Portrait Photography: Retouch and Composite Vibrant Images
Full Retouching 4
A course by David Ayllon , Photographer, Creative Director, and Visual Artist
Joined April 2020
About the video: Full Retouching 4
Overview
“It's time to achieve a high fashion magazine level of smoothness! In this lesson, I will continue to edit the image. However, you will also see the importance of establishing boundaries as I show you where to retain elements of texture.”
In this video lesson David Ayllon addresses the topic: Full Retouching 4, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Photography: Retouch and Composite Vibrant Images. Learn how to create expressive images by exploring identity and iconic references through storytelling, from initial concept to final edit.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Full Retouching If I toggle the Frequency Separation layer on and off, you can see what we did here. On one hand, yes, this eyebrow bone above her eye is a lot smoother. The texture is not quite as noticeable as what it looked like here before. The problem that I always find is that the blurriness is fading into the eyebrow, and I don't want to touch the eyebrow, but I've already blurred it, so what do I do? I'll show you what I do have ultimate control over where things spill onto. We're going to go to the History panel. We're going to go back. It's like the master list of undos. Now we'...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Photography: Retouch and Composite Vibrant Images
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Photographic Lighting, Photography Post-production, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

David Ayllon
A course by David Ayllon
David’s unique and vibrant style has gained him wide recognition, with several accolades to his name. In 2018, David won a W3 award for his work on the Courtyard/NFL Super Bowl Sleepover digital campaign. He is also a winner of the 2017 PDN Faces photography competition, 2016 Seeing the Light competition (Rangefinder Magazine), as well as the 2009 IAC award for Best Design Website.
David has worked at countless design agencies as well as in-house at companies like Marriott International, Rockstar Games, and Taco Bell. Some of his past clients include Elvira, Todrick Hall, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco, as well as Drag Race winners Trixie Mattel and Sasha Velour. He received his MFA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art & Design.
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