Big kids of our friends asked us to shoot their Senior Pictures for Walton High School Yearbook. During the shoot Alex had a chance to test his DIY Vagabond II and I experiment with several post-production and retouching techniques.
For some of the images I used this tutorial: The Double RAW Conversion Tutorial from Calvin Hollywood. I really like the double RAW conversion method and use it often.
Here is the result:
Studio portraits
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Studio portrait photography, Atlanta, GA
Studio portrait photographer, Atlanta, GA
Outdoor studio:-)
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Dramatic portrait photography retouching
Studio lighting for outdoor photography
Studio outdoors portrait lighting set-up
Atlanta photographer location portrait using studio lights
Post-production and retouching in Photoshop
Senior portrait retouching in Photoshop
Portrait post-processing in Photoshop
Thank you for looking. Any feedback and suggestions are very welcome!
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Was it really necessary to photoshop her legs in #4?
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admin Reply:
August 25th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
yes, for my taste
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Great effect! Thanks for sharing all this information. You have a great knack for taking what most photographers would consider great lighting, and making it even better and more creative. Too many photographers shut down their creativity after the photo is finished. We all have to strive to become masters in post! Ansel Adams taught us that. My two cents.
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Hi Guys
Whilst I appreciate the PP on these images, but some how I feel that is not complimenting the subject, Post production for the sake of post production.
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admin Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Exactly, Jon. It was an idea to show the technique.
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I like the before photos!
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If I was a customer, I’d be quite disappointed with these results.
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admin Reply:
August 30th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
John, It happens. We can’t please everyone:-)
Would be cool if you’ll tell me what you do not like in them. Our customers are happy with these photos.
On this blog I try to show some different techniques of
post-production. Hope it is useful for somebody.
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heavy yellow tones on the female
and the dude looks super old
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admin Reply:
August 30th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
I appreciate your opinion. Thank you for comment:-)
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I am not overly impressed, I am not a big fan of vignetting and it is so cliche these days to use a lot of it. I have seen so many photos processed in the muted tones, it’s the newest fad. What concerned my was how different they were from the originals, they all looked soft and blah, I think more time spent getting it right the first time and less PP would benefit all here. All the pics of the guy look almost over processed, they are borderline HDR processed photos and just not impressed, of course my 2 cents and if the client is happy than that’s all that matters.
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admin Reply:
August 31st, 2010 at 2:01 am
Thank you, Charles:-)
I have no idea why you call this HDR processed. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range image, which can be achieved ONLY by doing multiple exposures of the same subject and combining them into one, extended dynamic range (comparing to camera’s dynamic range) image. If shot was done with one exposure – this is not HDR, regardless of post-production.
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Charles Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:55 pm
I know exactly what HDR stands for and you can do a pseudo HDR with 1 image in CS5 as well as PhotoMatix, it will not give you the same dynamic range as the 5-10 image HDR but is doable. As I stated, the processing is pushing the envelope of HDR, should have been more clear. Maybe you should watch your tutorial you learned this from again and listen to what he says when you move the black slider “you get an HDR effect”, so I don’t think I was far off on my original posting about the look, esp. since Mr. Hollywood is going for that high contrast HDR look.
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admin Reply:
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:31 am
I know, Charles, many people name it “HDR effect”, but for me it’s “Tonal Contrast effect” not a High Dynamic Range:-)
I love the post processing on the girl, but the guy looks too cartoonish.
Please explain the PP work flow on photo #1.
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admin Reply:
August 31st, 2010 at 2:10 am
Thank you, Dave. Work flow was simple:
1. Raw processing
2. Cleaning
3. Dodge and Burn technique (you can find various tutorials and tips in Internet and choose which you like more)
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Thanks for showing these before and after photos. Although not everyone will always like all the looks, it is good to try different PP techniques and do something creative!
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admin Reply:
September 13th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Thank you, Lloyd. I like experiments:-) It’s a best way to learning for me.
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I love you post processing particularly the guy. Makes him look like he’s on the cover of an album. It’s photography turned into art. Follow your instincts. A fan. —Arlene
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admin Reply:
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Thank you, Arlene:-)
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Hi Genia!
I’m glad to see that you are not letting the external or the internal critic get in the way of your exploration. I’m very grateful to you and Alex for so generously sharing your experimentation, results, discoveries, tips and conclusions in precise detail. It is very unusual and enjoyable to follow. You both must have beautiful hearts as well as brilliant minds! – Chikur Heart
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admin Reply:
December 29th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Thank you, Chikur for good words:-)
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