Photoshop How-To: Eliminating Dark Under-Eye Circles

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Photoshop How-To: Eliminating Dark Under-Eye Circles

Why is it that the camera manages to capture every imperfection? If the subject of your latest photo looks like they stayed up too late the night before, it's time for a little Photoshop first aide. Here's a Photoshop retouching technique for curing the morning-after blues.

Written by Steve Broback Martin Evening on June 26, 2003

Categories: Camera Equipment, Graphics, Photography Equipment, How-Tos

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This story is taken from "Secrets of the Photoshop Masters" (Avondale Media).

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When a photographer takes our likeness, we want to look the best we possibly can. Unfortunately, nature doesn't always oblige. Blotchy skin, razor stubble, under-eye shadows -- all can turn that stunning photo into an embarrassment.

Thank heavens for Photoshop.

In this exercise from the DVD "Secrets of the Photoshop Masters," British glamour photographer Martin Evening reveals his technique for getting rid of those nasty under-eye bags and shadows. A simple swipe of the Healing Brush? Nope, as described by Steve Broback in this printed takeaway, Evening employs another method that yields sophisticated results yet is simple to master.

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