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MichelB » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:37 pm
tennie wrote: Oh, I love that. Thanks for the link. Will have to practice for sure......Michel, are you available as model? LOL
I'd do it on my husband but he has deep ravines where the wrinkles should be. Maybe I can con a friend into this although most run when they see me with a camera.
Tennie
Tennie, you can use the 'original' in my gallery to practice...
Finding models willing to be photographed may be difficult, but most of the time people would like a flattering retouch for their portraits! Most cameras have 'faithful' or 'neutral' modes: that's the last thing models want! Like me, you may have to handle the portraits of older parents (my mother and mother in law, 86 and 87), teen-agers with acne, or old male friends with reddish skin and deep wrinkles. It should not be difficult to find matter for practicing skin editing.
If you look at forums like retouchpro, you'll find amateurs as well as so-called 'high-end retouchers'. Communication between both groups is not always what it should be. When dealing with a retouch, first choose the style and look you think will be good for you and the model. Don't be mislead by those high-end retouchers who spend whole days on a single image; image of a good-looking star, with professional make-up, taken with first-class lighting by expert photographers. You'll learn many techniques to deal with all kind of problems: wrinkles, grunge, stains, red vessels, acne, loose hair etc. Most of the time, this leads to files with multiple layers and masks to deal with individual defects. A forum like this may be very useful to learn how to deal with each type of skin defect: this was a good example by Suzi.