nita_dyck Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 How do some wedding photographers get that really creamy skin tone?? I am sure there are a few ways to achieve this but was hoping someone could shed some light on it for me. I have tried with a few Photoshop plug-in but this just seems to make the picture blurry and I like the crispness of the photo to be maintained, as I have seen in some photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiandooris Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Can you post an example ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Soft filters, Photoshop blur tools, like Gaussian Blur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve.elliott Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Use a shallow depth of field and a fair focal length such as f2.8, 55mm (88mm with 1.6 crop) and just sharpen the eyes in photoshop. A little smoothing, removing of blemishes in Photoshop also helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Start with a large light source, not a small spot light on top the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckry Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Chances are the effect you are talking about is just heavy PS manipulation. None of my clients have skin that is all one color with absolutely no moles or freckles. It looks freakish to me, but if that's the look you are going for, you pretty much can only accomplish it in PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conraderb Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 really creamy skin is the quadfecta of wedding photography: high quality, large aperture lenses, beautiful lighting, makeup and (optional) a bit of selective soft focus in photoshop. I think that the first three are more important than the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenacolson Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Nita, it'd be really helpful if you could show some examples. I think I know what you're talking about, but my answer would be a longer one so I want to make sure before doing all that typing! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark pav Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 A nice, diffuse light, a good lens and either great makeup or great Photoshop technique (which doesn't involve blurring, by the way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_k. Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 There are two really easy ways to get great skin tones. Kodak 160NC and Fuji 160S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nita_dyck Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Wow, this is my first time on this site and you all have been fantastic! THANK-YOU for all your imput! I have couple example picture. The first I have seen the actual photo and it actually looks sharper in real life but it still has the dreamy effect. In this case it is most likey just some PSing?? What was actualy done I have no idea?? The next has that soft look and still looks really sharp too. Hopfully this gives you all a better idea. And thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nita_dyck Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 PS...I am shooting with a Nikon D80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_saunders Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Take a look at Marc Williams' PN gallery- he is the master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark pav Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Nita, try playing around with the diffuse glow filter in Photoshop. You might also want to create a new layer, run a gaussian blur at a radius of about 4, then change the blend mode to soft light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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