How to Enhance Your Portraits in Photoshop: A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you ready to take your portrait photography to the next level by enhancing your images in Photoshop? Creating stunning portraits is possible through editing. While working in Photoshop can produce beautiful results, it will take some experimentation with each tool to find your own style and the precise results you are looking for.

Understanding the Power of Masking

Before we dive into specific editing tips, it’s useful to talk about masking in Photoshop. Think of a mask as your secret weapon for non-destructive editing. It’s like having an artistic eraser that lets you control where your edits are applied and where they’re not.

Imagine you have a beautiful portrait and you want to enhance your subject’s eyes, but you don’t want your enhancements to affect the rest of the image. This is where masking comes in handy. You will also use masking on every adjustment layer to reveal only the areas where you want to make your adjustments.