How to retouch pictures in photography? Seek ideas

Determine the shape and appearance first, and then polish it.

Take this picture for example. The first step is to remove impurities and adjust some imperfections.

This highlight edge is not good enough. Look at it and fix it first.

Adjust the light and shade of the photo after all the appearance defects are decorated. Brighten the underexposed areas and darken the overexposed areas.

Then there is retouching, and the hue saturation is adjusted locally or as a whole.

Finally, see if you need to add details such as texture or dark corners.