Production: Editing Magazine Photograph

Original Image (in Photoshop)

I have used the quick selection tool to remove the background from the photo.

I have used the eraser tool, the healing tool and the smudge tool to smoothen the edge of the image. 

I have used the magic wand tool to move megan closer into the picture to make it more portrait. I also used the blur and smudge tools to remove any traces of her being moved around.

I have used auto tone to make the image more balanced.

Using the spot healing tool and the content-aware tools, I have removed any imperfections from my models and their hair too.

I have used the Airbrush script to smoothen my models' skin.

I have used the Matifier script to remove any remaining blemishes. It also removes any shiny areas.

I have brightened the eyes using the ellipsis tool and by changing the blending mode of the layers to soft light.

I have whitened my models' teeth by creating a new layer, using the brush tool to draw white over their teeth and then setting the opacity of the layer to 20%.

I have refined the edges of my image by using the 'Refine Edge' tool and also by shifting the edge of the image -2px.

I have changed the colour balance of the photo to: Cyan +15, Magenta -7 and Yellow +48.

Comparison of the photo I took, before and after editing in Photoshop.