Hey /p/, can you recommend any resources for learning to be better

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2016-05-25 01:38:11 Post No. 2847185
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 01:38:11 Post No. 2847185 [Report]

Hey /p/, can you recommend any resources for learning to be better at portrait retouching?

I've been shooting portraits, fashion, cosplay, etc for a very long time, and I'm pretty good with direction and the photography side, but I worked with an excellent retoucher for many years and never got good at that side of things. I'm on my own now, and I really need to get better at it if I want to keep shooting this kind of stuff.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 01:46:54 Post No.2847192
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 01:46:54 Post No.2847192 [Report]

>>2847185
What... the... fuck... is that image? The "after" shot looks like a fucking cartoon. Jesus.

Anyways, do some youtube searching for professional retouching. Watch the long ones (like 20 minutes or more) and you'll learn a LOT.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 14:51:41 Post No.2847610
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 14:51:41 Post No.2847610 [Report]

>>2847565
The frequency separation part was kinda informative if you haven't seen that done before, but holy shit does she rape the portrait in part II.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 16:08:51 Post No.2847638
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 16:08:51 Post No.2847638 [Report]

Chill guys, the "after" is actually just CGI. It's all a joke.
I mean who the hell would believe that's even a picture.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 16:35:54 Post No.2847658
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 16:35:54 Post No.2847658 [Report]

>>2847185
You don't retouch portraits. You shoot them well with good lights and octagonal softboxes 5 meters high.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 16:59:05 Post No.2847679
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 16:59:05 Post No.2847679 [Report]

>before
absolute qt
>after
plastic doll
what's the point?

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 18:34:01 Post No.2847777
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 18:34:01 Post No.2847777 [Report]

>>2847192
>>2847658
It was the first result for "portrait retouching" on Google.

>>2847565
Thanks, I'll check those out.

Finding good places to learn this stuff is harder than one might think, because 99% of the shit out there goes for full plastic mode like the "after" pic up there does.

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Anonymous 2016-05-25 18:41:44 Post No.2847785
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Anonymous 2016-05-25 18:41:44 Post No.2847785 [Report]

>>2847777
I got almost all of my knowledge from a trip named Photoshop® here on /p/ a few years ago. He hasn't been around almost at all in years, but was completely invaluable in his knowledge and his eagerness to share it.

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