Working with a pool/water element brings a whole new consideration to the healing phase. In this shot, we have leaves in the pool that need to be considered before normal skin work.
Dodge and burn is so integral to the skin retouching process. This time-intensive process helps minimize skin imperfections and balance transitions from light to dark in your images. The easy way to think about this is helping pixels match the images that are near them.
Dodge and burn are done, but we have several color options in this image that will come into play in this phase. We will need to take care of that color cast on the leg from the pool water. Mixed with the work we just did on the hand in dodge and burn, we have a few unique challenges to address. ...
Nino uses liquify for corrections and stylistic choices, and done with anatomy/physique kept in mind.
