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Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

I will be the first to admit that I am no PS Wizard.  That's why I'm posting here to get some help from the pros.  I'm very fond of this image and stuck on how to approach it PS wise.  I want to smooth out the skin while maintaining the pores.  Would anyone be interested in retouching this image? 
https://www.8thsign.com/Imagery/sophie2.jpg

Jan 27 10 09:42 am Link

Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

Ooops!  forgot the hirez link: http://www.8thsign.com/Imagery/_MG_47022c.jpg

Jan 27 10 12:10 pm Link

Retoucher

Bloom_reflection

Posts: 350

Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

ok my take. very quit but efective

https://nisabg.comoj.com/MG_47022copy.jpg

Jan 27 10 01:01 pm Link

Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

wow!  this looks great!  how long did it take you to get this done?

Jan 27 10 01:19 pm Link

Retoucher

Bloom_reflection

Posts: 350

Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

not sure 10-15 min may be.Do you want the his res?

Jan 27 10 01:27 pm Link

Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

sure, if you don't mind. smile

Jan 27 10 01:34 pm Link

Photographer

Sync Studioz

Posts: 109

Frankfurt, Hassia, Germany

a bit bored. took me 30 mins. i need more trigger time...more like mouse time :-)

Model with great skin = gas money
Make-up artist on deck = $50
You being smart guy =  21 years of school
less than 30 mins to retouch a photo because you hired a great model and smart enough to hire a make-up artist = PRICELESS.

You get my point :-)


https://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7113/retouchlayout1.jpg

went back to make some changes

Jan 27 10 03:31 pm Link

Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

^
very nice!  thanks!

Jan 27 10 04:32 pm Link

Retoucher

meyumi

Posts: 78

Rome, Lazio, Italy

https://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1531/mg47022c1.jpg

Jan 27 10 05:28 pm Link

Photographer

Randy Henderson Images

Posts: 781

Springfield, Missouri, US

Here's my try.  Big file link on request.

https://www.hendersonimages.com/retouchedsmall.jpg

Jan 27 10 06:00 pm Link

Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

meyumi wrote:
https://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1531/mg47022c1.jpg

this is an interesting take.  looks cool!  thank you!

Jan 27 10 06:02 pm Link

Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

Randy Henderson Images wrote:
Here's my try.  Big file link on request.

https://www.hendersonimages.com/retouchedsmall.jpg

nicely done!  looks 3 dimensional!  thank you! smile

Jan 27 10 06:04 pm Link

Retoucher

Paulfolio Photography

Posts: 307

Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom

Jan 28 10 04:08 pm Link

Photographer

Imagery by joeycee

Posts: 151

Los Angeles, California, US

WP Retouch wrote:
https://imgur.com/IY0ECl.jpg

http://imgur.com/IY0EC.jpg

love the cropping and color!  very nice!  thank you!

Jan 28 10 05:28 pm Link

Photographer

JuliaGomez

Posts: 25

San Diego, California, US

https://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo262/juliaagomez_photo/imagery.jpg

Uhm I kind of got carried away I think.

Feb 01 10 07:13 pm Link

Photographer

JuliaGomez

Posts: 25

San Diego, California, US

oopsie i didnt mean to post it twice

Feb 01 10 07:13 pm Link

Retoucher

Ellies Photo Retouching

Posts: 158

Federal Way, Washington, US

It looks like you have your handful of retouches, but here's my take. smile

(Before/After)
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/ … tled-1.jpg





(After ONLY)
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/ … olored.jpg


Use in port? wink

Feb 03 10 04:42 pm Link

Photographer

J Westover Photography

Posts: 111

Saint George, Utah, US

https://i50.tinypic.com/3462ts7.jpg

Feb 03 10 07:47 pm Link

Retoucher

9stitches

Posts: 476

Los Angeles, California, US

Not like I'm some master retoucher dropping mad science, but I couldn't help noticing that almost everybody missed the veins in her eyes, and nobody took care of the loose threads in the garment...

I didn't spend much more time than anyone here, but I spent the first few moments doing a sort of checklist; identifying what needs correcting. Sometimes it feels like a waste of time, but I know from experience that I actually work faster when I do.

https://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj311/ezpkns/_MG_47022c-orig.jpg
https://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj311/ezpkns/_MG_47022c.jpg
https://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj311/ezpkns/_MG_47022c-bef.jpghttps://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj311/ezpkns/_MG_47022c-det.jpg

Feb 04 10 12:48 pm Link