Digital Boudoir Photography : A Step-by-step Guide to ... - Ken Gilbert

The Steps
Left: The image is a bit dull
and needs to be brightened.
The angle of her head has
twisted her neck, causing the
wrinkles.
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Left: This is the image direct
from the camera. It is a little
dark and dull and the twisting
angle of her shoulders and hips
has wrinkled her back. It is not
a very attractive look.
Right: Brightness and contrast
were adjusted by using the
Curves tool in Photoshop. The
Healing Brush was used to
remove the wrinkles. Now the
image looks much better.
Right: Photoshop was used to
brighten the image as in the
previous example. Next it was
used to remove the wrinkles
with the Healing Brush. The
image was softened using a
Gaussian Blur. Then, using the
Erase to History function, it
returned the sharpness of the
eyes, lips, and hairline around
the face.