Retouching the portraits you make can be a lot of fun, and it can be a lot of frustration. I realize that I've retouched thousands of portraits and one thing that makes it more fun than frustration is simply the way you go about it — the workflow. Let me show you how using layers in your retouching allows you freedom and creativity and reproducibility. I'll demonstrate using Luminar, but you can get similar results using any layered app. Basics Start by doing your basic tweaks — adjust the camera profile and white balance, which are in … [Read more...] about Portrait Tips: A Layered Workflow for Retouching
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Three Techniques You Can Use to Dodge & Burn in Photoshop
Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Anup Ghimire. Dodging and burning is one of the most confused and highly underestimated techniques in Photoshop. There are lots of ways you can dodge and burn in Photoshop. Dodging and burning can help your image pop or make your photograph look more distinct and dynamic. Dodging makes the pixel of your image brighter and burning makes them darker. The technique eventually adds or reduces contrast. With dodge and burn you can precisely control the amount of darkness or brightness on certain parts of … [Read more...] about Three Techniques You Can Use to Dodge & Burn in Photoshop
Best Kept Photoshop Secret Alternative to Dodging & Burning
Have you ever been working away in photoshop, keyboard short-cutting like no other, when suddenly you do something that is unexpected and awesome? It happened to me when working on a image of the French Quarter in New Orleans. This technique is one of the best kept secrets in Photoshop and it has changed the way I post process forever. The original image, shot in New Orleans in 2004. For years I have been reading all these crazy complicated ways to dodge, burn, lighten, darken and vignette. Complex stuff involving layers and masks and … [Read more...] about Best Kept Photoshop Secret Alternative to Dodging & Burning
