JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN...

...does not always mean you should. The ethics of beauty retouching - how far is too far! This topic has perplexed me for sometime and I know it does not take much to freeze me into the headlights but I think it really requires a bit of thought(the ethics that is). The following video shows a normal speed (I wish) sample of a retouch job. Now for the sake of showing techniques I show what IS possible, but think for a moment about what you require for delivery to your client. A nip and tuck here and there never hurt anybody - maybe. I enjoy post production work. Truly I do!

But ask yourself what you are doing and better yet why you are doing it. It has never been intended to be there as a reason for poor photography - more about making great photography even greater. Taking it to places that excite ones imagination not to mention the workflow advantages and do overs. I am appearing at PhotoPlus 2009 and have 2 sessions, one on HDR and the other on Glamour Retouching. We'll dig in and show how we can solve problems as a retoucher and we may also ask a few questions about when and why? Enjoy

T Soft2 High End Skin Softening

This is a repeat post of high end skin softening, but this time the audio works all the way through.
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Return Skin Texture

Returning the texture to the skin is often times what makes or breaks the softening technique. Here is what is important.

BACK!

Sorry to take a brief break in the action, but I recently moved - Wow, I thought Photoshop was difficult. Anyhow, I am back and ready for a few new trick and tips to show. Stay tuned as we will dive into some Skin Softening techniques in my next post. Thanks for standing by.
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HDR People

Multiple tone mapping of the same image and getting better results in registration as well as skin tone.

LET'S NOT FORGET THE MUPPETS

Alway having fun - the name of the game...

PHOTOPLUS EXPO 2009

Hey there... wanted to share the video about this years show and let you know I will be there again this year teaching a seminar on HDR and on Beauty Retouching...hope to see you there. MORE

HDR Many Ways

There are many ways to skin a cat and if your cat happens to be a bracketed or non-bracketed scene, there are in fact many ways to process.

DEKE'S MASKING ESSENTIALS

HOW MANY MEGA-PIXELS???

Got to thinking, which although not that frequent - can be dangerous, about the present state of camera wars and the megapixel battles that result. With rumors now out on the D4x and other super cameras, where does medium format start to fit in? As the cost of the systems starts to meet somewhere in the $10-$20K range it make some start to think about things like bit depth and sensor size. Now the 35mm cameras have not got to that price range yet, but that day is upon us. Hasselblad and Mamiya are both getting competitive with system pricing to make pros think twice about why they are making the investment in 35mm. I have shot both systems and find medium format quite nice when working with skin tone, fine detail and brilliant color. The 35mm groups are not shabby by any means in these areas either it's just that the climate seems to be changing, so keep your options open and your credit cards ready.