mia_mestdagh Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 <p>I'm brand new to Portrait/Fashion Photography. A friend asked me to take some pictures of her so she can submit them to a magazine beauty makeover contest.<br> I think the pictures turned out ok but I think I should do some more post processing. I tried using Photoshop's patch tool but I was not happy with the results. I don't want and need to spend hours on adjusting the photo but would appreciate any suggestions to improve the photos.<br> Here are the photos my friend liked:<br> http://webyodel.com/Anja/DSC04252.jpg<br> http://webyodel.com/Anja/DSC04260.jpg<br> http://webyodel.com/Anja/DSC04289.jpg<br> http://webyodel.com/Anja/DSC04262.jpg</p> <p>Thanks!<br> Mia</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 <p>These look pretty noisy, what ISO did you shoot at?<br /> For a makeover contest, I'm not sure you want to clean up too much although you should try some noise reduction. I suspect they look for photos that don't show someone looking all post-processed. But just in case they do, here's an example of what can be done.</p> <p>I used a plugin that has some cost associated with it but this can be done in Photoshop with a mix of liquify, skin smoothing, local tonal adjustments, and some wrinkle and hair cleanup with the healing tool.</p><div></div> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mia_mestdagh Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 <p>Thanks Jeff for you input and suggestions. Your reworked picture looks so much better. Thank you very much.<br> I was shooting at ISO 800. We only had one evening to shoot and light was less than ideal. I tried to use a reflector but the light was too flat.<br> I'll give the liquify, skin smoothing, local tonal adjustments, and some wrinkle and hair cleanup with the healing tool a try.<br> Thanks,<br> Mia</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis_modesti Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 <p>You may want to consider Portrait Professional software. It is inexpensive and it works wonders quickly. Easy to learn too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_murphy5 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 <blockquote> <p ><a name="00dTxb"></a><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=7042550">Luis Modesti</a>, Sep 09, 2015; 04:35 p.m.You may want to consider Portrait Professional software. It is inexpensive and it works wonders quickly. Easy to learn too.</p> </blockquote> <p>I will occasionally use Portrait Professional but you have to be careful with it, as it can distort eye color and especially teeth. I have been very happy with the skin smoothing results but have had to cut and paste the teeth from the original image into the PP version. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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