Could the good folks of TP help me again

Lord Carson

Lord Carson

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Need some PP help with this image. Could some kind soul please remove the wrinkles, blemishes, whiten the teeth etc etc. Many thanks

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Could do much more if I had original file, rather than small jpeg, but have just done a bit.
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Lord carson maybe if you asked for help as to how to do this you wouldnt need help anymore instead of getting others to do it for you.....no body bites here just ask
 
Dangermouse1964 said:
Lord carson maybe if you asked for help as to how to do this you wouldnt need help anymore instead of getting others to do it for you.....no body bites here just ask
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Ok then, but we would need to start from the very beginning :popcorn:

It seems such a black art that I do not even know what questions to ask :thinking:. I will look for a beginners guide first
 
Try a monthly magazine, they are pretty good for guiding you around photoshop or paint shop, east tutorials to follow and a DVD. I found it a good place to get started, and then stick them on the forum to get some critique and tips.
 
or like youve done on this post but ask "how they did it" and they will give you pointers on where to go
 
Lord Carson said:
Ok then, but we would need to start from the very beginning :popcorn:

It seems such a black art that I do not even know what questions to ask :thinking:. I will look for a beginners guide first
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It's not a black art, but there are many different ways of achieving the end results, and different extremes to take it to, it just takes a bit of time and practice.

There are a few different threads on here as tutorials ( Tiler65 has one down in the Tutorial section right at the top)

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=142782

There are also lots of tools & plugins to do it quicker, but sometimes they're a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

First question you have to ask yourself is, what's wrong with the image?

The original you posted looks fine to me, she's got good skin, very few lines, white teeth (they're in shadow, lighten them more it'll look odd) and hair in great condition. Why retouch it? At most, remove the hair that runs across her nose, but that's about it.

With retouching you could start with something like this 5 step workflow, each in their own layer.

1. Cleaning (clone out distractions, dirt, dust spots etc)
2. Healing (spots, wrinkles, smoothing)
3. Dodge / Burn (which is a black art to me...but whitens teeth)
4. Liquify ( tool of the Gods, but open to abuse)
5. Colour correction

You really need to consider what you're looking to achieve at the end. There's a post from Natjag in Nudes & Glamour that shows a shot with & without skin smoothing. The one with processing looks quite extreme, but is the one that will sell for magazines etc. The same level of processing may not be appropriate for a family portrait and I find varying levels of desire for processing from those people I shoot.
 
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