Planet Photoshop

Use Noise Reduction to soften skin

By now you know that Photoshop CS5 (Camera Raw 6) and Lightroom 3 have great Noise Reduction, but did you know that you could max Luminance and minimize Luminance Detail to make your image look like a painting and to soften skin?

Adobe Photoshop CS5
By Bryan O’Neil Hughes

Posted by Corey Barker

Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since Version 2, his expertise and creativity have evolved exponentially with every new version, which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.