Shiny Skin: Unless you're photographing superhero Shinola Man, you probably don't want lots of shiny skin on your portrait subjects. here's a way to reduce skin shine.

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Jul 26, 2016 08:17:20 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Unless you're photographing superhero Shinola Man, you probably don't want lots of shiny skin on your portrait subjects. here's a way to reduce skin shine.

http://www.diyphotography.net/quickly-easily-retouch-shiny-skin-photoshop-lightroom/

Remember the comic book character Shinola Man? He could make himself super reflective and blind the bad guys. Maybe it's just a false memory.

Jul 27, 2016 05:58:33 #

Bobbee

Strange earrings, good tip.

Jul 27, 2016 07:07:48 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Bobbee wrote:

Strange earrings, good tip.

Yes! They were a distraction.

Jul 27, 2016 08:04:19 #

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Thanks, I learned something before I even finished my first cup of coffee.

Jul 27, 2016 08:28:18 #

SqBear Loc: Kansas, (South Central)

jerryc41 wrote:

Thanks for sharing this Jerryc41 !!
I recently took many photos of a steak feed that the temp was 102 deg. where we were cooking the steaks ourselves!

Inside where it was slightly cooler, there was really visable "shiny skin"!!
Followed the directions for PS and it worked amazing and it was Quick too!!!

Thanks!
This one goes in my file, ON TOP of it too!
Dave

I find many, many, many excellent tips in UHH and practice/try lots of them and save lots of them too!
I spend hours reading over the posts every day!!

Jul 27, 2016 09:00:06 #

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

What I don't get is why no one mentions that the best fix for shiny skin is to have a polarizing filter on your lens at the outset.

Jul 27, 2016 10:57:17 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

SqBear wrote:

Thanks for sharing this Jerryc41 !! br I recently ... (show quote)

Glad to hear it.

Jul 27, 2016 15:19:33 #

forjava Loc: Half Moon Bay, CA

Newbie here; was wondering about this to myself and now I know.
Would not be amiss to have a hood on the lens, for good measure.

kymarto wrote:

What I don't get is why no one mentions that the best fix for shiny skin is to have a polarizing filter on your lens at the outset.

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