Damien Symonds

Hi @Twyla Hall, this is one I've struggled with many times. There's no perfect way to do that I know of. But you might find that Filter>Noise>Median helps a little bit?

In Preferences>Performance, turn off Graphics Processor and see if the problem goes away.

Great! Then yes, the process you describe sounds fine.

@Aubrey?

I'm afraid I've only ever used wet labs, so I'm not really in a position to compare, sorry.

Oh, phew! So you mean you're going to show the files in Bridge, right? Not ACR?

It should be the "Combine" one.

Oh, this frightens me so much. Please tell me more about your plan.

DON'T DUPLICATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And NEVER CROP IN RAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, that's much better. Based on your fixed SOOR, here's a PSD file: http://mbf.cc/aYy0KU First Liquify to reduce the overall shape of the phone; followed by dodge and burn to improve the shadows. I probably should have been more aggressive with the Liquify, but I hope you get the idea.

I don't think you've watched the video yet?

*sigh* Post in class please.

You don't need to save a PSD on export, period.

And can you change those ratings? If something is a 5, can you make it a 4, or whatever?

I'm so sorry Jodie, I have no idea. Nobody else has mentioned this as a problem. Are all the ratings gone from your older images too, or are they still there ok?

Yep, the link will show you that.

No, they don't need to be raw. They can be any photos, of any subject matter, from any source. I have actually heard of some pros printing at Harvey Norman, so it might be ok.

This is a common problem, actually. Once you've done the raw processing, can you show me a 100% crop of that area?

Oh, no, you NEVER send PSDs to anyone. Only jpegs. https://www.damiensymonds.net/client-photoshop

You're looking for the setting that says "Add to Shape Area". I'm not really familiar with your version, but it might be here?

Raw & Levels Deluxe, and Skin.

Please don't take new photos for this. Use old photos, get prints pronto. (If you don't have prints already).

Have you got your prints organised, @Dianna Cameron?

Emailed you.

Gosh, that's such a good question. I don't know, honestly. Maybe better to keep the same for a whole set.