May 31, 2011 Posted on May 31, 2011 | 0 comments

Variation In Atmospheres: Retouch Comparison

 
After:

‘Head In The Clouds’ version:

Retouch Comparison:

Before:

Lighting set up from Scott Kelby’s ’10 Essential Studio Techniques Every Photographer Needs to Know’
from Kelby Training.

5 Light Set Up:
AB800 with 7″ reflector & 20° grid on each side and several feet behind, pointed at subject
AB800 with 7″ reflector and 30° grid pointed at Thunder Gray seamless background
AB800 in 22″ white beauty dish (no sock) on camera axis and 3′ above subject
AB800 in 10″ x 36″ strip box (turned horizontal) on camera axis and below subject for fill
Triggered with Paul C. Bluff Cybersyncs

Post Processing Info: (Not in order)

Initial adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw

Replaced right eyeball with left eyeball

Duplicated left highlight on face & pasted it onto right side

Changed color of jacket with Hue/Sat & Selective Color Adj. layers

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

Additional removal of blemishes on empty layer with Healing Brush

Reduced the red & yellow saturation of skin with Hue/Sat Adj. layer

Subtle Calvinizing (search ‘Calvinize’ by Calvin Hollywood)

Nik Plugin ‘Tonal Contrast’ from Color Efex 3.0 for highlights, midtones & shadows

Adjusted color of background with Selective Color Adj. layer

Cloud brush from DeviantArt for background

Additional color correction of skin with Selective Color Adj. layer

Added a vignette

Lightened eyes with duplicate layer in Screen mode then masked

Cloned out original catch lights & added my own from a brush I made

OnOne PhotoTools plugins (assorted) to add crispness

Topaz Clean Plugin on hair, beard eyebrows & eyelashes

Used Mystical Lighting &Ambiance plugin from Auto FX for the atmospheres in the Rain, Fog, Snow & Wind versions

Processing time: 11 hours ~ I’m slow

Photos by Regina Pagles