Senior Pics and Blemish Removal

lifeinfocus

I just took some photos of a rising high school boy. Photos and composition look very good, although the young man has some skin blemishes common at his age.

Besides the use of cloning and or Gaussian blur are there other tools and or methods recommended to remove blemishes?

Software like Portrait Professional any good?

All comments are welcome.

Thanks, Phil

zoomer

Try the sample version of Portrait Professional. Very easy to use.
Just use the complexion settings and set them low.
Then you can do spot cleanup with the brushes....or with a soft brush at low opacity in your normal software with the cloning tool.
Stay away from blurs.

If he just has a spot here and there, easy enough to do it with the cloning tool. Soft brush at low opacity.

divamum

Use this tutorial to remove red - you'd be surprised how much vanishes when the excess red is taken buh-bye.... You can then clone/patch the texture on a separate layer to help minimize any particular problems.

I like the retouching action included in the TRA set, and I've also had very good results with Coffeeshop's "Glamour Glow", and another one I found called "Magic Skin" (both freeware).

Zoomer does beautiful work with Portrait Pro; I tried it myself, and was not at all happy with the results which, even turned WAY down, were excessive IMO. Bottom line is that YMMV!

lifeinfocus

I will try these suggestions. Thanks so much Zoomer and DivaMum for quick and excellent responses.

Phil

jpc

Get the least expensive version of Portrait Pro. It is incredible.

TenThirteen

I agree, portrait professional is awesome, BUT don't go overboard. It's hard not to, but then I always go back and look at my files and see I have created barbies, lol

lifeinfocus

divamum wrote: »

Use this tutorial to remove red - you'd be surprised how much vanishes when the excess red is taken buh-bye.... You can then clone/patch the texture on a separate layer to help minimize any particular problems.

I like the retouching action included in the TRA set, and I've also had very good results with Coffeeshop's "Glamour Glow", and another one I found called "Magic Skin" (both freeware).

Zoomer does beautiful work with Portrait Pro; I tried it myself, and was not at all happy with the results which, even turned WAY down, were excessive IMO. Bottom line is that YMMV!

I found Magic Skin at http://www.mcpactions.com/magic-skin-all.html and it is $49.95. Website looks very good. Some nice training videos and a big plus for me is that the developer resides in my home state of Michigan.

Glamour Glow is a filter in the Color Efex Pro, I think, at http://www.niksoftware.com/colorefexpro/usa/entry.php . Cost starts at $100 to $200.

And I cannot locate the 'TRA" set. Could tell me about that tool please?

I used the tutorial you mentioned and that did wonders. thanks for the tip.

Thank, Phil

BTW, Magic Skin tools and website looks very appealing.

I was also check out Portrait Pro again.

As I write this I wonder how much editing should be done?

It would be cool to have the time to do a complete review of all these tools.

Hmm??

Thanks again, Phil (love photography and computer technology)