Can anyone help me figure out how this skin was retouched?
Jun 2, 2014 07:13:09 #
I have a programme called Face Filter. It came with Corel Paintshp Ultimate. I believe it is expensive to buy but you can do anything.
Jun 4, 2014 04:36:58 #
aisajib wrote:
I've been following this guy for a while now who t... (show quote)
I am curious if you have this photographers permission to be reporting his photographs here?
As far as the retouching well I am with Captain, I would say that it is almost entirely an automated plugin process being used and used at default settings to boot. True portrait and beauty retouching is a delicate thing that requires more than just running a plug in and calling it good. Regardless of your post production skills a quality base image is still required to create truly top end images. You can polish a turd and you will still have a turd.
Jun 4, 2014 23:16:32 #
Jun 4, 2014 23:17:24 #
Google these words: adjusting skin tones in photoshop
The search will return many Web-sites with tutorials for adjusting skin tones.
You can of course buy one of those third-party programs that prettify the face of a model. To me, the results look fake. I do portraits, and I strongly prefer the natural look of my subjects.
The search will return many Web-sites with tutorials for adjusting skin tones.
You can of course buy one of those third-party programs that prettify the face of a model. To me, the results look fake. I do portraits, and I strongly prefer the natural look of my subjects.
Mar 11, 2015 03:21:01 #
I have the Athentech Perfectly Clear plug-in with Paint Shop. s Paint Shop also has a skin smoothing tool. I would think that just about every professionally taken image of a model, that goes into a magazine, is digitally retouched in some way...
Mar 11, 2015 03:22:25 #
Mar 11, 2015 03:51:51 #
I see that Paint Shop Pro X7 Ultimate is $80 right now. I started using it when it was by JASC before Corel bought it. If I had to do it over again I would strongly consider Photoshop only because it is more of a standard. For all practical purposes Paint Shop has served me well.
The car shows what can be done with a really bad image taken by a little $100 Sony Bloggie video recorder in picture mode after the battery went dead on my Canon G2.
The hood ornament was taken with the Canon and manipulated in Paint Shop.
Point being that the digital imaging products replicate in a few minutes or seconds what used to take hours and days in a dark room.
The car shows what can be done with a really bad image taken by a little $100 Sony Bloggie video recorder in picture mode after the battery went dead on my Canon G2.
The hood ornament was taken with the Canon and manipulated in Paint Shop.
Point being that the digital imaging products replicate in a few minutes or seconds what used to take hours and days in a dark room.
Mar 11, 2015 04:03:22 #
Well said Russ. Speaking for myself I just bang away trying to compose and shoot the best I can on the fly with what I have - a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while - and then do the Paint Shop. For me it's relaxing. I take mostly pictures of airplanes and cars and if I get a 'wow' or 'nice' from someone all the better. Being a pro as yourself with all of the gear, the rest of us can only hope for a near perfect shot to enhance.
Keep us apprised about the product you are developing.
Keep us apprised about the product you are developing.
Mar 11, 2015 11:36:00 #
MDoner wrote:
.......it looks like they lowered the clarity of the photo just a bit.......
aisajib wrote:
And how can I do that on Photoshop?...... where can I find clarity?
With PS Elements 12 you can open a file in ACR first. If that doesn't happen with your version of PS, there'll be some way to open a file in ACR - perhaps from the FILE dropdown menu.
Not only does negative Clarity soften, it also gives a suggestion of a glow. My suggestion for the face would be to give a general lightening and increased contrast. But you definitely want to avoid harsh or overpowering highlights (which you would use the Highlights slider to tone down). And don't make the whites of the eyes pure white or too bright.
Mar 18, 2015 22:38:16 #
Here's a before and after I did for my niece. All done in PS. I can share the basic steps with you, but it does boil down to an acquired taste. The original was a little underexposed, her skin is not that dark to begin with.
Mar 18, 2015 22:47:29 #
Crap, I noticed I posted the wrong finished image above, but you get the idea anyway.
Mar 20, 2015 22:10:24 #
aisajib wrote:
I've been following this guy for a while now who t... (show quote)
This is just my opinion. The problem is that nobody, looks like that. The photos are just to obviously manipulated. Look at the model's arm in the first shot. There are no imperfections and the lighting is flat. The picture is over adjusted. Yes people like to look their best, but not un-natural. The best situation is when the model looks great and no one should know that the photo is "photoshopped"
Apr 7, 2015 16:14:32 #
look up frequency separation. there are a number of variations on how to do it. Essentially you create a color layer and a texture layer and use either gausian blur or healing tool to smooth the skin color without effecting the texture... (you can also use the healing tool for blemishes.,.
there are a number of videos out on the internet that show this technique...
there are a number of videos out on the internet that show this technique...
Apr 12, 2015 08:47:48 #
You may want to look at Nix Google as its one of the most commonly used solutions for portrait photography.
Apr 12, 2015 14:02:37 #
I use photoshop..it is so easy..you do not have to know much to retouch..go to Youtube for basic instructions. People say there are vids on there.
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