Subtle Portrait Skin Retouching

I have a set of portrait images that need careful retouching—specifically skin smoothing that looks very natural and nearly invisible to the casual viewer. No heavy “plastic skin” effects, just a gentle clean-up that preserves real texture while softening minor roughness.

You’ll work on high-resolution files and return layered PSDs plus flattened JPEGs at the original size and color profile so I can drop them straight into my layout pipeline. I normally review edits at 100 % zoom, so please keep pores, fine hair, and tonal nuance intact.

Preferred tools are Adobe Photoshop or equivalent professional software; frequency separation and dodge-and-burn methods usually give me the best results, but use the workflow you’re most comfortable with as long as the finish is subtle. Turnaround within three days would be ideal, though let me know if you need a bit more time.

Acceptance criteria:
• Skin texture remains visible; no blurring halos.
• Overall color, contrast, and crop stay unchanged.
• Final files match the supplied resolution and format; no compression artifacts.

If that aligns with your skill set, I’ll share the download link to the RAW images right away.