Step 1: Install Imagenomic Portraiture for Lightroom
To use Imagenomic Portraiture for Lightroom, you need to download and install the plugin from the official website. You can choose between a free trial version or a paid license. The plugin works with Adobe Lightroom Classic on Mac OS 11+ and Windows 10/11.
Step 2: Open Your Portrait Photo in Lightroom
Once you have installed the plugin, you can open your portrait photo in Lightroom and make any basic adjustments you want, such as cropping, exposure, contrast, white balance, etc. Then, go to the Photo menu and select Edit In > Portraiture 4.
Step 3: Adjust the Portraiture Settings
This will open a new window where you can see a preview of your photo with the default Portraiture settings applied. You can zoom in and out by using the slider at the bottom or by clicking on the magnifying glass icons. You can also toggle between the original and the retouched photo by clicking on the eye icon.
On the right panel, you can adjust the Portraiture settings to suit your preferences. There are three main sections: Smoothing, Enhancements, and Color Management.
Smoothing: This section controls how much skin smoothing is applied to your photo. You can choose from three presets: Default, Medium, or High. You can also fine-tune the smoothing level by adjusting the sliders for Strength, Threshold, and Detail. The Strength slider controls how much smoothing is applied overall. The Threshold slider controls how much contrast is preserved in the skin texture. The Detail slider controls how much fine detail is preserved in the skin texture.
Enhancements: This section controls how much eye and mouth enhancement is applied to your photo. You can choose from three presets: Default, Medium, or High. You can also fine-tune the enhancement level by adjusting the sliders for Eye Brightness, Eye Contrast, Eye Sharpness, Mouth Contrast, and Mouth Saturation. The Eye Brightness slider controls how much brightness is added to the eyes. The Eye Contrast slider controls how much contrast is added to the eyes. The Eye Sharpness slider controls how much sharpness is added to the eyes. The Mouth Contrast slider controls how much contrast is added to the mouth. The Mouth Saturation slider controls how much saturation is added to the mouth.
Color Management: This section controls how the color of your photo is adjusted by Portraiture. You can choose from three presets: Default, Warm Tone, or Cool Tone. You can also fine-tune the color adjustment by adjusting the sliders for Skin Tones Mask, Skin Tones Hue, Skin Tones Saturation, and Skin Tones Brightness. The Skin Tones Mask slider controls how much of your photo is affected by the color adjustment. The Skin Tones Hue slider controls how much hue shift is applied to the skin tones. The Skin Tones Saturation slider controls how much saturation is added or removed from the skin tones. The Skin Tones Brightness slider controls how much brightness is added or removed from the skin tones.
You can also use the brush tool to selectively apply or remove Portraiture effects from specific areas of your photo. To do this, click on the brush icon at the top right corner of the window and choose either Add (+) or Remove (-) mode. Then, adjust the brush size and hardness by using the sliders at the bottom or by using the bracket keys ([ ] ) on your keyboard. Then, paint over the areas you want to add or remove Portraiture effects from.
Step 4: Save Your Retouched Photo
When you are happy with your Portraiture settings, click on
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