A 99 cent piece of black foam from the local arts and crafts store along with some 2 inch wide velcro is all you need to make an awesome DIY snoot. I know there are a lot of folks making these in the strobist community, but I thought I’d through mine into the mix.

This is not a quick and easy retouch process, however, some of the steps can be made into an action if you’re familiar enough with Photoshop, which should help speed it up. This is also a little different than some tutorials I’ve seen on retouching. This technique keeps the skin texture intact and looks very natural, not plasticky or overdone.

And here’s the after:

I’ll be posting the tutorial soon. I’m not sure if I want to do a video tutorial or written tutorial. Which would you rather have?