Retouching Essentials for Wedding Photographers
Join Kristi Sherk to learn the essentials of retouching wedding photos. This class is for any photographer shooting weddings and wanting to learn practical retouching skills from real world examples. From the basic to the advanced, Kristi shares tips and techniques focused on the unique situations wedding photographer’s face. From evening out skin tones under dappled light to removing tan lines, or swapping faces in group photos to dealing with motion blur, by the end of the class you’ll have increased confidence in the types of jobs you can handle on your own, saving you time and money.
Release Date: 2017-07-12
Lessons
The Basics
Join Kristi as she introduces the class, discusses what will be covered, and jumps right into the basics of editing.
Duration: 15 mins 53 seconds
Evening Out Tones
Picking up from the last lesson, Kristi demonstrates how to even out skin tones in dappled light.
Duration: 15 mins 58 seconds
The Dreaded Strapless Dress
A common retouching situation is dealing with the skin that protrudes over the top of a strapless dress.
Duration: 6 mins 30 seconds
Toning Down the Dress
Sometimes a wedding dress can be too bright, and require some toning down.
Duration: 3 mins 59 seconds
Dealing with Motion Blur
Every wedding photographer will eventually have to deal with correcting a little motion blur in their subjects.
Duration: 5 mins 30 seconds
Removing Easy Distractions
Many photographs can benefit from removing simple distractions from the scene.
Duration: 7 mins 7 seconds
Removing Difficult Distractions
Kristi shares some advanced techniques for removing more difficult distractions.
Duration: 10 mins 1 seconds
Guiding the Viewer’s Eye
Wedding photographers don’t always have control over the lighting environment, and need to use post processing techniques to guide the viewer’s eye to the main subject.
Duration: 12 mins 45 seconds
Removing Tan Lines
Every wedding photographer should know how to remove tan lines from their subjects.
Duration: 8 mins 29 seconds
Face Swapping for Group Shots
Big group shots always have the potential for someone to be looking the wrong way or have a funny expression. Knowing how to swap faces from other photos can be a life saver.
Duration: 4 mins 16 seconds
Closing Tips
Kristi wraps up the class with some workflow tips for Lightroom and Photoshop.
Duration: 4 mins 35 seconds