Teaching myself to maintain skin texture, would like to get peoples input on this photo. I think it is coming along but I would like to know if it looks TOO retouched. I am trying to go for the more unretouch look in a way but perfect photo type thing. Thanks all critiques welcome.

Hi Christopher,

Since you were asking for comments/critiques, I had moved your previous "Skin retouching critic..." Thread on this same topic, to the Critiques Forum ...

Dealing with the same Thread on different Forums can be quite confusing for those who answer and for you to read ... :o:

Thanks Flora , first time for me using this type of website. Still feeling my way around ;o)
Thanks

Hi there!

I think you did a wonderful job preserving the skin texture, what techniques did you use? One point of critique is that I would not have used the soft focus tool, to me that always makes a photo look as if it's been over-retouched, which is not something you wanna go for.