With the top selects chosen, use the power of Lightroom for processing RAW data. Explore some presets that photographer, Jake Hicks, has developed through years of experience in colored gel photography. Learn to build presets within the develop module to build your own library. Manipulate color with control, adjusting shadows, highlights, saturation, contrast, vibrance and a myriad of other controls. Adjust color from a global and targeted way, ultimately working to achieve a balanced exposure with rich data to be exported for editing in Photoshop.
Begin retouching one of two hero images. Follow photographer, Jake Hicks, as he targets his process of skin retouching to local blemishes and spots. Hear best practices when using Photoshop's patch tool for this kind of detailed work. Learn the importance of building a solid base with this time c...
After the first pass of skin retouching with a targeted, localized approach - begin another broader pass at the skin with black and white toning. Using soft layers, soft light, multiply, curves, hue saturation, paint brush and masking, learn to paint masks that create balanced, even skin tone wit...
With each retouching pass, work to create powerful aesthetic and vibrance. Follow photographer, Jake Hicks, as he methodically applies skin smoothing to the gelled key and fill image. Create a mathematical approach, employing gaussian blur, High Pass filtering, Linear Light blending, to create na...
