5 Photoshop Tricks to Improve Any Portrait FAST!
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Date: 2025-07-20
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piximperfect
Hi Unmesh, I know you mainly do Photoshop, but I have used Aftershoot for fast culling and then export the culled photos to Lightroom but they just came out with a Retouch Tool that is free until September. I just fixed one image and told it to sync the other 552 images and i blew me away. Unlike many AI Retouch tools this one is more in the conservative side and even at 50 - 100% most sliders like Acne and Blemish sliders do the job without making the photo look cartoony like many others I just hope they make a future standalone version as a Lightroom/ Photoshop plugin. Most likely when it comes out as an paid addon for Aftershoot, I will get it but would like your opinion on it's result as you are obviously a far better retoucher than me :-)
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Hi Unmesh, I know you mainly do Photoshop, but I have used Aftershoot for fast culling and then export the culled photos to Lightroom but they just came out with a Retouch Tool that is free until September. I just fixed one image and told it to sync the other 552 images and i blew me away. Unlike many AI Retouch tools this one is more in the conservative side and even at 50 - 100% most sliders like Acne and Blemish sliders do the job without making the photo look cartoony like many others I just hope they make a future standalone version as a Lightroom/ Photoshop plugin. Most likely when it comes out as an paid addon for Aftershoot, I will get it but would like your opinion on it's result as you are obviously a far better retoucher than me :-)
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antmoose
I'd love to see a video that focuses on art and architecture and cleaning up photos of interiors. Your tutorials, which are great, focus on portraits, and I never take portraits, so I try to use your lessons for the photos I do take. But if I'm taking a photo of, for example, an ancient Greek vase in a glass case, and remove reflection simply doesn't identify the reflection no matter how often I try it and at any degree of processing, I'd love to know what I can do to get rid of the reflection. But every interior is different and presents different problems.
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I'd love to see a video that focuses on art and architecture and cleaning up photos of interiors. Your tutorials, which are great, focus on portraits, and I never take portraits, so I try to use your lessons for the photos I do take. But if I'm taking a photo of, for example, an ancient Greek vase in a glass case, and remove reflection simply doesn't identify the reflection no matter how often I try it and at any degree of processing, I'd love to know what I can do to get rid of the reflection. But every interior is different and presents different problems.
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alexhalauca1902
Great video! One thing I still struggle with is managing layers and masks efficiently. I understand the basics what layers and masks are but when I’m actually working, I get lost quickly. Sometimes I accidentally click the wrong thing (like editing the layer instead of the mask), and I find it hard to keep track of how layers interact or affect each other. A video on practical layer/mask workflows or common mistakes would really help! Thanks a lot!
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Great video! One thing I still struggle with is managing layers and masks efficiently. I understand the basics what layers and masks are but when I’m actually working, I get lost quickly. Sometimes I accidentally click the wrong thing (like editing the layer instead of the mask), and I find it hard to keep track of how layers interact or affect each other. A video on practical layer/mask workflows or common mistakes would really help! Thanks a lot!
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GungFuIsGungFu
Really great lessons ! I have been working on a Bruce Lee photo for quite some time, and there are two problem areas: 1) there is an unnatural dark shadow line across the body - with lighter areas on both sides, and 2) his hands are a bit dark (probably shadows too). How do I work on unwanted shadows - of course without making it all bright
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Really great lessons ! I have been working on a Bruce Lee photo for quite some time, and there are two problem areas: 1) there is an unnatural dark shadow line across the body - with lighter areas on both sides, and 2) his hands are a bit dark (probably shadows too). How do I work on unwanted shadows - of course without making it all bright
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ricrob2
Thank you for your amazing videos and consistency in this creative field. I do have a video request:
When using both PS 2025 and the Beta. on opening any psd file it always revert to the beta version. What is your solution on making all your files open in the PS 2025 even after an update.
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Thank you for your amazing videos and consistency in this creative field. I do have a video request:
When using both PS 2025 and the Beta. on opening any psd file it always revert to the beta version. What is your solution on making all your files open in the PS 2025 even after an update.
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pascalmaranus
One thing I’d like to see you cover is how to counter the change in colour after burning (even with the box for protection checked) on especially the warmer tones.
As someone who photographs animals, I see it mostly in portraits of something like a tiger or a lion.
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One thing I’d like to see you cover is how to counter the change in colour after burning (even with the box for protection checked) on especially the warmer tones.
As someone who photographs animals, I see it mostly in portraits of something like a tiger or a lion.
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rahulgaja5000
I want the retouch4me Photoshop panel tutorial how to retouch the wedding portrait photos in that because it consumes one photo equal to one credit so I want to know how to edit what are the first step second step that kind order...... in your style I am waiting Umesh
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I want the retouch4me Photoshop panel tutorial how to retouch the wedding portrait photos in that because it consumes one photo equal to one credit so I want to know how to edit what are the first step second step that kind order...... in your style I am waiting Umesh
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Joy_UpNorth
It would be helpful if you would show how you match the color, tone, the temperature, the brightness over a group of photos that were taken at the same event even though they were taken outside or inside, in the sun or in the shade! They all seem to match. Thanks!!
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It would be helpful if you would show how you match the color, tone, the temperature, the brightness over a group of photos that were taken at the same event even though they were taken outside or inside, in the sun or in the shade! They all seem to match. Thanks!!
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iXzenoS
Retouch4Me is WAY too expensive, even with the highest discount. It's like $100 just for a single tool, and if you want to buy all of them, it'll cost $1400 (more without the discount). Unbelievable. They should just make a bundle offer for $300-400.
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Retouch4Me is WAY too expensive, even with the highest discount. It's like $100 just for a single tool, and if you want to buy all of them, it'll cost $1400 (more without the discount). Unbelievable. They should just make a bundle offer for $300-400.
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piximperfect
Frequency separation and high end skin retouching with adding texture. I need like a full, in depth masterclass of all of it using the most recent techniques. I’ve seen other videos on it and I just don’t seem to be grasping it
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Frequency separation and high end skin retouching with adding texture. I need like a full, in depth masterclass of all of it using the most recent techniques. I’ve seen other videos on it and I just don’t seem to be grasping it
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lastprize
If i drag the adjustments tab to the vertical bar where history is, i get a folder icon with an lego in it, instead of the sliders like you have in the vertical bar. How can i get the sliders instead of the folder icon
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If i drag the adjustments tab to the vertical bar where history is, i get a folder icon with an lego in it, instead of the sliders like you have in the vertical bar. How can i get the sliders instead of the folder icon
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piximperfect
I really want to understand the displacement layer in detail. In my work, I really have to make high quality mockups, I don't want to download just another mockup and make, I want to make my Mockups...
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I really want to understand the displacement layer in detail. In my work, I really have to make high quality mockups, I don't want to download just another mockup and make, I want to make my Mockups...
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mixstudio569
Retouch for me have option with cloud plugin instead of high price one time payment. Cloud plugin more good option just on and off option that you want and with one click it will apply everything.
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Retouch for me have option with cloud plugin instead of high price one time payment. Cloud plugin more good option just on and off option that you want and with one click it will apply everything.
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afroditim.421
Excellent as always! A tutorial about how we recreate texture after a unsuccessful AI generated background (walls, clothes, floor, wood) would be nice to have :) Thanks in advance :)
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Excellent as always! A tutorial about how we recreate texture after a unsuccessful AI generated background (walls, clothes, floor, wood) would be nice to have :) Thanks in advance :)
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hosein8798
Thanks for your amazing videos, I’m struggling with color grading for my fashion editorial images. I would love to learn how to achieve high-end magazine standards for color grading
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Thanks for your amazing videos, I’m struggling with color grading for my fashion editorial images. I would love to learn how to achieve high-end magazine standards for color grading
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rautnilesh12
Thanks for the video it was amazing. I would like you to make a video on correcting distortion of buildings, pillars or poles when photos taken in wide angle lens.
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Thanks for the video it was amazing. I would like you to make a video on correcting distortion of buildings, pillars or poles when photos taken in wide angle lens.
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RonenSigan
Another excellent tutorial video full of great workflows!
I would like to see how you create a double exposure image in AI and improve it manually in PS.
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Another excellent tutorial video full of great workflows!
I would like to see how you create a double exposure image in AI and improve it manually in PS.
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siukamman
Wanna know more about composite just like two different directions of drone shot blends in one picture, the out come sims like 2D dimensions city view.
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Wanna know more about composite just like two different directions of drone shot blends in one picture, the out come sims like 2D dimensions city view.
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piximperfect
maybe fast tips like these for Adobe Lightroom ... i know most of ACR is valid to lightroom.. but doing directly on it will be more familiar.
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maybe fast tips like these for Adobe Lightroom ... i know most of ACR is valid to lightroom.. but doing directly on it will be more familiar.
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HuzaifaOdn
I bro you do really good work my suggestion on next video is to tell us about new designs trends thank you for giving us this awesome classes
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I bro you do really good work my suggestion on next video is to tell us about new designs trends thank you for giving us this awesome classes
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