25 Quick & Easy Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers
As photographers we are often faced with having to retouch our own portrait sessions. Join Scott Kelby as he shows you 25 quick and easy portrait retouching techniques designed with photographers in mind. This class is designed so that you can jump into any lesson based on the topic you want to learn. Each lesson is short, sweet, and to the point, so whether you need to learn how to retouch an eyebrow, brighten skin, reduce wrinkles in clothing, add catchlights, or a whole host of other retouching techniques, just find the topics that interest you and dive right in!
Release Date: 2020-06-18
Lessons
Introduction
Scott introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 2 mins 54 seconds
Eyebrow Retouching
Retouching eyebrows is one of those things you don’t think about until you see them.
Duration: 2 mins 48 seconds
Whitening Eyes
Here are a couple of techniques for whitening eyes.
Duration: 4 mins 38 seconds
Eye Kicker
Learn how to add a little highlight into someone’s eyes.
Duration: 3 mins 10 seconds
Removing Red From Whites of Eyes
Learn how to reduce the red veins in someone’s eyes.
Duration: 1 mins 44 seconds
Enhance Irises
Bring out the color in the iris of someone’s eyes.
Duration: 1 mins 51 seconds
Adding Catchlights
Learn how to create catchlights in someone’s eyes.
Duration: 3 mins 46 seconds
Enlarging Eyes
Here are a couple of techniques for enlarging eyes.
Duration: 3 mins 42 seconds
Darkening Outside Edge of Iris
A subtle, but important technique for enhancing eyes.
Duration: 2 mins 53 seconds
Removing Wrinkles and Dark Circles Around Eyes
Here are two tips in one lesson that can be used for dark circles and wrinkles.
Duration: 4 mins 38 seconds
Adjusting Eye Height
Here’s how to make a face look more symmetrical by adjusting the height of an eye that is too low or high.
Duration: 1 mins 33 seconds
Changing Eye Color
Shift the color of someone’s eyes.
Duration: 3 mins 18 seconds
Removing Blemishes
Removing blemishes from skin is one of the most common retouching tasks.
Duration: 2 mins 9 seconds
Reducing Visibility of Mole
Learn how to de-emphasize a mole on someone’s face.
Duration: 1 mins 42 seconds
Smoothing Skin
Here’s a technique for smoothing skin.
Duration: 5 mins 45 seconds
Reducing Hot Spots on Skin
Here's how to get rid of those shiny spots on people’s skin.
Duration: 2 mins 55 seconds
Removing Stubble
Give that guy a clean shave with Photoshop.
Duration: 1 mins 45 seconds
Reducing Jowls
Tighten up the jaw line in Photoshop.
Duration: 1 mins 32 seconds
Brightening Skin
Brighten up a subject’s skin.
Duration: 1 mins 7 seconds
Flyaway Hairs
Clean up the flyaway hairs on your subject’s head.
Duration: 4 mins 29 seconds
Sculpting the Face
Learn one technique to replace all the old school techniques for sculpting a face.
Duration: 4 mins 16 seconds
Retouching Teeth
Teeth can use a little attention to improve the look of your subject.
Duration: 1 mins 54 seconds
Retouching Clothes
There are always a few things you can do to retouch a subject’s clothing.
Duration: 2 mins 39 seconds
Reducing Wrinkles in Clothing
Here’s how to reduce the visibility of wrinkles in clothing.
Duration: 4 mins 27 seconds
Hair Highlights
Here's a technique you can apply to almost every portrait.
Duration: 1 mins 37 seconds
Slimming Your Subject
Here are few ways to slim down your subject.
Duration: 3 mins 21 seconds