Lighting, posing, and shooting a portrait is challenging enough, but rarely is the job finished the moment you press the shutter. Almost all portrait images will require some degree of editing to produce a final product. If you would like to improve your portrait shots, check out this fantastic video tutorial that shares 10 great tips on how to improve your editing.
Coming to you from Julia Trotti, this excellent video tutorial shares 10 tips for editing portrait photographs. If I had to give a single piece of advice to a new photographer when it came to editing portraits, it would be to simply err on the side of doing less. Editing portraits requires a carefully balanced touch, and if you end up going too far with it, you can end up with subjects who end up looking overly artificial. Be sure to keep zooming out as you are working to keep an eye on the overall progress, and make one final evaluation after you've stepped away from your computer for a few minutes to reset your eyes. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Trotti.
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