As a newborn photographer it is crucial to know how to use Photoshop to touch up baby's skin. Each newborn's complexion is different but overall the majority tend to have milia, dry skin, red blotches, and/or scratching from their sharp nails.
Lets face it all these skin issues are real life and truly document what your baby looks like in that particular moment. However I have found as a photographer, parents seem to favor the touched up look. The first thing they often say is "oh just this morning he started breaking out, or he clawed himself on the way over" They are automatically worried about their newborn's photos being ruined by these tiny flaws.
As a newborn photographer I have also noticed that my "finished" work sells hands down over the natural look.
So it is pertinent that anyone photographing babies and newborns especially, knows how to use the clone stamp, patch tool,heal brush, soften skin. I also use a tool Portraiture
that works wonders and saves me from a lot of manual fixes.
Here is an example of a recent newborn straight out of camera. For this shoot I spent about 2 hours photographing and probably 6 hours editing skin. Its a time consuming job but the results are worth it.
