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206 ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5.0 FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS<br />

PROFESSIONAL RETOUCHING<br />

Before After<br />

When it comes to retouching, Photoshop Elements and Photoshop are defi nitely the<br />

royalty amongst image-editors. <strong>The</strong> programs jointly contain hosts of tools, fi lters and<br />

adjustment options that can help turn ordinary looking portraits into something that is truly<br />

dazzling.<br />

<strong>The</strong> shear power and dominance of the programs in this area is not diffi cult to see as most glossy<br />

magazine covers, family scrapbooks and wedding albums contain a plethora of photos that<br />

have been ‘shopped’ in one way or another. <strong>The</strong> results, in most cases, are amazing and in a few<br />

instances, even a little scary. But for the average photographer (judging by the requests from<br />

readers) the interest is not about wanting to recreate the plastic look of celebrity stardom but<br />

Technique 801>><br />

Add a dreamlike glow to your<br />

portraits using the Diff use Glow<br />

fi lter.<br />

Book resources at: www.adv-elements.com<br />

Technique 802>><br />

Decrease the appearance of<br />

freckles whilst still retaining the<br />

texture of the skin.<br />

Technique 803>><br />

Remove wrinkles and skin<br />

blemishes without destroying the<br />

realism of the photo .

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