Light it, Shoot it, Retouch it, Part 2: Beauty Head Shots

Scott Kelby returns for the second installment of his most comprehensive Photo to Photoshop workflow class yet. In part two of this series, Scott takes you from the studio set up and shoot, to Lightroom and Photoshop to create a softer, more feminine, beauty headshot.

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Scott Kelby

Release Date: 2009-12-03

Lessons

Getting Started with the Background

<p>Scott talks about what he will cover in this course and starts setting up the background</p>

Duration: 3 mins 55 seconds

Main Light and Camera Settings

<p>Setting up a beauty dish on a boom stand and adding a diffusion sock, plus camera settings</p>

Duration: 6 mins 52 seconds

Model and Test Shots

<p>Bringing the subject on to the set and firing off some test shots to check exposure</p>

Duration: 5 mins 25 seconds

Isolating Each Light and Adding a Reflector

<p>Shooting with just one light lets you see exactly what that light source is giving you. Use a reflector to soften shadows</p>

Duration: 6 mins 42 seconds

Tri-Light Reflector

<p>Using the tri-light reflector and avoiding highlights</p>

Duration: 5 mins 40 seconds

New Lighting Setup

<p>Using Westcott Spiderlites to create an over/under or clamshell setup</p>

Duration: 9 mins 25 seconds

Select Files for Retouching

<p>Open up Lightroom and sort through the photos from the shoot to choose which ones to work on</p>

Duration: 9 mins 10 seconds

Lightroom Develop Module

<p>After choosing the best of the photos, now it is time to adjust the white balance and darkness levels</p>

Duration: 6 mins 17 seconds

Retouching Skin in Photoshop

<p>Removing blemishes using mostly the clone stamp tool</p>

Duration: 14 mins 13 seconds

Retouching Eyes in Photoshop

<p>Removing red lines, whitening, and adding contrast to the eyes of the subject</p>

Duration: 8 mins 31 seconds

Skin Softening in Photoshop

<p>Add a layer mask and use Gaussian blur to soften skin texture</p>

Duration: 6 mins 52 seconds

Fixing the Hair and Shoulders

<p>The liquify brush can be used to manipulate the hair and shoulders and use layer masks and opacity to brush in the changes</p>

Duration: 12 mins 32 seconds

Final Images

<p>After removing ponytail, go back through the whole retouching process one more time, start to finish</p>

Duration: 16 mins 43 seconds