Portrait Retouching

- Color correct the skin using a curves adjustment layer

- Use the color sample tool to select 2 highlights(make sure it is on 11 x 11 sample)

 - Add a curves adjustment layer.

- Make sure the Cyan is 1/3 to 1/5 of Magenta - Red in the curves palette will correct Cyan

- Magenta can usually be left alone-base color - Green corrects Magenta

- Yellow should be slightly higher than Magenta - Blue corrects yellow

-Corrected Example 
     Cyan 8%

Magenta 24%

Yellow 26%

It should look good to your eye when you are finished.

Merge Layers when finished

- Blemishes

- Use retouching tools-clone stamp, patch tool, healing brush.

- Sharpen the Eyes using an unsharp mask smart filter

- Duplicate the background layer

- Choose Filter -> Convert for smart filter

Then

- Choose Filter -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask(zoom in on the eyes)

- Use the layer mask to only affect the eyes(fill the layer mask with black, and then paint with white over the eyes.)

Merge layers when finished

- Skin Softening using a gaussian blur smart filter

- Duplicate the background layer

- Choose Filter -> Convert for smart filter

Then

- Choose Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur(concentrate on the skin)

- Invert the layer mask to only affect the skin(fill the layer mask with black, and then paint with GRAY over the skin.)

Merge layers when finished

- Comb Hair using the Clone stamp

- Whiten Teeth using a Hue Saturation Adjustment Layer

- Add a Hue Saturation adjustment layer
- Turn up the lightness
- Fill the layer mask with black, and paint over the teeth with white.

- Cropping - Crop tool

- Vignette 

- Levels adjustment layer-turn up the black slider.

- Create a oval selection around your subject.

- Right click in your selection and choose Feather.(250 pixels)

- Fill the selection on the layer mask with black to hide the levels adjustment.