I thought I'd ignore some of the premade actions I've got in photoshop and start trying to learn more about how things work a bit better.
Found some phlearn tutorials on youtube, i've probably looked at them in the past - but I use it so infrequently it hadn't stuck
Louise by dancook1982, on Flickr
This is the before
Louise - Before by dancook1982, on Flickr
The tutorials
skin
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldhG9fmgC7o
eyes
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUt4khitoY
dodge and burn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsuWIT8HiaQ
vignette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opt29B-LeAg
colour grading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYAR7S1GVUU
Found some phlearn tutorials on youtube, i've probably looked at them in the past - but I use it so infrequently it hadn't stuck
Louise by dancook1982, on Flickr
This is the before
Louise - Before by dancook1982, on Flickr
The tutorials
skin
eyes
dodge and burn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsuWIT8HiaQ
vignette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opt29B-LeAg
colour grading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYAR7S1GVUU