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Draw the photograph viewer to the subjects eyes and make them POP!

1. Dodge tool about 5% - Dodge the whites of the eyes a few times, make sure it is not too dramatic.
2. Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + j)
3. Select around both eyes with the elliptical selection tool
4. Unsharp Mask (70, 1.8, 3)
5. Add contrast with an S-Curve using a curves layer
6. Deselect
7. Add layer mask and mask the skin around the eyeballs
8. Create a “catch light” in the subjects eye (if one doesn’t exist to lighten the eye)
1. Add a layer
2. Small brush with white add the flash reflection (catch light) in the eyes
9. Back to the Photo layer
10. Sponge Tool (saturate) - brush over the lips to saturate them
11. Whiten Teeth

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