Easy way to make pets eyes POP! | Retouching Eyes in Photoshop with Curves Adjustment Layers

Ever wondered how to make a photo more impactful? Enhancing the eyes is the first place to start! Here is our tried and tested, and very popular, eye edit in Photoshop using a curves adjustment layer. Retouching eyes is something that everyone does differently, and although I use a slightly different method now, this was the original method for editing eyes, as seen in our online courses, taught out in one-to-ones and featured in all of my 2020 awards work.
Give it a go but don't go too heavy on the opacity in the end!
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Please note, the keyboard shortcut to change brush sizes features CONTROL on a mac, not Command - my apologies!
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[@andrewwaltman8318]

I do adoption photos for a local shelter. Tutorials like this are vey valuable and helpful. Thank you for making and sharing this video. You are doing more good than you realise.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JosieInWonderlanddd]

I applied it to one of my photos I was editing of my dog Molli, what a difference! Thank you so much for this video! Two thumbs way up 😁

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it helped! 🐾

[@title1ted]

Instruction begins at 2:30, great tutorial.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you found it useful 🤓

[@amandacox1295]

Wow! Officially addicted to this channel now... Cannot wait to apply this technique to my favorite photos

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you Amanda 😊 It's great to know you're enjoying the content we put out there 👌

[@judineachell4879]

Brilliant…after chasing round utube constantly…I only need you 😊

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad I could help!

[@daemon1143]

Eye adjustments never get old. Thanks. Would love to see how this differs from the way you do it now that you mentioned.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Always a winner!

[@lynnejoy1961]

I'm and old dog and you are teaching me new tricks LOL. Excellent tutorial thank you.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much for your kind words. Never too old 😉

[@sarahmitchell7390]

I came across this tutorial by chance and oh so pleased i did. Such a brilliant tutorial. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Now on to the next tutorial of yours.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@trueseacolor2991]

Thank you! This really helped!

[@eoslove2022]

very simple, very effective. Thanx, Jess.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@martingjsmith]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks from a new subscriber.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you for subscribing and I hope you enjoy my videos 😀

[@MsJayjay70]

Thank u so much, i'm going to try this!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Amazing 👌 Hope it helps 😊

[@winstonfoto6505]

I've love this video! I will be trying this out tomorrow.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Have fun!

[@franziskakoch206]

Great video! thanks a lot ❤

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

That's really kind, thank you 🙏 so glad you enjoyed it

[@leonievw2466]

Super helpfull, thanks!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you found this helpful 🙂

[@uneasymongoose]

Thank you. Always so super helpful. Love your teaching style. 😊👍😎

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Aww thank you so much 😀

[@colinweir5807]

I photographed my grandchildrens' border collie recently and she has one bright blue eye and one dark brown eye. This gives the impression she only has one eye.

[@DnBSchmidt]

Love this tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

No problem - I hope it was helpful!

[@brianasealy6257]

Yess that was great!! The way you explain editing makes me feel so much more comfortable with PS! I am a Lightroom guru but PS always has me stumped! Thank you so much for.makong this I enjoyed it immensely!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you for your kind words 🙏

[@darrenjohnson2077]

Great video thank you, but the thumbnail for this vid takes the win for me 😂

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hahahaha YES!

[@chidanandudyawar1399]

Quality tutorials. Love from India

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you!

[@ScottBaker1]

Love these eye tutorials

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

I'm so glad!

[@MrWDCash]

Nice tip, Thanks. I mainly photograph birds. Eye edits are super important. I'm going to give your method a try.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Let us know how you get on!

[@Stubby1031]

So useful! I just brush on the eye and change highlights and whatnot but this looks wayyy more natural!
I do find that sometimes my dog looks crossed eyed because I don’t get the pupils correct 🤣 excited to give this a try! ❤️

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Good luck! Sure you'll do great 🥰

[@karinashpilervillabroza1963]

I was always interested in photography but just now looking into dog photography. It is a great simple way to level up your photo and I love it! Thx a lot

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

thank you so much 🙏 and thank you for your support 😊

[@mikeyBee4045]

Very nice.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

😊

[@jonhermannsson9231]

Brilliant. Thanks for a great video

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you enjoyed it 👌🏼

[@shirleycove456]

wow what a difference. Fab as usual

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

aww, thank you so much 🙏

[@susannahlouise7608]

Brilliant video thanks.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RunBikeRepeat]

Awesome just needed that

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Wahoo!

[@MsPernickety]

Thanks, shall practice this.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Best of luck!

[@arturcichuta7318]

Great tutorial! Thanks a lot!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You're welcome!

[@LouisaLee63]

Very helpful video!

[@Moominteapot]

Fabulous ⭐✨

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

🥰

[@michaelwallwork7482]

Fantastic 👍

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 👍

[@AngelWych1]

Oh wow I have never done it like this before and it is so cool - thank you very much for making it sound super simple. I am definitely going to give this a go :0)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

No worries, I am glad to have been able to introduce you to a new way of working and can't wait to see the results 🙂

[@Riverrage_03]

Thanks ❤

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

You're welcome ❤

[@911Polini]

"..semi radioaktiv.."🤣🥰

[@pattymattes7124]

Yes, very useful. I use two curves adjustment layers, one for lightening the light areas and one for darkening the dark areas. I also like to sharpen the eyes a bit too. What is your preferred method for that? Thanks for another great video!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

High pass for me, for sure! I darken the eye areas with my contour, so super similar really!

[@michaelhoskinsphotography]

Hey, love your content, you are teaching me so much.
Once you have edited it as a smart object in Photoshop, where/how do you save it? I want to keep it as tidy as possible, cheers

[@LeeSanz111]

I'm very glad that you filmed this video and showed specifics. It's very useful! Thanks! One question that kept popping out in my mind is: why do you prefer curves adjustment layer vs dodge and burn for editing the eyes?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

This is just one method of many, and the one that works for us 😎

[@woodlandwolf.09]

Can u do a tutorial on dogs with blue eyes??

[@labhits9838]

Hello. Very cool work. And where can you see the processing of a photo from start to finish? Thank you

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

All full edits are part of the premium membership now, available on the website - www.thattogspot.com/become-a-member/?v=79cba1185463

[@carlosalbertovargasarce9093]

Are you still doing it this way? Thanks for the tutorial

[@photographywithprissy1351]

Could you do another one for the things you do? Because this method didn't work on my dog's eyes

[@bamhamer]

Do you need photoshop for this or is it possible to completely do it in Lightroom?

[@sabi_ne]

Beautiful 😍 it's close to what you've shown in the horse eye edit, right?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yep! We just go for a different shape with the ponies!

[@Stac8]

dumb question but is this able to be achieved in light room also?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hi Ashley, you can achieve comparable results in light room 😊

[@katieee1002]

awe the doggo is so cute!!
what editing app do u recommend for a iphone

[@genesiseq]

Just so you know there is this app, Photoshop on iPhone

[@katieee1002]

@@genesiseq that cost money tho

[@pedromattossouza8219]

Hello, I'll send an email to ask, but I'll also ask around here eheh . How long are the courses available after starting? I work offshore and often lose access to the Internet.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hi, thank you so much for your question. It very much depends on the course, for example Photoshop for Beginners & Lightroom for Beginners have 3 months course access however the Business Bootcamp has 12 months. There is the option to request a further extension of 3 months if you are struggling to complete any of the courses. Hope this helps 😊

[@pedromattossouza8219]

@@ThatPhotographySpot
Thanks for the quick response and sorry for the delay in responding.
I will take your courses, but I'll wait to take them when I disembark the ship before I begin. Until then, I'll immerse myself in your videos.
Thank you so much for your work on youtube, hugs from Brazil.

[@iherdu2]

LMAO Slightly Radioactive

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

🤣

[@jimbrady1776]

I'm not surprised you disabled downvotes.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

CZcams disabled downvotes nearly two years ago on every one of its 800 million videos. I’m sorry that you woke up angry today Sean, have a wonderful day 😊