Photographer: The Project

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Building on a project he did in his native Germany that he called “Photographer” master photographer and retoucher Calvin Hollywood describes his three light setup and post processing techniques to develop a distinctively upbeat, happy character portrait. Starting with camera settings and lighting to capture fine detail, Hollywood explains in detail, how he uses Photoshop layers, adjustments, and filters to add even more fine detail and dimension to character portraits.

Introduction and Studio Setup (05:34) Calvin discusses the lighting setup and backdrop characteristics needed to capture the right look.
Shooting the Model (06:49) Camera settings, positioning your model, and shooting tethered.
The Retouch Begins (08:34) Workflow begins with Camera Raw improvements and opening images in Photoshop as Smart Objects.
Freaky Amazing Details (07:10) Calvin's signature approach to agtting incredible detail in an image while avoiding hi-pass halos.
Details with Topaz (05:28) Similar in result but with fewer steps, Calvin shows the Topaz plug-in variation of Freaky Amazing Detail.
Small Fixes (03:36) Retouching dust spect and skin irregularities.
Extracting the Model (06:24) Pulling the model off the background via Quick Selection and then adding a colored fill layer and changing the blend mode changes the background color very quickly.
Refining the Selection (05:07) Refine Mask and hand painting refines the mask completely.
Relighting the Background in Photoshop (07:32) Using adjustment layers Calvin shows how to add a spotlight, vignette, and then shows how to organize the layers.
Dodge and Burn Theory (03:24) Calvin explains how depth comes from application of dodging and burning.
Dodge and Burn Application (09:57) Here the theory is applied to the actual model through both hard and soft dodging and burning. Calvin goes into detail about adding convincing dimension.
Dodge and Burn Results and Color Matching Skin (04:52) Calvin spent a little more time dodging and burning and shows the results of his work. Additionally, he shows how to get the model to blend smoothly with the new colored background that was added.
Adjusting the Iris (05:50) Starting with the Quickmask Mode, Calvin selects the eyes and applies a selective color adjustment.
Experimentation and Art (06:19) Calvin shows his artistic workflow as he experiments with different effects.
Wrap Up (03:18) Looking at the before and after reveals dramatic changes that have taken place throughout the class.

Course Time: 01 Hours 29 Minutes

G. Pauwen

Feb 15 2013

Great course, full of useful tips and techniques! Thanks, Calvin!
E. Gontijo

Dec 16 2012

I think Calvin Hollywood is really a great master on retouching techniques. His video classes are excellent. I wish I could receive personal training from him...
K. Galal

Apr 2 2012

Thanks alot Calvin for sharing your knowldge and really I love your style. you are my hero. thanks again.
T. Barnaby

Mar 25 2012

Once again, I enjoyed Calvin Hollywoods presentation and content. I hope he makes some more as I have seen almost all of them. Thanks
M. Essam

Mar 8 2012

Woooow it's great Thanks Calvin

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Calvin Hollywood

Digital Artist & Photographer

Calvin Hollywood is a digital artist, photographer, Photoshop trainer and author from Germany. He's a photography based artist who focuses on getting the perfect shot with Photoshop. In addition, he...VIEW FULL BIO»

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