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Editing a whole club race or parkrun card doesn't have to eat your week. Here's the cull-first, smart-object-driven workflow I use to get 400 muddy, honest, recognisable photos out the door in a single evening — without turning anyone's face into plastic.
Christmas market portraits are a scrapbook of mixed light: warm stall bulbs, blue twilight and phone-camera noise. This 2026 workflow keeps skin believable while letting the fairy lights glow. It covers Camera Raw balancing, local masks, noise control and a quick export recipe for sharing before the season ends.
You can shoot a compliant UK passport, driving licence or visa photo at home, but the rules are fussier than most people expect. Here is the practical Photoshop side: framing to 35 x 45mm, getting the head size right, cleaning up the background and knowing where tidying ends and unacceptable alteration begins.