Software, Photography, Madness. Provia Add adjustment layer - channel mixer - set red to 144, green -22 blue -22 Add curves layer - three points - 71, 55, 128, 128, 181, 201 Adjust opacity to taste. Yet another glow effect (6) On the Glow Layer, set Opacity (varible) and select Luminosity for the blending mode. First create a new Action Set by selecting “new set” from the Action sub menu. Call this set “Image Enhancements.” Next, create a new Action and call this “Dream Glow 1.” Once you’re recording the action, then follow these steps: In the Channel Window highlight the red channel (1) and then (2) Select ALL. (3) Copy selection into memory >Edit >Copy. (4) Create NEW Layer in the Layer Window. (5) Paste selection onto the New Layer >Edit >Paste (6). On the Glow Layer set opacity to 25 percent (this is variable) and select Luminosity for the blending mode. (7) Blur the Glow Layer using >Filter >Blur >Gaussian Blur. Note: The blur radius will vary depending on desired effect and file size. (8) >Image >Adjustments >Curves Add desired contrast using Curves for additional snap. (9) Create a New Layer Mask on the Dream Glow layer and with the Paint Brush using black paint, paint the eyes, lips and other areas to reveal extra contrast. (10) Workflow http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/workflow1.shtml Warming filter Add some warmth to an image: Create a blank layer and filled it with a color similar to a warm filter (I used R:255 G:134 B:61). Then change the layer property from Normal to Overlay and adjust the opacity to have the desired effect. Try these colours: Nice skin tone - 244 181 124 Actions Various actions I've collected... Actions! Sunny-16 Food for thought: On a sunny day, the exposure is the reciprocal of the film's speed at f/16. So, at ISO 200, and f/16, the speed is about 1/250th. Neat, eh? So, if you stop up the apeture, stop down the speed: ISO 200: f/8 1/500th Histograms http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml Sharpening Cool one: Select all Filter: Unsharp mask 20%, 50 radius, 0-1 threshold Edit-Fade-Luminosity Retouching Some notes on portrait retouching: Work in LAB mode, Lightness channel Unsharp Mask: 10%, radius 50 and 0 threshold. Create new layer Gaussian blur Erase clothes, *all* hair, eyes(and lids), skin edges