Adobe Photoshop for Retouching Portraits
Adobe Photoshop for Retouching Portraits
A course by Iris EncinaPhotographer and Retoucher
A course by Iris Encina, Photographer and Retoucher
Learn to optimize your portrait photos with post-production
Developing an efficient post-production workflow is the key to achieving professional, top-quality photos. Particularly in the field of portrait photography, the ability to edit images quickly and thoroughly is often the hallmark of an experienced photographer. In this five-course Domestika Basics, professional photographer and photo retoucher Iris Encina walks you through her foolproof method for editing portraits in Adobe Photoshop, paying special attention to skin and hair retouching.
Get started by exploring Camera Raw, setting up your workspace, and adapting your interface according to your needs in order to apply preliminary corrections to your photos before transferring them over to Photoshop.
In the second course, begin retouching your photos in Photoshop and familiarize yourself with essential features such as the Liquify filter, the Healing Brush, the Clone Stamp, and the various selection tools.
Continue by discovering frequency separation, a process that involves splitting a photo into texture and color layers to clean up the skin and apply color corrections without losing information.
In the fourth course, learn to use the Dodge and Burn tools to adjust the exposure in specific areas of an image, adding volume and improving the appearance of skin textures.
Then explore local color correction and add your own personal touch to your photos using adjustment layers. Finish up by learning how to export your final photos in different formats, both for print and online viewing, and share your masterpieces with the world.
Technical Requirements
⦁ A computer with Windows 10 or macOS 10.12 Sierra (or later).
⦁ Adobe Photoshop CC (You can buy it or download the seven-day trial version from the Adobe website).
Recommended software & tools for this course
Reviews
- babagorden33PLUS7 months ago
She is the best teacher for photo retouching.
- 7 months ago
Nice, clear and precise
- 10 months ago
Me encanta este curso. He aprendido cosas increíbles
- enrqalejandroPLUS1 year ago
Un curso muy completo, excelente.
- mbugcodePLUS1 year ago
Incrível!
She is a specialist in fashion photography and post-production and has always worked as a photographer across a range of sectors. Iris currently works as a social and family photographer, as well as working as a retoucher and teacher in Madrid.
Content
- U1
Welcome
- Welcome
- U1
Welcome
- Welcome
- U2
Camera RAW
- Camera RAW
- U2
Smoothie
- Smoothie
- U3
Settings to work with Photoshop
- Settings to work with Phosotshop
- U3
Concealer brush
- Concealer brush
- U4
Worklfow
- Workflow
- U4
Cloner buffer
- Cloner buffer
- U5
Annotations
- Annotations
- U6
Homework
- Homework
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This course is designed for people with intermediate Photoshop skills who want to master advanced techniques for retouching skin, hair, and color adjustments in portraits.
You should have basic to intermediate experience with Photoshop and layer management. Familiarity with key editing and digital retouching tools is recommended.
You’ll learn frequency separation, Dodge & Burn, how to use the clone stamp, and techniques to smooth and fix imperfections while preserving the skin’s natural texture.
The course teaches how to make initial adjustments in Camera Raw—like exposure, white balance, and contrast—to prep portraits before editing them in Photoshop.
Frequency separation splits the image into texture and color layers, letting you fix flaws without losing realism. It’s essential for professional skin retouching.
A graphics tablet isn’t required but is recommended for greater precision and control when retouching portraits and delicate details.
You’ll learn to correct and tweak tones locally using adjustment layers and blending modes to achieve even, natural color across different areas of the face.