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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>>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.
>>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.
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.
>>2847185
You don't retouch portraits. You shoot them well with good lights and octagonal softboxes 5 meters high.
>before
absolute qt
>after
plastic doll
what's the point?
>>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.
