TajJackson
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Example 1
Example 1
Example 1
Before and After retouching, check this!
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TajJackson
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Example 2
Example 2
Added the top for a magazine cover.. The bare skin was considered too risky. I hope this isn't considered pornographic for this board. If it is I will remove instantly.
Example 2
Added the top for a magazine cover.. The bare skin was considered too risky. I hope this isn't considered pornographic for this board. If it is I will remove instantly.
vidled
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Yeah, Matt,
that is nice work also.
Like I mentioned earlier, for what this is for (especially the original link) this is actually good work, and quite well executed. It matters little if we personally think it "looks plastic". It sells product, and is what the client wants.
And TajJackson, I must admit I had to check the IMAGE PROPERTIES to see which was before and which was after. AND I got it wrong! Ouch, I like the first one better (except for teeth color). Just a personal opinion, sorry. (This in reference to your first example, not the second one, which i just saw after i posted this.)
that is nice work also.
Like I mentioned earlier, for what this is for (especially the original link) this is actually good work, and quite well executed. It matters little if we personally think it "looks plastic". It sells product, and is what the client wants.
And TajJackson, I must admit I had to check the IMAGE PROPERTIES to see which was before and which was after. AND I got it wrong! Ouch, I like the first one better (except for teeth color). Just a personal opinion, sorry. (This in reference to your first example, not the second one, which i just saw after i posted this.)
TajJackson
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Yes the second one was the after...lol
Good point about the hands....got lazy...hehehe
Good point about the hands....got lazy...hehehe
seejay1031
Well-known member
The top add was nice, but made the pose look odd. If I didn't know that the top was added I'd wonder why she was grabbing her boob.
TajJackson
Active member
Added some warmth
Added some warmth
You guys were right about the image feeling "cold". Serves me right for using Photoshop's Auto Levels and Auto Color. I added some warmth back into the image.
Before
and After...
PS. Still got to work on those hands....
Added some warmth
You guys were right about the image feeling "cold". Serves me right for using Photoshop's Auto Levels and Auto Color. I added some warmth back into the image.
Before
and After...
PS. Still got to work on those hands....
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TajJackson
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Thanks for the help everyone...
MattC
Veteran
That is nice Taj, but I'd still like to see you do it one more time, this time keeping the cool tone you first created, everywhere except her skin. You might warm it just a tad so that the white t-shirt is actually white, but other than that leave it how you had it. I'm not saying this will be the "right" way, really there is no right way, but it will be interesting for you, and us, to see the three different examples.
Matt
Matt
Justin_Kirch
Runner Up.
wow, i wish i had photoshop so i could work on my skills. you guys are pretty good. it's amazing i think, because it's not really the photographer that makes the model look good, it's really the photoshop artist. atleast, in the professional world it seems this way.
MattC
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Actually, in the "professional world" ps plays a role, but not a very big one.
I'll give you an example, everyone thinks the photos in Playboy (the monthly magazine) are heavily retouched - they aren't. In fact, most of the time there is very little to no retouching at all.
Here's the "trick"....
You get a pool of applicants in the thousands (about 20,000 per month). From there you pick the one with the most flawless skin imaginable. You bring her in about three months prior to the shoot and you put her on a strict regimen of diet, exercise, tanning, and skin care.
When it comes to the shoot, bring in the best makeup artist and they work on her for a couple hours, quite literally airbrushing her. They'll airbrush on the foundation (silicon based to fill) they'll airbrush on the base and the rest of the basic makeup. Then they'll carefully craft the remaining makeup.
Then comes the lighting. For Playboy it's very formulaic, but get this, for each photo the use between 20 and 40 lights. That's 20 to 40 strobes (maybe a few hotlights thrown in) for, essentially, a single portrait.... Think about that....
Go through all that and then tell me how much airbrushing needs to be done....
And it's not just Playboy, ANY beauty model (makeup ads, hair ads) tend to be pretty flawless. Runway, not so much.
As vidled said, garbage in, garbage out...
I'll give you an example, everyone thinks the photos in Playboy (the monthly magazine) are heavily retouched - they aren't. In fact, most of the time there is very little to no retouching at all.
Here's the "trick"....
You get a pool of applicants in the thousands (about 20,000 per month). From there you pick the one with the most flawless skin imaginable. You bring her in about three months prior to the shoot and you put her on a strict regimen of diet, exercise, tanning, and skin care.
When it comes to the shoot, bring in the best makeup artist and they work on her for a couple hours, quite literally airbrushing her. They'll airbrush on the foundation (silicon based to fill) they'll airbrush on the base and the rest of the basic makeup. Then they'll carefully craft the remaining makeup.
Then comes the lighting. For Playboy it's very formulaic, but get this, for each photo the use between 20 and 40 lights. That's 20 to 40 strobes (maybe a few hotlights thrown in) for, essentially, a single portrait.... Think about that....
Go through all that and then tell me how much airbrushing needs to be done....
And it's not just Playboy, ANY beauty model (makeup ads, hair ads) tend to be pretty flawless. Runway, not so much.
As vidled said, garbage in, garbage out...
im.thatoneguy
Well-known member
Adjusting the color temperature definitely helped.
However, I think the skin is a bit too yellow now.
Also, personal preference on this, but I would burn or dodge the hair a bit. The value/color is too similar to her skin color.
If you haven't submitted your Bikini add picture, you need to add a shadow under her hand and sculpt the lighting a bit more. It all looks kind of flat and cut-out right now.
However, I think the skin is a bit too yellow now.
Also, personal preference on this, but I would burn or dodge the hair a bit. The value/color is too similar to her skin color.
If you haven't submitted your Bikini add picture, you need to add a shadow under her hand and sculpt the lighting a bit more. It all looks kind of flat and cut-out right now.
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g0ldenb0y55
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MattC,
Awesome job on the retouching! How about a little tutorial for us beginners!
Awesome job on the retouching! How about a little tutorial for us beginners!
MattC
Veteran
Sure, but that'll take time to do. I'll also recommend some books when I get home.
Tell you what. Go get a photo you would like to "galmourize" and post it here. Then we'll look at it and analyze it, and I'll walk you through how I would do it step by step. We'll all post examples along the way as well as the finished images. While you'll be posting jpgs here, you should work on the highest resolution image you have. Oh and if any others want to do this too, join in!
Waddya say? Should I start this as a new topic. The glamour workshop in PS thread? LOL!
Tell you what. Go get a photo you would like to "galmourize" and post it here. Then we'll look at it and analyze it, and I'll walk you through how I would do it step by step. We'll all post examples along the way as well as the finished images. While you'll be posting jpgs here, you should work on the highest resolution image you have. Oh and if any others want to do this too, join in!
Waddya say? Should I start this as a new topic. The glamour workshop in PS thread? LOL!