Photoshop Tutorial: Clearing Up Low Quality Pictures & Highlighting Features

Step 1:
Open the image you want and duplicate it by pressing CTRL+J.
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Step 2:
Click on the top layer and go to Filter > Other > High Pass. Set the high pass filter to about 5 or 6 depending on what image you are using.
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Step 3:
Set the top layer style to overlay.
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Step 4:
Merge the two layers by pressing CTRL+E.
(NOTE: I forgot to do this originally but make a duplicate of this layer after merging and keep it as the bottom layer throughout the rest of the steps.)
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Step 5:
Now add a layer mask by pressing the layer mask button in the lower right of the screen. (The little square button with a circle in the middle)
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Step 6:
Make sure the original picture is selected, rather than the layer mask, and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Set the blur to 5.5.
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Step 7:
Select the layer mask and press Shift+F5. Select 50% gray.
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Step 8:
Select the brush tool and paint over the eyes, lips, and (if you want) hair.
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Step 9:
Merge both layers and you're finished!
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Her eyes are very white!