Open up your image in Photoshop.

In the Layers panel, double-click on the background layer to unlock it and name your layer Original for
reference. Naming your Photoshop layers is good practice, but for Smart Objects its a necessity, which will become more apparent later on. Once
youre done, press OK. On your new layer, right-click on the layer name to open a sub-menu. Click on Convert To Smart Object option, which
will bring up a small icon on the bottom right of the layers preview image.This confirms the image has been converted into a Smart Object and
can be edited non-destructively.

First, go to Filter > Lens Correction and in the Auto Correction tab select the Camera Make, Model and Lens from
the drop-down menus. This will correct any distortion caused as a direct result of the camera equipment.

To get the most from the filter, ensure all the other settings match the ones shown here. Press OK once youre done.

basic colour correction, using the new Camera Raw Filter. In general this works just like the pre-processing tool from
previous versions of Photoshop and which still appears when you bring in a Raw file though it gains support for the
latest cameras and SLRs.

Go to Filter > Camera Raw Filter and in the right-hand panel, click the Iris icon to bring up the Basics tab. Adjust the
Exposure slider to fix any under- or over-exposure. You can also set the White Balance here to remove any unwanted
colour cast.

Still in the Camera Raw Filter dialog, nows a good time to open the Detail tab and apply any noise reduction
necessary. This is particularly useful for anyone shooting in low light at a higher ISO.

Once youre happy with the results, press OK.

Now that the image is correctly exposed and colour-balanced, your Layer Panel should look like this.

If you need to make any changes at this point to either of the processes weve just covered, the dialog boxes for both
can be accessed by double-clicking either of the filter names in the Layer Panel.

These dialog boxes appear with your current settings intact, so minor adjustments can be made easily.

Our next Smart Filter will involve some masking that we dont want to affect our current changes, so were going to package
our Smart Filters and the original image into a brand new Smart Object. Select the original layer and change the name to
Sharpen, then make it into smart object again. Your layer will look like this. Renaming your layers is really important.

were now going to work on improving the sharpness of our image with a new
feature in Photoshop CC that can detect and repair camera shake. Select Filter
> Sharpen > Shake Reduction, which will bring up a new dialog box. Drag the
Blur Estimation Region (the selection box) over the area you want to analyze
and experiment with different settings until you reach the desired effect.

Alternatively, for the last step, you can go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen to enhance
your image.
Here you can remove the effects of lens and motion blur with Photoshops new and vastly
improved sharpening algorithm. Choose your preferred settings by repositioning the sliders
and once done, press OK.

Sharpening is great for improving the appearance of eyes, and details in clothing and
jewellery. However, its not great for skin, which we want to keep as smooth as possible.
In the Layers panel, click on the white rectangle called Smart Filters and, using a softedged black brush, mask over the areas of your image you dont want sharpened.

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After

Renaming the layer Liquify and change it to smart object again. Go to Filter > Liquify and make any necessary
changes to your image. The Liquify filter lets you push, pull, rotate, reflect, pucker, and bloat any area of an image. The
distortions you create can be subtle or drastic, which makes the Liquify command a powerful tool for retouching
images as well as creating artistic effects. The Liquify filter can be applied to 8-bits per-channel or 16-bits per-channel
images. I dont really need to add/correct anything in this photo but I expanded her chin just to show you. I personally
prefer that photos show whatever nature gives us but you may have fun play around with this.

Renaming the layer Blemishes and change it to smart object again. Create a new blank layer above it
and rename it Blemish Removal. Using the Healing Brush tool (J) at 100%, change the Sample to
Current and Below. Use the Alt key to select your sampling area and then start brushing over any
blemishes or stray hairs.

Select both layers, made them into smart object and rename the new layer highlight.
Select both layers this time and guess what repeat Step 2 again, renaming the new layer
Highlights.
Create a new layer above this and name it Dodge. Set the blending mode to Overlay and
tick the box to fill the layer with a 50% grey. This is a non-destructive layer that will allow us
to dodge out blemishes while preserving the original Smart Image.

Using the Dodge tool with its Range set to Midtones at 4% opacity, lift
any shadows or blemishes on the skin, such as bags under the eyes or
wrinkles. (There are also a better way to do this, see additional
handout.)

create a second new layer and name it Hair. Set the blending mode to Overlay and tick the box to
fill the layer with a 50% grey as before. Again, select the Dodge tool, but this time set the Range to
to Highlights at 4% opacity. Brush over the highlights in the hair to give them extra shine.

Click all layers and convert to smart object again. Rename the layer Effects. This is where we will now add any
required stylization to our images, as this is the element most likely to need changing in the future.

Here I used the Camera Raw filter to apply a Split Toning effect to change the overall tone of the image, bringing out
the highlight and darken the background shadow.

Experiment with several filter. Here I blurred the

background a bit more using an Iris Blur.
Filter > Blur > Iris Blur.

Finally, when youre happy with your image, right-click on the layer to convert to a final Smart Image,
which well call Finished Image. Just remember to save your progress.

If youre working with Raw images, when you open your chosen image the Camera Raw dialog box will
appear. To skip Steps 1 and 2 of this tutorial, hold down Cmd/Ctrl + Shift to change the Open Image
button to Open Object, which will open your photo in Photoshop CC as an unlocked Smart Object.

Alternatively, if youre an Adobe Lightroom user, you can also use the Edit In Photoshop As A Smart
Object option.

If at any point you need to make changes to your retouching, you can
access your root folders by double-clicking on the Smart Object layer
itself, which will take you down one level.

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The name of the Smart Object that appears will tell you what retouching
was done within that Smart Object Group. Continue to double-click
down through the root folder until you reach the layer you need to adjust.

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Once youve made your changes, remember to click Cmd/Ctrl + S to
save your changes and allow them to filter back through the subsequent
Smart Objects.