Hello, I just finished retouching one of sbourson's photos and I'd like feedback from the pro retouchers in here. I'm still learning "high-end" retouch, but I tried my best in editing this photo and I like the result overall. Please destroy me, be harsh.
The truth is that I have remotely no clue of what a "standard" or desirable retouch is... sometimes I see wax/plastic skin being regarded as EXCELLENT, sometimes I see works from good retouchers that are not that different from this image and again, everything is great, perfect...
So, where do we draw the line? I guess just like everything, it's a matter of taste (
The truth is that I have remotely no clue of what a "standard" or desirable retouch is... sometimes I see wax/plastic skin being regarded as EXCELLENT, sometimes I see works from good retouchers that are not that different from this image and again, everything is great, perfect...
So, where do we draw the line? I guess just like everything, it's a matter of taste (
Yeah you're right, i saw some horrible wax and plastic work here in the forums and the comments where like "great - fantastic". Keep it natural, perfect skin is important, but don't use too much blur. Keep it simple, don't change the image too much. Your image is too dark in the lower area, color is wrong - no natural skin color.
His ear can use some color correcting, and his eyes need to pop more!
Looks pretty good to me! Obviously is skin is really nice, but, i think he just had nice skin, I dunno what the original looks like, and you can clearly see lots and lots of texture there so, I think you did a great job with the skin. Maybe desaturate the image on a luminosity layer a little. Perhaps -20 or so?
Mistletoe
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To me the main problem is that the molding of the cheek area (under the cheekbone) probably needs to be altered. It's too smooth and needs to be deepened with an idea for what the anatomy of a male face is. Also no man of that age has a forehead without creases or wrinkles.
You have a good eye for detail, and the texture is preserved. But one or two selective flaws left here and there might add to the realism. The overall color is also too red slightly. -M and +C.
I would of edited the small piece of hand out. It's not that significant to the image anyways. Should focus on the ear as well so it can match up with the skin on the face. The highlight on the nose, towards the top seems a bit too sharp. I really like the retouch though. Not much work has to be done in my opinion to fix it up.
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