Knowing when to stop. (Patreon)

I try to retouch my pictures as little as possible, cancelling the small spots where the eye of the viewer might stumble, but leaving the sensation of a genuine skin, something worth caressing.

The skin of Sophy is nearly perfect, save that in that particular day she had some 3 pimples on her face.
Apart from that, she also needs some stitching between the freckles or tidying the lines of expression, depending on the angle of the light.

But I have to resist the temptation to overdo it, I have the responsibility to preserve the natural appearance of these beautiful ladies, contrary to what so many other photographers have been taught to do...

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