Production: Editing Poster Photograph

Original Image

I have adjusted the contrast to +29 and the brightness to -3

I used the quick selection tool to remove the background. I also used the eraser tool to smooth the edges.

I refined the edge of the image using the feather tool and the shift edge tool.

I used the spot healing tool to remove any small imperfections from my models.

I used an action script to airbrush my models. Their skin now looks smoother and more even.

I reduced the redness in parts where it was required. Again, I used an action script for this.

I brightened the eyes using the shape tool to draw an ellipsis around each of the eyes, I then coloured them appropriately and set the blending mode to multiply. I also changed the opacity to ~50%.

I whitened two of my models' teeth using the brush tool on a new layer, which I also adjusted the opacity to 15%.

I changed the colour balance of my final image to: Cyan +15, Magenta -7 and Yellow +48.

Here is a side-by-side comparison of the original image I took, and the image after editing in Photoshop.