Before | After

Hey All! Quick post of some before & afters I've worked on recently. I'm currently writing up a tutorial on how to edit for glamor shots but the tutorial might be quite long, so look forward to it soon. I will have blemish correction, red-eye correction, liquidfy tool, adding makeup, sharpen and overall boost. In the meantime, here's a sneak peek!



http://www.modelmayhem.com/pics.php?id=1137354

CROSS PROCESSING TUTORIAL IN PHOTOSHOP

This is a quick cross processing tutorial for Photoshop. Please feel free to comment to this tutorial with a link to your edited picture. I always love seeing people's results!

(1) Open your picture in Photoshop.

(2) Click on "Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer" in your layers palette. Choose "Curves..."

(3) Move the curve to approximately: INPUT: 126, OUTPUT: 143. Click OK.

(4) Once again, click on "Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer" in your layers palette. Choose "Color Balance..."

(5) On your Color Balance pop up, select SHADOWS and check off "Preserve Luminosity". Type in the following color levels: -36, 0, 0. Now choose MIDTONES and input these numbers: -19, -29, 0. Finally, choose HIGHLIGHTS and input: +20, -26, -18. Click OK.

(6) Click on "Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer" in your layers palette. Choose "Gradient Map..."

(7) Gradient used for Grayscale Mapping should be chosen...Fades black to white. Now check off "Reverse".

...And that's it! You should now have a picture that looks cross processed. If the image looks too dark or light, you can adjust the curves layer. Hope you like!

FREE ACTIONS!

Hi All! Below is a link to download two free Photoshop actions that were created in PS7. The first action is called Color Pop Action which gives a very subtle color enhancement along with sharpening. This is a great action for portraits. The second action is called Color Enhance and it does just that...enhances the colors in your photo. This action can be used on both portraits and landscape shots.

To the left are the examples of the original photo along with each action result. The bottom right photo is the end result from using BOTH actions.

FREE ACTIONS - DOWNLOAD HERE.

Please enjoy these free actions! Should you use it and like your results, feel free to comment with a link of the photo. I always like seeing what the actions look like in other people's photos.

EYE POP TUTORIAL

A very common digital edit is making the eyes POP! on portraits. This can be done quite easily on Photoshop with the Dodge/Burn Tool (see screenshot). In the photo below, I have done several things in PS other than just the eye pop. They include: Color Pop, Curves Adjustment and the High Pass Filter (for the eyes, nose & mouth). To achieve the eye pop, do the following:

1. Select the dodge tool and input the following settings: Soft Brush, Range: Highlights, Exposure 25%.

2. Make sure your soft brush is the same size as the pupil.

3. Using the soft brush, click on the eye several times until you receive the desired effect.

4. Eyes should look bright & sharp, so I also applied the High Pass Filter to a duplicated layer, located under FILTER>OTHER>HIGH PASS.

5. Change the Blending Mode to Soft Light.

6. Add a layer mask to the High Pass Layer and fill with black (if the original layer mask was white, or vice versa if the layer is black, use white). With a white soft brush, paint over the eyes, nose, mouth and any other areas you may want sharpened.

And that's it! If you have a better way of making the eyes pop, please let me know! ENJOY!