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tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
edited October 27, 2011 in People
I have been learning new techniques of portrait retouching - like those you can see in the magazines. It take a huge amount of time to get a really good result, but after few hours of working - the results came like this. You have to see the portrait in a bigger size - click the image!

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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    gorgeous
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    What was the light setup on this shot? Looks like a single light from up top. Do you mind sharing some details?
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  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 26, 2011
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    What was the light setup on this shot? Looks like a single light from up top. Do you mind sharing some details?

    First of all thank you all for such great comments.

    The light setup:
    The photo was taken with only one Light source - Bowens Gemini 500 with a beauty dish. The light was positioned right in front of the model - much higher than the model. The shadows under the chin is corrected in PS (it gives impression like there were 2 light sources - more symmetrical). The background light - reproduced in PS.

    Again thank you for all the comments.
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    I really like this. The lighting. The way the hand is coming out of the jacket...
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  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 26, 2011
    adbsgicom wrote: »
    I really like this. The lighting. The way the hand is coming out of the jacket...

    Thank you very much!
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  • bitwise95bitwise95 Registered Users Posts: 48 Big grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    very nice! i find i can spend hours experimenting with portrait retouches. Would you be willing to share your before with your after?
  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 26, 2011
    bitwise95 wrote: »
    very nice! i find i can spend hours experimenting with portrait retouches. Would you be willing to share your before with your after?

    I am sure she will kill me for that but here you go :)
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    So what do you think?
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  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 26, 2011
    Yes sir ;)
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  • J KaceyJ Kacey Registered Users Posts: 114 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2011
    tomnovy wrote: »
    Yes sir ;)
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    Opps this one too.... I meant to comment on your other image..Laughing.gif
    So I was deleting when you posted
    Reposted
  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 26, 2011
    No probs.
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  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2011
    gorgeous in so many ways. What new skin techniques did you try?
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  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 27, 2011
    Dodge and Burn mainly. Thank you very much for the comment.
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  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2011
    Really nice job on the retouchimg. I know how much time that takes to do well.

    One nit. Where is that hand coming from and whose is it? Laughing.gif
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  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 27, 2011
    The jacket is just put over the model - it is her hand :)
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