Step 1

Open a picture that you want to retouch in Adobe Photoshop. I used the next picture to work with:

Step 2

Duplicate your picture in the Layers Tab and clear everything except the face skin like this:

Step 3

Now choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with the settings (for the layer which you duplicated):

Step 4

Adjust the duplicate layer if needed, with a small brush tool, change the brightness and contrast of the “parent” layer (Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast) using the settings:

And that’s the results: a beautiful model photo for your magazine.

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