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CreativeLive

Skin. The Complete Course

via CreativeLive

Overview

Skin. Everyone has it, everyone wants it to look good, and if you're a photographer who shoots people, you need to know how to light, shoot, and retouch it. Hollywood photographer Lee Varis has shot celebrities, movie posters, and magazine features where the skin has to be perfect. He's the author of the popular book Skin, and he's coming to CreativeLive to share his knowledge.

Lee will take you from start to finish through multiple shoots with different types of subjects, covering how to pose and light them well, then dive deep into post-processing in Lightroom and Photoshop. You'll learn how to fix blemishes, smooth out wrinkles, and address other skin concerns so you can help your clients look their best.

Syllabus

  • Calibrating Your System for Accurate Results
  • Shoot Prep: Workflow & Lighting Setup
  • Shoot: High Key Beauty Portrait
  • Shoot: Hollywood Glamour
  • Student Shoot: Colleen
  • Student Shoot: Andrea
  • Image Review and Q&A
  • Skin Tone and Black & White Points
  • Image Selection
  • Global Color Correction
  • Retouching Basics
  • Advanced Skin Smoothing Technique
  • Luminosity vs. Color
  • Shoot: Low Key Dramatic
  • Student Shoot: Ian
  • Student Shoot: Michael
  • Student Shoot: Colleen
  • Shoot: Beauty Light
  • Luminosity Blending in Photoshop
  • Applying Luminosity
  • Color Correction in Lightroom
  • Detailed Retouching
  • Color Space Discussion
  • Darkening and Lightening Skin
  • Spot Treatment
  • Sharpening
  • Compositing
  • Introduction to Shooting Movement
  • Shoot: Dancer Leaping
  • Students Shooting
  • Shoot: Dancing
  • Student Shoot: Ian and Colleen
  • Shoot: Dancer Portrait
  • Dancer Session Q&A
  • Figure Retouching
  • Liquify Filter
  • Masking and Edges
  • Importing a Background
  • Color Change and Motion Blur
  • Enhancing Color
  • Removing Tattoos and Adding Effects
  • Lee's Photoshop History
  • Final Portrait Edit

Taught by

Lee Varis

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