The smallest details will make or break a portrait. Do it right, and you can make the person look great. Here, we are going to discuss problem areas, what to look for, and what you can do about it. Sometimes all it takes is a soft and subtle correction to fix the worst shot, and create the Perfect Portrait.

You may know what you should be doing with the Cloning and Healing tools. However, there is more than one way of doing things, and I will show you the road less taken.

Does the lighting take focus away from the subject? Are your eyes immediately drawn to something else? You become good at Photoshop through an understanding of color and being able to balance the tones. You need to introduce proper perspective, with a creative eye. You must be aware of the details, but not let yourself become bogged down in them.

It’s important to develop a non-destructive workflow. Smart Objects and Smart Filters will give you the ability to go back and forth between your actions without permanently affecting your original photo.

KelbyOne - Commercial Photography Lighting and Photoshop: Basic Still Life

https://members.kelbyone.com/course/divitale_commercial_lighting_1of4/

Jim DiVitale has spent his entire career working as a commercial ad photographer. The skills and techniques he has honed over the years apply not to just studio photography, but to all other types of photography as well. In this two-part course, Jim goes through a series of product shots and demonstrates his workflow; everything from lighting and shooting in the studio to post production on the computer. In part one, Jim works through the challenges of product shots of jewelry, carbonated soda, perfume bottles and more. Follow along with this course and let him show you how it is done.