Portrait Photography: from Studio to Photoshop

Name: Portrait Photography: from Studio to Photoshop
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How to take pictures in Studio and perform high-end beauty retouching in Adobe Photoshop

Created byDiana Kot

Last updated 7/2016

English

What you'll learn

Set three different lighting schemes
Set correct camera setting during the work in Studio
Process files in Adobe Camera Raw
Perform 2 and 3-steps frequency separation
Perform Dodge and Burn in two different ways
Correct color and sharpness of the image
Work with the Liquify filter

Course content

4 sections • 29 lectures • 2h 3m total length

About this course1:25
Explore studio portrait lighting across three chapters, from a one-light setup to high-key and low-key scenes, and retouch in Photoshop using frequency separation, dodge and burn, and skin retouching.
Camera Settings for studio photography1:44

Studio Lighting0:28
Learn how to set up a simple one-light studio lighting scheme with the model Daria, control shadows and highlights by adjusting distance and angle, and soften shadows with a reflector.
Processing Raw image8:17
Learn to process raw files by adjusting exposure, highlights, shadows, and contrast; refine detail with clarity and sharpening, correct white balance and tint, and apply camera calibration for accurate color.
Removing spots and hairs9:45
How to use healing brush and clone stamp tools
Liquify5:32
We are going to improve model shape using filter Liquify
2-steps Frequency separation12:01
We are going to discuss one of the best methods to retouch skin
Dodge and Burn8:35
Enhance picture lighting and add more depth
Testing skin color2:10
How to be sure your skin color is correct
Color Toning2:14
Add more interesting color using Gradient Map
Sharpening2:05
Master portrait sharpening in Photoshop by using a merged layer with overlay blend mode and a High Pass filter to enhance the eyes' details while avoiding over-sharpening.
Practical task0:21

Studio Lighting0:53
Processing Raw image11:22
Process raw portraits in Adobe Camera Raw by adjusting exposure, highlights, shadows, white and black points, color balance, vibrance, and sharpening, then synchronize settings across images.
Composing picture3:59
Compose portraits in Photoshop by selecting the finger on a separate layer and masking distractions with brushes to refine finger and leaf details for a natural look, with before-and-after comparisons.
Removing spots and hairs4:47
Learn to remove spots and stray hairs in portraits while preserving natural skin texture by using light brush samples, careful opacity around 30 percent, and healing techniques.
Liquify3:54
Easiest way of skin correction2:55
We will correct skin using Imagenomic Portraiture plugin
Dodge and Burn using Curves5:54
Final touches3:08
Color correction and Sharpening
Practical task0:21

Requirements

Computer with any version of Adobe Photoshop installed

Description

This course is designed to give you all necessary tips and tools to create great studio portraits. We are going to discuss three easy studio lighting set up you can use in your work, I will also explain you how to choose correct camera settings during your work.

After you finish this course you will be able to use all professional techniques to perform high-end beauty portraits retouching: 2-step and 3-step frequency separation, 2 different ways of Dodge and Burn. We will also discuss how to process pictures in Adobe Camera Raw, how to get correct colors, add additional sharpness and perform color toning.
Most of the course we discuss portraits beauty retouching and it does not cover more advanced topics about studio lighting. It contains three lighting schemes that are universal and can be used even if you are first time in studio.

Who this course is for:

Everyone who is interested in Studio Photography
Portrait Photographers
Portrait Retouchers

Portrait Photography: from Studio to Photoshop

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 3min

One light setup10 lectures • 51min

High key setup9 lectures • 37min

Low key setup8 lectures • 31min

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