Photoshop

February 29th, 2008
I had a couple questions on my editing when I posted these pictures. So for those who care, this post is for you. And for those who don’t… well, unfortunetaly this post is for you too.

Image SOOC

  • first I lightened the image using curves.
  • then adjusted the saturation to +13.
  • His skin was looking a little too blotchy and red because it was so cold outside. So under the Selective Color Options with the red selected, I turned down the black to -30 and the magenta to -5

After I made those changes his skin still had too much of a cold, blue tone to it and it was a little too dark. So I,

  • Adjusted the image in curves again. This time just trying to lighten the shadows. Then in the red channel, I boosted the red just a touch to warm it up.
  • Then in the Color Balance I turned the red up to +11 and turn the yellow down around -20.
  • Last, I added a Soft Light in using the Layers palette and changed the opacity to 25%.


side by side comparisonPhotobucket

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10 Responses to “Photoshop”

  1. March 1st, 2008 at 12:51 am Chell Said:

    He is just too dang cute. I love his eyes i this shot…

  2. March 1st, 2008 at 6:09 am Jenny B Said:

    You are good! Thanks for sharing!

  3. March 1st, 2008 at 1:01 pm Kristina Said:

    Oh, wow. I have so much to learn in Photoshop. You did so good to take the photo from sooc to the final product!

  4. March 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 am AmyG Said:

    You are my hero! When you move back home we can do trade work, taxes for Photoshop lessons! :)

  5. March 2nd, 2008 at 3:37 am Angela2932 Said:

    I am so impressed! Share as many of these before and afters as you want! They’re like gold!

  6. March 2nd, 2008 at 4:02 am Amy Said:

    Thanks so much for posting what you did, I need lots of help in PS and this is great! When I saw the SOOC, I was wondering what you could do to make it better, but when I see the side-by-side, I see the difference! I always wonder what you all do to make the skin look so nice!

  7. March 2nd, 2008 at 4:19 am Alicia Barry Said:

    This is really interesting for a beginner like me. Thanks for posting.

  8. March 5th, 2008 at 3:25 am kdudley Said:

    you make a mean ps martini! seriously girl, you’ve got mad skills and your pictures are proof :) beautiful work.

  9. March 5th, 2008 at 5:39 pm mom2three Said:

    OMG love it! Very cool!!

  10. October 2nd, 2010 at 10:19 pm Jaci Udy Said:

    I love these play by play lessons you share!
    Do you ever offer PS mentoring sessions? I would like to get more familiar with color balance and selective color options.

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