Unlike a generic "blur" filter that flattens an entire image, Portraiture is intelligent. It understands the difference between a blemish and a beauty mark, between skin that needs smoothing and fabric that should remain sharp.
Apply Portraiture at 20% smoothing. Then create a 50% gray layer (Soft Light blend mode). Use a white brush to dodge (brighten) shadows under the eyes, and a black brush to burn (darken) the jawline. Portraiture evens out the base; dodge and burn sculpts the face.
No discussion of Imagenomic Portraiture is complete without addressing the debate
Use Lightroom's masking first to protect eyes/hair, then launch Portraiture.
Unlike a generic "blur" filter that flattens an entire image, Portraiture is intelligent. It understands the difference between a blemish and a beauty mark, between skin that needs smoothing and fabric that should remain sharp.
Apply Portraiture at 20% smoothing. Then create a 50% gray layer (Soft Light blend mode). Use a white brush to dodge (brighten) shadows under the eyes, and a black brush to burn (darken) the jawline. Portraiture evens out the base; dodge and burn sculpts the face.
No discussion of Imagenomic Portraiture is complete without addressing the debate
Use Lightroom's masking first to protect eyes/hair, then launch Portraiture.