how expensive are their make-ups to cover up some freckles. Is it really possible that not even a single pore will appear on a photo shot by a high resolution camera?

The truth behind their printed perfect beauty lies on Photoshop CS3. Let me share some simple photo retouching techniques I discovered.

Start your Photoshop CS3 and do the following instructions:

1.Open the photo you want to edit. Make sure that you can view the layers. If your picture is too big, you can resize it by going to Image then click Image size. Resize your photo onto whatever size you wanted.

2.Go to layer, right-click on background and select Duplicate Layer. You will edit the duplicated layer and retain the original.

3.To start smoothening the skin, use blur tool. Blur skin areas especially those with wrinkles, blemishes and pimples. If you’re satisfied with the result but the photo now appears to be pale, you can make it a little darker or put on tan complexion if you wished to.

4.Use burn tool to darken skin. If you select burn tool, you are given the options to choose from different brushes. It is advisable to use the soft-round brush with 300 px size.

5.To use the burn tool, smear it on areas that need to be darkened.

6.To add blending effects, duplicate the layer that you have done editing.

7.Go to the new duplicated layer then right-click. Choose blending options.

8.Select from the blending mode options that you want for your photo.

9.To see the difference between the original photo and the edited one, go to layers and click on the eye icon that indicates the visibility of each layer.
10.Do not forget to save your work.

After you finished retouching your photo and save it as JPEG file, you can now upload it on your Facebook and let all your friends see how you look. Photoshop CS3 is an efficient graphic manipulation to edit photos.

About the Author

Rye Gomez is working as a writer at PeopleTalk Contact Solutions Inc. , a bpo company in the Philippines that provides print designs, website development, SEO, call center, and seat leasing services. Please visit http://peopletalk.com.ph/ for more information.

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