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Beauty Retouching Tutorials...
As I'm getting into beauty and fashion photography I'm struggling to find good tutorials to help learn retouching. I can't ever get the skin right,the glow that I see, or even retaining texture in so many of the people successful doing this. After doing extensive searches on the net and on here as well I've just been overwhelmed. So I'm hoping to narrow down the search by asking where a lot of you guys started learning (hey we all have to start somewhere) and your favorite tutorials and learning materials that got you going. It's time I get away from the bad habits of the blur and other things that I picked up on the way. May 18 09 09:07 am Link \ May 18 09 09:13 am Link dp May 18 09 09:13 am Link Carey Hess Photography wrote: I would like one as well...............please! [email protected] May 18 09 09:15 am Link *bump  May 20 09 06:17 pm Link Carey, check Jake Garn's profile, he had a pretty decent thing about Dodge and Burn use a 50% grey layer at overlay though, keeps the dodge and burn from desaturating to much, or use white and black at certain opacitys and flow rates. if you feel like dropping 25 for just a month on lynda.com do that and you will go through some cool stuff, only need one month to learn that crap anyways May 20 09 07:10 pm Link I got the Lynda guide, or at least one of them. I learned more by trial and error. May 20 09 07:11 pm Link Hmm Sorry to be a bother but could you send me a tutorial as well  Though im pretty established in photoshop it couldn't help to read up on something i may not know [email protected] May 20 09 07:15 pm Link Vega Retouching wrote: send it to me too I do not blur but is good to know others techniques as well it might be easier than what I do. May 20 09 07:32 pm Link KillerShotz Photography wrote: remember i posted it in the retouch forum i think philbert has a copy but send me ur email anyways May 21 09 01:13 am Link She lists great references here and also gives a pretty indepth tutorial. http://www.christyschuler.com/retouching.swf - Phen May 21 09 01:29 am Link x2 on Christy Schuler Another great tutorial is the ebook by Gry Garness: Digital Retouching for Fashion, Beauty and Portrait Photography http://www.grygarness.com/downloads/preview_ret_fox.htm Personally, no one book/tutorial shows you everything. I take a little bit from one tutorial and some more from another and create my own workflow for retouching. May 21 09 06:10 am Link + another one on christy schuler I also found this tutorial on skin smoothing to be useful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OydrlfaPOFY although i modify the techique and either layer mask my work or isolate the skin to be retouched on its own layer I am also working my way through 70 beauty retouching lessons http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07 … tutorials/ May 21 09 06:48 am Link 
Photographer Posts: 609 Amundsen-Scott - permanent station of the US, Unclaimed Sector, Antarctica +4 For Christy, her method, I feel produces the best looking result to me. May 21 09 06:58 am Link i need to learn how to retouch... May 21 09 07:49 am Link retouching can make such a big difference in the quality of the photo. those who hire shoot&burn photographers who don't retouch are missing out. the problem we have for something like a senior portrait shoot is that we can't afford to spend 15 minutes per image retouching all the usable images. so we tend to limit retouching to just the ones where prints are ordered but then if the customer gets a CD a lot of those images will be unretouched. i suppose we could outsource the retouching but i like having control over everything. maybe it's just a matter of getting the right set of actions and running those in batch mode ... May 21 09 12:06 pm Link Bruce Hart wrote: I couldn't imagine doing that...there's just way too many nuances and details with beauty retouching that actions and batching would miss. May 21 09 12:24 pm Link KillerShotz Photography wrote: Vega Retouching wrote: Hey, would that be too much to ask to send these non-blurring tips to me as well? Will be very much appreciated, of course. May 21 09 01:38 pm Link i been getting crazy email so here it is http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GEEDD1OR so i uploaded it here just enter the code on top right side and download remember this is just the basics what i been using now is dual curves( it just gives me better control) but you can get the same result all you need is patience another great tutorial are here https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … 5900&page= https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=286223 May 21 09 01:41 pm Link Haven't had a chance to check all the external links, but a couple of very simple tricks are: 1: Use the clone tool at very low opacity to get rid of the biggest marks. Blend from as close to the are you want to cover as possible. 2: Next do a pass with the heal tool to take out any other obvious marks 3: Duplicate layer and run a median filter at 5 or 6 4: Use eraser or layer mask to isolate just the areas you want toned 5: Set layer properties to lighter color. 6: Merge layers and re-pass with clone or heal to fine tune May 21 09 02:28 pm Link wow. May 21 09 02:42 pm Link SFJ Photography wrote: I am going to PASS on Christy... I will admit I like some of her techniques, but I don't like the way she retouches. (That's why SHE has tutorials and I DONT... lol) May 21 09 02:44 pm Link Yannick Lord wrote: Drop opacity too on duped layer if need be to keep a natural look. May 21 09 02:49 pm Link wow Dallas J. Logan wrote: May 21 09 07:34 pm Link I can't exactly agree with that. her methods are very effective. May 21 09 07:46 pm Link If anyone finds any tutorials for Elements, definitely pass them along my way. Yes, I do search Google frequently, but I'm always looking for more. May 21 09 08:29 pm Link Lynda is possibly the best resource I have come across. May 23 09 01:49 am Link I made this a while ago. It's not crazy pro like the retouches people here, but for a place to start it might be alright. http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/ … Angels.jpg May 23 09 01:04 pm Link Speaking from someone who has retouched hundreds of covers, include STAR magazine, shape, muscle and fitness, etc... I just don't get some of the techniques discussed on this website. In my opinion, too much of them rely on "filters", "plugins", and overly complex steps, that sound impressive, but are actually inefficient and unnecessary. Cloning on a low opacity, and in extreme cases, maybe some slight blurring is helpful. Matching grain with the add-noise feature also helps if you have a bad (grainy) image, that has problem areas. A few of the sites show before and afters on studio shot images that are flawless minus a few blemishes, just clone it out. There is no need to high-pass, median, blur, smart blur, blend on overlay, and sharpen...I feel too many pictures are overly processed and end up looking fake, flat, and painted. Unless its an "artistic" concept, it is ok if skin does not look plastic and unrealistic. May 24 09 08:21 pm Link Dallas J. Logan wrote: It'd be awesome if your started your own thread in here. I'd certainly pay attention. May 24 09 11:11 pm Link Dallas J. Logan wrote: I agree, she has some good techniques, but her overall finish doesnt please me. Stephen Bradford wrote: I more than agree, especially with the unrealistic skin. May 25 09 01:08 am Link Skydancer wrote: You give me waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much credit, and I am humbled by it... Thank you! :-) May 26 09 09:44 pm Link May 27 09 02:27 am Link Dallas J. Logan wrote: Andrew Chorley wrote: Considering some of her clients I'd say she's good enough for me. May 27 09 01:04 pm Link Phen Mas wrote: Dallas J. Logan wrote: Considering some of her clients I'd say she's good enough for me. It has nothing to do with the number of clients... It has nothing to do with having the heart of a teacher... It is just a matter of taste... There will be people who will hire you and there are people who would hire me... We both put out stellar products, doesn't make either of us good or bad, it makes it a consumers' choice... I get a lot of work as a retoucher and I teach as well. I study a lot of retouchers' work... I don't particularly care for her's. It takes NOTHING away from her talent or skill set... As a matter of fact, I actually pass her online tutorial onto anyone that wishes to learn. May 27 09 07:34 pm Link These threads should help: https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … 5900&page= https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=332161 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=286223 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=451053 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=276358 http://www.peachpit.com/articles/articl … 3&seqNum=3 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=352419 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=408507 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=439098 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=317907 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=378478 https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … ost6461112 May 27 09 07:48 pm Link Dallas J. Logan wrote: I see, I am think I better understand what you mean, it did not come off that way in your original comment. However, I understand she does have a different style. May 28 09 12:15 am Link OK, you need to get these two books Photoshop Restoration & Retouching Photoshop Masking & Compositing both by Katrin Eismann also from one of the best retouchers in the game, here is an article that was posted for Amy Dresser: http://kikamulitzlivno.blogspot.com/198 … esser.html plus she GIVES A PSD FILE for you to poke around in: http://www.fearofbodd.com/ADresserSample_RET.psd her website: http://www.amydresser.com/ Hope this helps, enjoy! May 29 09 08:30 am Link |
