Quick Tip: How to Fix Shiny Skin in Photoshop and Lightroom

Here’s a quick retouching tip that almost every portrait photographer will end up using at least once: how to quickly and easily fix shiny or oily skin in both Photoshop and Lightroom.

This short tutorial was put together by Joe Edelman, who points out right away that “fixing it in post” should never be your first option. That said, sometimes it’s the only option. So whether it’s an issue with lighting or lack of a make-up artist that caused the problem, check out the video up top to find out how to fix it.

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