This is part 4 of my skin retouching workflow series of articles. In this part we will be talking about how I work with exposure values. This is a crucial step of mastering retouching. I can sometimes skip a step from my workflow, but exposure folder is pretty much always included in my layer palette. Mastering manipulating luminosity values will give you a creative freedom to show the viewer images how you want and allow you to manipulate where viewer’s eye is drawn to first. We will talk about how I work with exposure, what tools and techniques I use, what tricks I use and how to work with them in a quick and efficient way.

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