i have such a hard time with that, lol... knowing how far to smooth so you dont see huge pores but when to hold short... it's different when you're doing a normal shot of a normal person, but on a glamour type shot... i see shots in maxim magazine and shit that look like this, very smooth like this [link] and this [link] and i cant help but think they are supposed to look fake, its part of the image, is it supposed to look real? i dont think anyone thinks what they see in glamour shots is actually real...
Beautiful stuff. It's really quite fascinating going back and fourth between the original and the final result. I think I love them both in different ways. Your retouching skills are phenomenal, Lane, just beautiful stuff.
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Love you.