Shoot for the Moon

WEDDING RETOUCHING - Beauty Edit

Beauty is subjective. We generally adhere to European-American beauty standards. This includes clean, bright skin, perfect hair, sharp eyes, bright white teeth, and highly detailed designer labels. Unless the client specifies something, we will follow this basic process for all images.

REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK CONSTANTLY. 

 

  • Make a copy of the “Background Layer”; Label it “Liquify”

  • Make two copies of the “Liquify” layer and Label it “HI” and “LO”; This technique is called high-frequency separation

    • Create a “Group” with the “HI” and “LO” Layers so you can toggle back and forth

    • Click to highlight the “LO” layer; Click on “Filter” > “Blur” > “Gaussian Blur”; Adjust the Blur level to make sure the skin looks perfectly smooth

    • Click to highlight the “HI” layer; Click on “Image” > “Apply Image”

      • Change the drop-down “Layer” option to the “LO” layer

      • Change the drop-down “Blending” option to the “Subtract”

      • Click “OK”

      • The “HI” Layer is going to look weird and grey. Go to the “Layers” Panel and click on the drop-down menu that says “Normal” and select “Linear Light”

    • Start at the head of the subject and work your way down on the “HI” layer

      • Use the “Patch Tool” to remove the larger blemishes and texture

      • Use the “Stamp Tool” on a low opacity and flow until you are comfortable with making bigger strokes

    • Select the “LO” layer and adjust the color if necessary to make it a more uniform color

  • Make a new layer (SHIFT + COMMAND + N) named “Dodge and Burn” or “DB”

    • Change the drop-down “Mode” option to “Overlay”

    • Use the “Brush Tool”; “Soft Round”, “Opacity” = <15%, “Flow” = <25%

    • Set “Foreground” color to White to Lighten or “Dodge”

    • Set “Foreground” color to Black to Darken or “Burn”

  • Make a “Client Correction” layer

    • Create a new layer by highlighting all of your work in the “Layers” panel

    • SHIFT + OPTION + COMMAND + E = New layer with all highlighted layers; Delete this later so that each step is it’s own layer

    • Make all requested corrections on progressive layers above this

    • If there is something you do not know how to do, ask your supervisor and find a YouTube tutorial. If the tutorial is useful, email it to Alanna so that she can incorporate it into the system

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