Originally Posted by Kevin-SFBucks

hey I don't push this for them, I just use it... so don't flame me.

want a great plug-in/filter? Its Kodak's digital Airbrush. it's freakin awesome. I know people that use it at around 80% (tooooo high for me) I run it around 40% and it softens things really nicely without losing skin texture (the key to good softening is how much of the pores remain).

Honestly it depends on how feathery soft you want your picture to look, but this has great controls, so I recommend it highly. I assume someone like Dean Capture uses something similar to this. So if you like that look, it's a great way to make it happen.

As far as your pictures, pretty good. Not amazing. I think they have some contrast and mudiness issues... maybe it's lighting or brightness controls.. but they just seem a bit flat.. Couple of techniques can bring the picture to a Wow! factor... I don't claim my work to be amazing (nor do I think anyone else's is.. Even though someone like Dean creates great pictures, he still has a routine that gets done to every picture).... always working on getting better, just like everyone else.