For the third and final pose of the Don Quixote series, use the spot projector and ring flash to create a series of character portraits. Create an incredibly stylized and dramatic realization. Strip lighting away for a high contrast mood, creating intentional specularity and highlights. Utilize a tripod, variant lens and change in perspective for an illustrative, expressive, and dramatic portrait.
With production complete, transition from the studio to the retouching phase of the Don Quixote dramatic portrait. Follow photographer, Chris Knight as he processes his RAW selects for retouching, using Lightroom. Learn to optimize your imagery for Photoshop.
Begin retouching the hero image, the standing portrait pose from the Don Quixote series. Over the next hour, follow photographer, Chris Knight, as he builds a stunning vision for the dramatic portrait using Photoshop. Learn best practices for cleanup, frequency separation, dodge and burn, and con...
With the hero complete, retouch a more intimate portrait with higher contrast lighting and focus on the subjects face. Leveraging the power of Photoshop, focus on things like naturalizing the theatre wig and beard, honing your skills with frequency separation to create natural skin texture and to...
