There are many different techniques you can use to retouch portraits, and one of the more advanced and powerful ones out there is frequency separation. This helpful video tutorial will show you what frequency separation is and how to use it to edit photos.
Coming to you from Julia Trotti, this great video tutorial will show you how to use frequency separation for portrait retouching. What makes frequency separation so powerful is that it splits the image into two halves: one with color and tone information and the other with details. This allows you to, for example, correct imperfections without affecting the light and wider colors or even bring out the tones on the subject’s face without destroying the texture. The downside of frequency separation is that it can be too strong; It only takes a few quick clicks to make your subject look too artificial and plastic, which led to a bit of a backlash against the technique a few years ago. However, with a careful touch, it can be a very effective and useful technique for editing images efficiently. Check out the video above for a full rundown from Trotti.
