Portrait Retouching

This is work I did for Russian Photographer Mikhail Parokhadov. This lovely young lady needed retouching to repair minor skin blemishes. I also did a bit of work with lightpainting to enhance shadow detail and even out a few hot spots on the forehead and cheek.


Click this image to see a full-size before and after comparison.


Click this image to see a detailed layer walkthrough explaining the work done to this image.

Online discussions regarding Mikhail's photography session can be viewed at Fred Miranda at http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/613871.

You can also see more of Mihail's work at http://www.photostudia.spb.ru/gallery/.