These presets are categorized, depending on what they adjust. There are presets built into the program that are for different styles of editing. I was impressed with the variety of adjustments you can make!

Once face features are selected and automatically edited, you can adjust all edits manually. But I found that the automatic selection is actually quite accurate. You also have the option of turning off the automatic face detection and doing the adjustments manually. In this way, PortraitPro 17 saves you loads of time! You don’t have to worry about selecting, masking, or brushing a selection to select each facial feature. You can then tweak these to your preference. The program uses the facial features it detected as a guide. Once the face is detected, it will apply an automatic edit to the subject. If the program isn’t certain about whether it’s a female, male, girl, or boy, it will prompt you to choose.

Upon opening the photo, PortraitPro 17 will automatically use face detection to find the eyes, nose, lips, and edges of the face. When you first open PortraitPro 17, you’ll be able to open a photo to work with. Before photo shows points detected by the automatic face-detection technology. This is important to be aware of when choosing which version of PortraitPro 17 to work with.

If you’re shooting professionally then you’re most likely shooting in RAW. One restriction that you instantly see when working with the Basic version is that it only works with JPEG or TIFF file types. The others can work with RAW. Please disregard this watermark since it’s not there beyond the trial period. Since it’s a trial version, you’ll see a watermark on the “After” photos. Please note that, as portraits are not my usual genre and this is my first foray into using PortraitPro 17, I used a trial version for this review. Setup is simple and straightforward.įor the sake of this review, we’ll be working with the basic version as a stand-alone program. The free trial gives you access to the Basic version, so you can get a clear idea of your needs then. Whether it’s worth it for you will depend on your editing process. The Studio and Studio Max versions can be used as plug-ins through Lightroom or Photoshop, but they come at a higher purchase price. This means it doesn’t communicate directly with other programs like Lightroom or Photoshop. There are three levels of PortraitPro 17 – Basic, Studio, Studio Max.

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