Again dodge and burn takes a prominent place in Nino’s workflow. Nino will tell you time and time again that dodge and burn is a time-intensive process, but like anything else, the more you do it, the faster it starts to go. Every image is different, and every image’s dodge and burn needs to be approached differently. Watching Nino work on his dodging and burning repeatedly will give you the insight you need to master the process.
Frequency separation comes back into play in this edit using the median filter function with the preset of 8. Nino walks through his method of using frequency separation again, demonstrating for you the how and why of the plugin.
Nino uses liquify for corrections and stylistic choices, and done with anatomy/physique kept in mind.
Nino jumps into making the eyes pop just a little bit more using levels and a luminosity mask in order to preserve the contrast of the eyes making the windows to the soul a little clearer.