At first, I thought to myself, I don't really do anything specific. Half the time I don't even have a plan. I just go out and take pictures of whatever happens in front of my lens and then later go into Lightroom and Photoshop and mess around until something cool shows up. Then the more I thought about it, the more I started to realize that's not always true. There are some specific things I usually do, depending on the pictures. So here, I will attempt to show you!
The first thing I'll talk about is eyes. Eyes are often the most important and focused upon aspect of portraits, especially close ups. They are the window to the soul after all right? No one wants foggy and blurry windows. Here are some examples of what this effect can do.