Adobe Photoshop: Beginner's Guide for Photographers
Course 5: Final Touches and Useful Tips: Understanding CMYK Composition of Skin Tones
By Mikael Eliasson , Portrait Photographer
About the video: Understanding CMYK Composition of Skin Tones
Overview
“All skin tones are unique, but I will attempt to teach you how to understand the composition of the colors of skin and how to edit them in this lesson.”
In this video lesson Mikael Eliasson addresses the topic: Understanding CMYK Composition of Skin Tones, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 5: Final Touches and Useful Tips. Take your Photoshop knowledge to the next level and work like a professional.
Partial transcription of the video
“LESSON 4 Measuring the CMYK Composition of Skin Tones PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE 5 In this lesson, we'll learn how to measure CMYK values in skin tones in order to make an informed edit. Now, of course, all skin tones are different, but the composition of the colours are very similar. We are going to use the Info Panel to look at the CMYK readouts, as well as using Curves for some complex, fine-tuned Colour Adjustments. Let me show you how to do that. Every person has a slightly different skin tone, so therefore it's difficult to actually measure skin tones. However, in this lesson, I...”
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Mikael Eliasson
By Mikael Eliasson
Mikael Eliasson is a London-based photographer whose work focuses primarily on portraiture. His photos have been exhibited throughout Europe, and have been showcased in Portfolio Catalogue magazine (issue number 43), as well as in private shows in London, Turin, and more.
Besides his commissioned and personal work, Mikael also works as a photography & Photoshop tutor and runs Photography Course London.
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