Portrait Retouching
The Art of Subtle Skin Retouching: Keeping Your Portraits Looking Natural
The Art of Subtle Skin Retouching: Keeping Your Portraits Looking Natural When I first started retouching portraits, I made the same mistake countless editors do—I over-processed everything. Skin became plastic, pores disappeared entirely, and faces looked nothing like the people I’d photographed. It took years of practice to understand that the best retouching is invisible retouching. Today, I want to share what I’ve learned so you can skip the painful learning curve.