Retouch a portrait to perfection
Digital Camera World|September 2020
Use PortraitPro to apply changes in minutes that once took hours
Alistair Campbell
Retouch a portrait to perfection

Before

When you first start shooting portraits, it can be hard to see on the camera’s rear screen the true potential that lies ahead when you post-process your image. Whether you are a purist, a light retoucher or someone who likes to fully enhance the natural details already in a raw, it’s likely that you will apply some touchups in post.

Even the most hands-off photographer will need to add some contrast and tonal adjustments to a flat raw file. If you shoot raw, these files are meant to be retouched: they are flat so that you can bring out their full potential afterwards. Anthropics’ PortraitPro Studio 19 gives you the power to get stuck in and micro-adjust almost every detail within your portrait.

After

PortraitPro Studio continues to develop. With its new ClearSkin 5 technology, it can map the contours and features of a subject’s face retouch skin accordingly. It also replicates the face’s natural skin texture, allowing yo to subtly remove blemishes.

Model: theotheraesthetic, Instagram @theotherae

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