Why Everyone Complains About Over-smoothed Photos — and the Five Tools That Actually Help

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The data suggests most people prefer texture over artificially smooth pixels Ask any photographer what ruins a denoised photo and they’ll show you a grid of “soap opera” skin, mushy foliage, or plastic-looking film grain