The Kellehers

The topic of using PhotoShop to improve portraits came up during my last portrait photography class, and I just wanted to share a few things that I picked up recently.

Here are some PhotoShop plugins that I have found are highly recommended and work well for different situations and effects:

• Imagenomic Noiseware, Portraiture and RealGrain
• OnOne Software Plugin Suite
• Nik Software Color Efex Pro
• PixelGenius PhotoKit Sharpener

Most of these have demo versions available, so you can see which ones you might like to use.

Here are some tutorials that show some simple steps you can use in PhotoShop in order to improve a picture:

• Basic Photo Adjustments: Shows how to use Levels and Unsharp Mask to make basic adjustments to improve any image, including portraits.
• Making Skin Beautiful: This shows how to use the clone tool to remove blemishes and apply a Gaussian blur to soften and blend the skin.

I hope these tips might be helpful to fellow photographers!