Did you know that Radiant Photo can process portraits in only two seconds? And beautifully? Without overprocessing? What does Radiant Photo do? When you open an image, Radiant Photo analyzes each of your images and selects the ideal optimization for each photo. It does so without presets, although it has
When looking at a portrait where is the first place you look? I look at the subject’s eyes. This leads me to look at the lights in their eyes. A catchlight is a light source that causes a specular highlight in a subject’s eye in an image. They are sometimes
With LuminarAI officially announced for release this holiday season, we’re starting to get a first look at some of the features in the new program. IrisAI IrisAI helps photographers enhance and adjust their subject’s eyes, adding drama, changing color or even adding a catchlight. If this sounds familiar, Luminar 4
Eyes are simply the most important thing in a portrait. We know this. We do all kinds of things to emphasize the eyes. Catchlights, reflectors and post-processing all work to focus attention on your subject’s eyes. But you should go easy when you add sharpening and saturation in post. Retouching
It has never been easier to make eyes pop in portraits using Luminar 4. You can use it as standalone software, or as a plugin or Smart Object filter in Photoshop. As a Smart Object in Photoshop Open your desired image in Photoshop and then make a duplicate copy (Control
Photoshop Actions can really help to speed up your workflow, especially when dealing with portraits. Even if your subjects have different colored eyes, you can still create an Action to help you more quickly process your images. High-end photo retoucher Kristina Sherk recently hosted a webinar for The Artists’ Notebook
In this video, Sony Artisan Chris Orwig shows us how to bring out the eyes in a portrait. Here, he uses Lightroom Classic and its selective adjustment tools, like the radial brush. Check out this super simple way to bring life to your subject’s eyes! Want to hear more from
A famous phrase is, “The eyes are the windows to the soul.” In this ThinkTAPLearn video, instructor Kristina Sherk shows us the best ways to make eyes pop, and walks us through a workflow in Lightroom Classic to retouching a subject’s eyes. Want to enhance your people photographs in Lightroom
Join Rich Harrington for a look at how to get the best-looking eyes with Luminar 4. It’s all thanks to the brand new Portrait Enhancer tool. Luminar works as both an application and a plugin. Learn more about Luminar 4. All you need for the perfect portrait Portrait Enhancer’s revolutionary
Wondering what to get the photographer on your list who has “everything?” Take a look at the Photofocus Holiday Shopping Guide for gift ideas and links. Prices start at under $25. Two of the refinements that flummox a lot of photographers who are not seasoned retouchers are for eyes. Dark
Since I started using Perfectly Clear a couple years ago, there’s been one feature that’s continually been my go-to, no matter what the subject is that I’m photographing. Sharpness. The sharpness tools in Perfectly Clear are the most accurate and precise I’ve ever used, and it’s something I apply to
“Unless some sweetness at the bottom lie, Who cares for all the crinkling of the pie?” This line is from William King’s Poem, “The Art of Cookery,” and it applies perfectly to portraiture. Today’s tip is quick, and it includes the challenge that you should memorize this line of poetry
