Modern Headshot Photography: Capture Profound Portraits
Editing 2
A course by Phil Sharp , Photographer
About the video: Editing 2
Overview
“Here, I will continue to edit my image, focusing on colour, tonal values, shadowing, texture, and minor retouches. ”
In this video lesson Phil Sharp addresses the topic: Editing 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Headshot Photography: Capture Profound Portraits. Learn how to shoot and edit compelling portrait photographs that tell a story about their subject.
Partial transcription of the video
“Editing. Something else I like to do is I might create a selective color layer and change the color there to black. Now these sliders will adjust the color values in the color you selected up here. So if I move this yellow slider, it's going to add yellow, or the opposite of yellow on the color wheel, which is blue, to the blacks so... Just... you can add a tiny, tiny bit, maybe like -4 yellow in the black, which is essentially adding 4 blue, to the blacks. I think this is one of those looks that I like that just gives things a little bit more of a film kind of feel, perhaps. And also becau...”
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Course summary for: Modern Headshot Photography: Capture Profound Portraits
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Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Phil Sharp
A course by Phil Sharp
Phil Sharp is a London-based portrait photographer specializing in headshots for actors. He started experimenting with photography after borrowing a friend’s camera, and later went on to work at a family portrait studio, where he learned how to get the most out of his subjects. He lived in New York for a few years, where he captured street photography, before moving back to London in 2009 to work for a variety of commercial and editorial clients. Motivated by his fascination with the human experience, he turned to headshot photography, using his editorial skills to capture interesting shots that tell stories about his subjects.
Phil has won multiple awards, including the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize and the Portrait of Britain award. He has worked with clients including Evening Standard magazine, BBC iPlayer, and The British Journal of Photography.
He also shares his photography with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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