Apr 27, 2011 Posted on Apr 27, 2011 | 1 comment

The Gaze – Before & After, Including Processing Steps

Fred:

Side by side comparison:

So, I finally took the time and wrote down all my post processing steps, instead of just trying to remember

Here they are, in order:

Initial color correction in Adobe Camera Raw

Selective Color Adj. layer for color balance (reds & yellows)

Natalia Taffarel technique for retouching skin/removing blemishes on face only

Additional removal of blemishes on merged layer with Healing brush

Calvinized (search Calvin Hollywood)

Nik Software Color Efex Plugin ‘Tonal Contrast’ filter

OnOne Software PhotoTools ‘Clarify’ filter

Additional color correction with Selective Color Adj. layer

Reduced saturation of yellow in skin with a Hue/Sat Adj. layer

Natalia Taffarel technique for retouching skin/removing blemishes on neck only

Selective Color Adj. layer on neck only to match color to face (bumped reds & yellows)

Darkened neck with a Brightness/Contrast Adj.layer

Additional Healing of skin on merged layer

Evened out dark patches of skin with Clone tool in Lighten mode

Dodged & Burned eyes

Fixed weird reflection in one eye

Filled in uneven patches of beard with Healing Brush

Topaz Clean Plugin on hair, beard eyebrows & eyelashes

Re-Calvinized for additional contrast

Lightened neck back up with Brightness/Contrast Adj. layer

Desaturated right ear with a Hue/Sat Adj. later

Lightened right ear with a Brightness/Contrast Adj. layer

Reduced saturation of red in left ear

Additional touch up on pores with the Healing Brush

Fixed more beard patches

OnOne PhotoTools ‘Auto Color’ filter which gave the golden cast…that I liked and decided to keep

Cropped (top)

Added vignette (masked subject)

Removed ‘banding’ from background with a Neutral Gray Fill Layer in Overlay blend mode with Noise added, then applied the Unsharp Mask filter

Thats it…all done!

Photos by Regina Pagles

One Response to “The Gaze – Before & After, Including Processing Steps”

1. Heamant Shukla says:

   July 28, 2011 at 9:58 am

   Thank you Regina for sharing this.