Adobe Photoshop: Beginner's Guide for Photographers
Course 4: Retouching Portraits: Correcting and Enhancing Skin Tones
By Mikael Eliasson , Portrait Photographer
About the video: Correcting and Enhancing Skin Tones
Overview
“This unit is going to be very useful. Using curves to and hue/saturation adjustment layers to produce a correct or more appealing skin tone.”
In this video lesson Mikael Eliasson addresses the topic: Correcting and Enhancing Skin Tones, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 4: Retouching Portraits. Learn how to retouch and get the most out of your portraits.
Partial transcription of the video
“PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE 4 LESSON 2 Correcting and Enhancing Skin Tones One of the most important things to get right when editing a portrait is skin tone. In this lesson, we will look at how to use curves as well as Hue/Saturation both to correct skin tones, as well as enhancing them. Let me show you how. I've downloaded a few stock images where I thought we could work with some of the skin tones, make a few adjustments, and a few enhancements. There is no such thing as a given skin tone. Generally speaking, we have to go with what we feel is right. I'm not saying that these images...”
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Course summary for: Course 4: Retouching Portraits

Mikael Eliasson
By Mikael Eliasson
Mikael Eliasson is a London-based photographer whose work focuses primarily on portraiture. His photos have been exhibited throughout Europe, and have been showcased in Portfolio Catalogue magazine (issue number 43), as well as in private shows in London, Turin, and more.
Besides his commissioned and personal work, Mikael also works as a photography & Photoshop tutor and runs Photography Course London.
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