Pictorial Portrait Photography
General retouching
A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer
About the video: General retouching
Overview
“We go to touch up. To begin, I will teach you to work the contrast and leave the image as clean as possible to continue working more comfortably. ”
In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: General retouching, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Portrait Photography. Learn how to capture the essence of Renaissance masters in your photos.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we'll begin with retouching. I'll show you how to enhance contrast and make an image as clean as possible. Let's take a closer look at the process. Before beginning general retouches. i prefer to enhance the contrast slightly for better image clarity. You don't have to do it immediately; you can postpone it. but this is my method. I've labeled the layers to prevent confusion. as there are numerous steps ahead. As you can see. the background layer is labeled 'background.' and the compass retouch layer is named 'compass.' This organization will help you follow along easily as ...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Portrait Photography
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Photography & Video -
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Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw -
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Fine-Art Photography, Interior Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Lídia Vives
A course by Lídia Vives
Lídia Vives is an artistic photographer, renowned for her pictorial self-portraits filled with secrets. Influenced by Henri-Cartier Bresson, she discovered photography as a means of artistic expression at sixteen, and decided to switch her paint brush for a camera.
Lídia’s work has been exhibited in Spanish and Australian galleries, using her Instagram account as a visual diary where she expresses all that she doesn’t say out loud. Her main clients include brands and editorials for which she creates fashion and advertising photography, and above all, for art collections.
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