# Loupe & Layer
> Portrait retouching lives in the small details: the texture around an eye, the shape of a catchlight, a strand of hair against a bright background, or the edge of a hand.

## Entries
- [Portrait Skin Retouching: Five Approaches to a Natural Finish](https://loupe-layer.pages.dev/portrait-skin-retouching-methods/): Natural-looking skin retouching preserves the small variations that make a face recognizable while reducing distractions that compete with the portrait.
- [A Window-Light Headshot: A Step-by-Step Manual and AI Retouching Guide](https://loupe-layer.pages.dev/window-light-headshot-edit-receipt/): A convincing window-light headshot begins with exposure, color and facial detail before any automated retouching is introduced.
- [Portrait Catchlights: How to Spot Natural and Invented Eye Reflections](https://loupe-layer.pages.dev/portrait-catchlights-eye-enhancement/): A natural catchlight reflects a light source and carries information about its shape, position and relationship to the subject's gaze.
- [Frequency Separation Without Plastic Skin: A Manual Method and Guide to One-Click Alternatives](https://loupe-layer.pages.dev/frequency-separation-natural-skin/): Frequency separation separates fine skin detail from broader color and tonal variation, allowing each to be adjusted independently.
- [Glasses, Hair Edges and Hands: Where to Zoom After AI Portrait Retouching](https://loupe-layer.pages.dev/glasses-hair-edges-hands-ai-retouch/): After an AI portrait retouch, inspect glasses, hair edges and hands at 100 percent because these areas contain fine boundaries that broad enhancement controls.
- [Character Photo Galleries: How Consistent Light, Pose and Color Hold a Set Together](https://loupe-layer.pages.dev/character-photo-gallery-visual-consistency/): A convincing character photo gallery depends on visual continuity across individual images.

## About
- [About Loupe & Layer](https://loupe-layer.pages.dev/about/): what the site covers and how entries are made

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