and loving it.  It takes less than 5 min to make any pi w/ a face init to look naturally better.  However, as I just got it, as I look at my watch, about 5-6 hrs ago, and most of the time not home, I still don't know a lot bout it.  It looks pretty basic and easy, bit is there any tips from thos who already use it on little tricks or boosts to your pic, any short comings.

 I have it and love it too.  I haven't used it all that much yet.  But the one thing that I've found is that it sometimes goes too far with the face sculpting.  You can go back and undo it by using the sliders.  And for guys, I think it goes too far with the skin smoothing.  It is nice that the controls are there to undo what you think might have been overboard.  One thing that I love is that it does a great job of opening up the eyes if they are a bit squinty.  ( I wouldn't have the first clue how to do that in ps).  I haven't been successful yet in doing more than one head in an image.  I get distortion around their neck area when I've tried.  If anybody knows why this happens, or how to control it, please do tell.  I am still learning the program myself so I hope others chime in to share their experiences. 

When I have turned face sculpting off, I got about 8 faces in, w/ no neck distortion, that I see at least.

I've seen a lot of talk and quite a few advertisments for this software lately.  What can it do that a little bit of knowledge in Photoshop can't do?  I can smooth skin out getting rid of acne, blotches and discolorations in just a couple of minutes.  What is special about this one?  Not saying it isn't a useful tool, just curious.

Again, you bought already, love it but want tips. Nice to speed things up. Use on a separate layer and don't overdo. Just about everything the program does I can do in CS2/PS7. It is super popular in another forum for that barbie on buttox look.

 I can do most of what this program will do in ps.  Except for some of the face sculpting, which does help out a portrait in some situations.  I could probably do that too if I tried, but I don't want to try.  While this is no substitute for ps by any means, it does things with just a few clicks that would take much longer in ps.  It is just another short cut, which for me is a good thing.  If you do use it on a separate layer, be sure that NO face sculpting has been done, that just won't work because the face will become a different shape.  Use the sliders instead.  I use this when I feel that my subject just needs a little extra help, ya know.  I had an insurance agent that came in for a head shot, which was going on a digital billboard.  He told me point blank to take off some pounds.  He was not overweight, but he did have a very wide face, and his eyes squinted when he would smile.  I used portrait professional on just one of his images to give him an example edit and he loved it.  I don't think it is for all situations, but can be a very useful tool. 

From my testing and messing w/ it, I get the feeling that it would be all too easy to overdo.  Never thought about doing it to seperate layer, but then I have just been going into old and relativly worthless shts w/ faces in them to try out, so I haven't done much editing besides this.  I am amazed at how little resolutrion you need to edit a face.  I edited the faces in a group shot, 9 or o people, not tightly croped at the shooting, and it still worked, w/ much ess effect however, on them.

After you have marked all your adjustment points and the photo has been processed, there is a drop down menu at the top of the slider toolbox.  I find the default does a little more than I like so I choose the option "Complexion male" or "Complexion female" as appropriate.  This just evens the skin tone and does no sculpting.  Then I use the sliders to adjust the eyes and mouth.  Like most things it is best used in moderation.

Perhaps you can do in PS what this program does, but I doubt you can do it in about 2-3 minutes which is what it takes in Portrait Professional.

Frankly, I love the program!  Yes, you can do all of it in PS too, but this does it very quickly.  I like leaving it on the defrault, and don't go messing around with the sliders.  Usually I photograph more women than men, so haven't had to worry about a man's face being too overdone, although I did a family with two men im it, and it seemed fine.