With the photo shoot wrapped, move into the culling and retouching phase for gelled key and fill lighting. Using Lightroom, cull through a series of captures with photographer, Jake Hicks, to find the top images for retouching. Learn to assess the details with Jake, analyzing pose, color contouring, specularity and color balance to select the perfect images for retouching in Photoshop.
Begin the retouching process for the gelled edge hero. For this image, begin with compositing two exposures to eliminate a camera stand. After creating a clean composite, move forward with a solid base image to eliminate targeted skin and clothing distractions. With a wider shot composition, focu...
Upon completing production for the first look - the gelled flare - begin the retouching process in Photoshop, with photographer Jake Hicks. For this example, work to understand a portrait retouching approach, adding more complex editorial examples as the training series progress. In this section,...
After culling the top images, leverage the power of RAW image processing using Lightroom's toolset. Hear photographer Jake Hicks, philosophy on processing RAW with Lightroom, prior to editing your images in Photoshop. Using highlights, tone curves, clarity along with other adjustments, create a b...
