bsanders

Thank you...trying to figure out...So I take care of the noise removal in ACR then take the image into Photoshop and use the Dust & Scratches filter?  

Just wanted to add to my above post if it helps at all....after I ran the D&S filter, I played with the Radius and Threshold until I thought it looked okay while still maintaining some texture.  The Radius was 9 and the Threshold was 14.  After I finished, the skin was still quite red, so desaturated it a bit.  It still looks a bit purple to me, but not sure what to do next.  I'm sure there are probably other things I can do in Photoshop, but I am still learning.  This is the final photo after D&S skin editing. 

This is my first attempt at editing acne from a photo using the Dust & Scratches.  I am a novice Photoshop user and struggle with skin tones.  Just wondering how I did with my first attempt.  I have about 30 more photos to go in this gallery and want to be on the right path before I go on.  Thanks. 

Thanks so much!  Onward I go....

I would like to set an 11:15 ratio New Crop Preset in PS.  Just want to make sure I'm doing it correctly.  I have my image up in Photoshop and have pulled up the crop tool around my image.  The crop tool bar (at the top of my screen) reads "Ratio 11 15".  I then clicked on the New Crop Preset drop down box to set my 11:15 ratio.  So the next time I can just click on that ratio to set my crop?  Still learning here.  Thanks much.