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Imagenomic Portraiture 5 Review (2026): Pro-Level Skin Retouching Without the Plastic Look

Imagenomic Portraiture just got a major upgrade. Its intelligent auto‑masking speeds up the workflow by accurately identifying where skin softening should apply with minimal manual input. New features like Fill Light make it easy to brighten faces without complex masking, while Uniformity helps balance facial tones for a more polished look. Improved sharpness tools bring texture back naturally, and the upgraded shine‑reduction effectively eliminates harsh hotspots—making the overall retouching process faster, smoother, and more professional.

Imagenomic Portraiture 5 Review (2026): Pro-Level Skin Retouching Without the Plastic Look — click to check current price / availability

TL;DR ⚡

The new Imagenomic Portraiture is faster and smarter. Auto‑masking needs almost no manual input, Fill Light brightens faces easily, Uniformity balances skin tones, improved sharpness restores natural texture, and shine‑reduction removes harsh hotspots.

A smarter, faster Portraiture provides realistic skin softening that brightens faces, evens tones, restores texture, and removes shine with minimal effort.

Table of Contents

1. Who it’s for and who should skip
2. Pros and cons
3. Video review
4. Before & After
5. Closing thoughts

Who it’s for

• Studio Portrait Photographers
• Wedding Photographers
• Commercial Photographers
• Anyone who wants skin and hair to look magazine ready

Who should skip

• Photojournalists who rely on authenticity

✅ Pros

• ✅Can purchase as a subscription or one-time price
• ✅Achieves smooth skin without blowing details — even on high contrast portraits.
• ✅Softens while still providing features to preserve sharpness and texture
• ✅Gives hair that shampoo commercial look
• ✅Powerful AI masking makes fill lighting on the face trivial

⛔ Cons

• ⛔Expensive one-time price
• ⛔Still easy to make people look too plastic-like if not careful
• ⛔Some enhancements are better left for other products

Video Review 🎥

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Before & After

Before | After Final Before and After taken with a Canon 5D Mark III using a 300mm f/2.8L IS II at f/5.6 for 1/1250sec @ ISO 800

Before | After New Fill Light feature - On (before) and Off (after)

Before | After Uniformity Feature - 0 (before) and 40 (after)

Before | After New Reduce Shine feature - Before (0) and After (40)

Before | After Get smooth hair with the Hair Mask - Before (Mask hair - 100) vs After (Don't mask hair - 0)

Before | After Return face texture with Sharpness - Before (0) and After (Max - 40)

Closing Thoughts

Nearly 20 years ago, my mentor insisted that if I wanted the best results for skin softening, I should use Portraiture—and they were absolutely right. Over the years, I’ve spoken with many top‑tier pros working on high‑value projects, and Portraiture was one of their “secret sauce” tools. Meanwhile, countless tutorials claimed you could get the same results manually. What I learned is that Portraiture was always a step ahead—delivering next‑level quality faster and with far less effort. Getting perfect skin in seconds became a no‑brainer.



Fast‑forward to today: at first glance, it may look unchanged, but under the hood it’s faster, smarter, and loaded with improvements in object detection and workflow efficiency. It’s still a world‑class leader—and now it’s better than ever.



Although my review focused on using Portraiture in Photoshop, it performs just as seamlessly in Lightroom Classic.


If you’ve used Portraiture—or tried alternatives—I’d love to hear your experience. What tools are essential in your portrait retouching workflow? Drop your thoughts or questions below!

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