Portrait retouching Master, Kristina Sherk, is joining us for this webinar to help you learn the best techniques for portrait retouching. She'll show us the principles and demonstrate the tools. We'll get in depth with Perfectly Clear Complete's marvelous system for retouching portraits. Tune in Live and you'll get answers to your questions and cases from Kristina herself, plus enter a drawing for complimentary licenses of Perfectly Clear Complete. Tune in Live: Mastering Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk Monday, June 19th, 2017 at … [Read more...] about Live Webinar: Mastering Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk
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Perfectly Clear’s New Preset Area Rocks
Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3 was just released and has some terrific new and refined tools for finishing your pictures. However, version 2 was also awesome, and I assumed any image editing tools would also be great, and they are. The surprising thing in version 3 is the way they've refined preset management. The new settings and organization make it easier to make and share presets, and it makes my workflow just a little bit faster, which makes me a whole lot happier. Built-In Presets Presets simply move sliders to a starting … [Read more...] about Perfectly Clear’s New Preset Area Rocks
Lightening Dark Skin with Luminosity Blending – part-2
This is part 2 of a detailed article. Be sure to also check out part 1. We saw how to lighten dark skin using the red channel luminosity in my last post. This post explores an additional technique to "Pop" the highlights for further lightening. The idea here is to emphasize just the highlight portion of the skin tones and add a bit of 3D pop! Start by selecting "Merge Visible" from the Layer options flyaway menu WHILE holding down the Option/Alt key (very important!) As long as you have the top layer selected when you do this, … [Read more...] about Lightening Dark Skin with Luminosity Blending – part-2
Adding Realistic Eyelashes in Photoshop
I try my best to have a hair and makeup artist on set but sometimes the shoot doesn’t have a budget for it. Here’s how Photoshop can help fill the gap and add realistic eyelashes in about 5 minutes. Download and Install Eyelash Brushes There are many online resources that offer eyelash brushes. A simple Google search--Eyelash Brush Photoshop--will return several great sites. I download the brushes from Obsidian Dawn’s website and paid a small $3.00 fee for commercial use. After downloading the brushes, double clicking on the brush name … [Read more...] about Adding Realistic Eyelashes in Photoshop
Lightening Dark Skin with Luminosity Blending – part-1
When you intent to print photos, its often a good idea to lighten skin tones a bit. Dark skin tone can often pose a problem in print. Skin can get a muddy, plugged up look even with a high quality inkjet print. The trick is how to lighten it in a natural way that doesn't look forced or too contrasty! Lighten Skin with Channel Blending Here is a practical application of Channel Blending for a common problem with dark skin tones. Often, the client will want to lighten skin tones so that an image will print correctly or be easier to see … [Read more...] about Lightening Dark Skin with Luminosity Blending – part-1
How to Use Lightroom’s Dehaze for Portrait Retouching
The latest versions of Lightroom include a new slider in the Effects tab called Dehaze. It's a useful tool for cutting through hazy pictures and revealing the landscape. It seems to work by adding contrast and you slide it to the right. It's different from Clarity because it doesn't affect details, and you have to keep an eye on it because it may add a blue color cast to the picture. This Dehaze slider also goes to the left. Used on landscapes, it can add a sense of fog to a picture, but it's a terrific tool for gently touching up a … [Read more...] about How to Use Lightroom’s Dehaze for Portrait Retouching
Flash Sale on Perfectly Clear! Save
Perfectly Clear Complete One of the products I use in my everyday portrait / fashion work is Perfectly Clear Complete. I would not normally bug our Photofocus Readers with this... BUT, this sale saves you $60.00 if you act now. During the sale the whole package is $89.00.It expires at 2:00pm TODAY! Video tutorial Perfectly Clear Complete makes finishing a folder of proofs a snap. The video below shows how to create a custom preset then apply it to a set of photos. Check it … [Read more...] about Flash Sale on Perfectly Clear! Save
Professional Retouching: Principles & Practices with Kristina Sherk
Portraits are not only the most important pictures you make, but they can also be the most profitable. As such, portraits deserve your best effort at a perfect finish, and this webinar will help you learn the principles and best methods for helping people look their best in pictures. Kristina Sherk (www.sharkpixel.com) joins us this month from Washington, D.C. She's a photographer and retoucher with years of experience retouching, and almost as many years teaching. This is your chance to tune in Live with Kristina and learn the techniques she … [Read more...] about Professional Retouching: Principles & Practices with Kristina Sherk
Professional Retouching: Principles & Practices with Kristina Sherk
Portraits are not only the most important pictures you make, but they can also be the most profitable. As such, portraits deserve your best effort at a perfect finish, and this webinar will help you learn the principles and best methods for helping people look their best in pictures. Kristina Sherk (www.sharkpixel.com) joins us this month from Washington, D.C. She's a photographer and retoucher with years of experience retouching, and almost as many years teaching. This is your chance to tune in Live with Kristina and learn the techniques … [Read more...] about Professional Retouching: Principles & Practices with Kristina Sherk
Photoshop: Healing Brush Tips
Folks often "complain" about the results they get from the Healing and Spot Healing Brush tools. In this video Dave gives some tips on how to get the best results from the Healing and Spot Healing Brush tools. (Spoiler Alert: Often it comes down to using both tools together...with a little bit of Clone Stamp tool thrown in for good measure.) https://youtu.be/D2x0Hrs1Ua4 … [Read more...] about Photoshop: Healing Brush Tips
Truly Professional Wedding Photography Workflow with William Innes
Weddings are the grandest event most people will personally host in their lifetime, and a photographer's job is to make sure it is remembered vividly. William Innes joins us this month to show us how to professionally handle these momentous events. William is a master of his craft, a Lumix Luminary, and exactly the kind of person you'd want to have at the most important event of your life. We're excited to have him with us, and you're going to learn loads from a real pro. William Innes, is the principal photographer of William Innes … [Read more...] about Truly Professional Wedding Photography Workflow with William Innes
