Portrait Retouching

Unit: Portraits

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EQ:

Frameworks:

Tutorials

*The links below seem like some of the most clear as well as short tutorials that I have found on youtube but you may use a different tutorial if you find one that is easier to understand. Make sure to copy and paste the link into your reflection. 

Objective: To learn some basic portrait retouching tutorials and effect skills

Assignment 1: 

• practice 2 youtube tutorials on portraits that you already have or an image of someone that you can take in class and upload. I would like you to try one skin tutorial and one eye tutorial. 
• Post before and after results on your blog (4 images)

1. How to quickly smooth skin and remove blemishes and scars
2. How to remove acne in photoshop
3. Eyes! How to brighten, enhance, and change eye color
4. Advanced: How to change eye color (special effects)

Homework: Shoot Portraits using clear light in the eyes and considering composition and detail. Focus on the eyes of the viewer. If indoors, try to capture an image using natural light near a window. 

Camera setting: use your aperture mode (Av) and scroll to the lowest number settings in order to get a shallow depth of field and a blurred background. 

CS: 30+ images of portraits showing at least 3 different people

Assignment 2: 

• Choose 3 photographs (1 of each person) to edit in Photoshop using some of your new skills. 
• Upload to blog with a short reflection explaining what you edited in your photos.