Light it, Shoot it, Retouch it, Part 2: Beauty Head Shots

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Scott Kelby returns for a second installment of his most comprehensive Photo to Photoshop workflow class yet. In part two of this series, Scott takes you from studio set up and shoot, to Lightroom and Photoshop to create a softer, more feminine, beauty head shot.

Getting Started with the Background (03:55) Scott talks about what he will cover in this course and starts setting up the background
Main Light and Camera Settings (06:52) Setting up a beauty dish on a boom stand and adding a diffusion sock, plus camera settings
Model and Test Shots (05:25) Bringing the subject on to the set and firing off some test shots to check exposure
Isolating Each Light and Adding a Reflector (06:42) Shooting with just one light lets you see exactly what that light source is giving you. Use a reflector to soften shadows
Tri-Light Reflector (05:40) Using the tri-light reflector and avoiding highlights
New Lighting Setup (09:25) Using Westcott Spiderlites to create an over/under or clamshell setup
Select Files for Retouching (09:10) Open up Lightroom and sort through the photos from the shoot to choose which ones to work on
Lightroom Develop Module (06:17) After choosing the best of the photos, now it is time to adjust the white balance and darkness levels
Retouching Skin in Photoshop (14:13) Removing blemishes using mostly the clone stamp tool
Retouching Eyes in Photoshop (08:31) Removing red lines, whitening, and adding contrast to the eyes of the subject
Skin Softening in Photoshop (06:52) Add a layer mask and use Gaussian blur to soften skin texture
Fixing the Hair and Shoulders (12:32) The liquify brush can be used to manipulate the hair and shoulders and use layer masks and opacity to brush in the changes
Final Images (16:43) After removing ponytail, go back through the whole retouching process one more time, start to finish

Course Time: 01 Hours 52 Minutes

J. Hunt

Dec 9 2012

Excellent course!

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