Pictorial Photography: Depict Surrealist Worlds
Creative Retouch 2
A course by Lucero Trejo , Fine Art, Fashion, and Product Photographer
About the video: Creative Retouch 2
Overview
“We keep tweaking. Now I'm going to show you how to blur the background gradient of the photo to achieve a subtle effect. You will see how to work with layers to generate effects.”
In this video lesson Lucero Trejo addresses the topic: Creative Retouch 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Photography: Depict Surrealist Worlds. Learn to create portraits with a fascinating narrative inspired by Baroque and Renaissance art.
Partial transcription of the video
“creative retouch I just reopened my image after saving it. Continuing with the cleaning of our background, what i want to focus on now It is in the part of the horizon lines, these that I have here. They make me a lot of noise because they look crooked and I would like to make the gradient more subtle, It will fade more smoothly. We'll start by duplicating this layer. A tip that is very interesting, one tool that is quite useful is the Magic Wand. In it we have a button called Subject Selection. Let's click there and we are going to see that, in an automated way, Photoshop makes a selection...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Photography: Depict Surrealist Worlds
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Fine-Art Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

Lucero Trejo
A course by Lucero Trejo
Lucero Trejo is passionate about fine art, fashion, portrait, and product photography.
Her objective is to capture a world of stories and mystery through light and darkness. Her color palettes and lighting scales are inspired by Baroque and Renaissance art, resulting in a pictorial style that flits between dreamlike worlds and surreal settings.
Lucero has exhibited in several Latin American countries as well as in Italy, and has worked with different brands, designers, and agencies in the creation of campaigns, branding, and art direction. She loves connecting with photographers, sharing experiences in conferences and workshops, and taking the art of pictorial photography to another level.
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