November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 02

ADVANCED PORTRAIT TECHNIQUES I had an assignment from a client who wanted to shoot an ad that used the size comparison of two heads with hard hats to illustrate the…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 03

Now here is the tricky part! Look at the hammer in this next image. Notice how bright the head of the hammer is? Now look at the shadow side of…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 04

To get the perspective as shown in the layout, a 250mm lens was required. I explained this to the client that even at f/22 set on my lens, I would…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 05

Over and Under Here are two approaches to glamour style lighting.  The portrait on left was shot using two light boxes; a large box right above camera and a small…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 06

This photo represents a glamor technique widely used among photographers. It starts with two key lights, small strip lights on each side of the camera and close to it. Both…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 07

These three images show this technique as used on Chelsea. A very nice soft light quality with minimal shadows.

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 08

I remembered a photo taken by one of my fellow classmates while I was in photography school of this cute 15 year old teenage girl in Santa Barbara. The cute…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 09

I took the image into PS and began cleaning of the face and wrinkles, added eye shadow and cheek color, brightened the lips, colored the eyes. I also used curves…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 10

I also used a cutter card. A cutter card is a black piece of foam core (or something else) that is either huge or small. The purpose of a cutter…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 11

SET THE MOOD WITH LIGHTING This next photo, also taken on assignment, was for an Orthopedic Clinic and the concept was arthritis in the hands. The client brought in a…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 12

TWO KEY LIGHTS This is a fun and interesting technique used throughout the portrait and fashion world and it is comprised of two key lights right next to each other….

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 13

RING LIGHTS Ring lights, aka ring flash, have been popular and in style for years. They offer a nice soft quality of light and when your subject is against the…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 14

MORE FUN TECHNIQUES This image was taken for my portfolio and was a combination of lighting and Photoshop techniques. I started with two extra large light boxes, one on each…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 16

To start, I usually go for the big items such as the bump on here nose. I first duplicate the background so I am always working on a copy.

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 17

You can also use the spot healing brush for wrinkles here as well. The photo below shows the brush on the wrinkles under the right eye and I also use…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 18

  Here is the result of both cheek wrinkles being slightly lighter.

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 19

I will also lighten the whites of the eyes some and I use the Lasso Tool to make my selection. In this case I select the whites of the eyes…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 20

Using the Hue Saturation sliders I slide the Lighten slider ever so slightly until I like the whiteness of the teeth. If it appears to be too much, I will…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 21

The next technique is to create a diffused glow that hides the textures of the skin. This is mostly used with women and works quite well. Here you can see…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 22

Then select both those layers and Group them from the layers palette .

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 23

Another technique I have been using is the dreamy skin glow using a Gaussian blur tool and layer masks to blend back in the sharp image.

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 24

  Both these images used this softening technique for a real dreamy glow to the portraits.

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 25

I was teaching a portrait workshop and the photography center holding the event had arranged for the model to use for lighting demos. When I saw her my jaw  dropped…

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November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 02

ADVANCED PORTRAIT TECHNIQUES I had an assignment from a client who wanted to shoot an ad that used the size comparison of two heads with hard hats to illustrate the…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 03

Now here is the tricky part! Look at the hammer in this next image. Notice how bright the head of the hammer is? Now look at the shadow side of…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 04

To get the perspective as shown in the layout, a 250mm lens was required. I explained this to the client that even at f/22 set on my lens, I would…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 05

Over and Under Here are two approaches to glamour style lighting.  The portrait on left was shot using two light boxes; a large box right above camera and a small…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 06

This photo represents a glamor technique widely used among photographers. It starts with two key lights, small strip lights on each side of the camera and close to it. Both…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 07

These three images show this technique as used on Chelsea. A very nice soft light quality with minimal shadows.

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 08

I remembered a photo taken by one of my fellow classmates while I was in photography school of this cute 15 year old teenage girl in Santa Barbara. The cute…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 09

I took the image into PS and began cleaning of the face and wrinkles, added eye shadow and cheek color, brightened the lips, colored the eyes. I also used curves…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 10

I also used a cutter card. A cutter card is a black piece of foam core (or something else) that is either huge or small. The purpose of a cutter…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 11

SET THE MOOD WITH LIGHTING This next photo, also taken on assignment, was for an Orthopedic Clinic and the concept was arthritis in the hands. The client brought in a…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 12

TWO KEY LIGHTS This is a fun and interesting technique used throughout the portrait and fashion world and it is comprised of two key lights right next to each other….

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 13

RING LIGHTS Ring lights, aka ring flash, have been popular and in style for years. They offer a nice soft quality of light and when your subject is against the…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 14

MORE FUN TECHNIQUES This image was taken for my portfolio and was a combination of lighting and Photoshop techniques. I started with two extra large light boxes, one on each…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 16

To start, I usually go for the big items such as the bump on here nose. I first duplicate the background so I am always working on a copy.

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 17

You can also use the spot healing brush for wrinkles here as well. The photo below shows the brush on the wrinkles under the right eye and I also use…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 18

  Here is the result of both cheek wrinkles being slightly lighter.

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 19

I will also lighten the whites of the eyes some and I use the Lasso Tool to make my selection. In this case I select the whites of the eyes…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 20

Using the Hue Saturation sliders I slide the Lighten slider ever so slightly until I like the whiteness of the teeth. If it appears to be too much, I will…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 21

The next technique is to create a diffused glow that hides the textures of the skin. This is mostly used with women and works quite well. Here you can see…

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 22

Then select both those layers and Group them from the layers palette .

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 23

Another technique I have been using is the dreamy skin glow using a Gaussian blur tool and layer masks to blend back in the sharp image.

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 24

  Both these images used this softening technique for a real dreamy glow to the portraits.

Read More
November 07, 2011

Lesson 15: Page 25

I was teaching a portrait workshop and the photography center holding the event had arranged for the model to use for lighting demos. When I saw her my jaw  dropped…

Read More