Light it, Shoot it, Retouch it, Part 3

Scott Kelby is back with the third installment of this popular series. In part three, Scott lays out a basic studio set using two different backdrops and a single light source on the subject. He also experiments shooting with a ring flash. During the second half of the course, Scott opens all of the exposures in Lightroom and picks his three favorites for final retouching in Photoshop.

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Scott Kelby

Release Date: 2011-04-13

Lessons

Getting Started

<p>Scott begins by setting up the background and main light for his fashion shoot</p>

Duration: 8 mins 43 seconds

Test Shots

<p>After setting up the background and main light, take some test shots to set a general exposure before the subject even walks onto the set</p>

Duration: 7 mins 41 seconds

Starting Point

<p>After the subject is on the set, take an exposure using a grey card for white balancing and start dialing in the lighting</p>

Duration: 4 mins 9 seconds

Taking It Up a Notch

<p>Switching to a seamless paper background and using flats or gator boards to create a new lighting scenario</p>

Duration: 6 mins 26 seconds

Continuing with the Shoot

<p>The subject has changed outfits and Scott changes camera perspective with a step ladder</p>

Duration: 3 mins 50 seconds

Ring Flash

<p>For this final segment in the studio, Scott uses a ring flash to achieve a popular fashion look</p>

Duration: 4 mins 20 seconds

Organizing Images in Lightroom

<p>After importing all of the shots into Lightroom, Scott uses the Library module to pick the keepers out of the batch</p>

Duration: 17 mins 28 seconds

Retouching, First Image

<p>Start by using the Lightroom develop module to check highlights, adjust white balance, then open up Photoshop to lighten the eyes, highlight the hair and do some dodging and burning</p>

Duration: 16 mins 14 seconds

Retouching, Second Image

<p>Retouching a second photo from the shoot. Using Photoshop to fix the background, to soften skin, to make body tucks with the liquify tool, and to accentuate the highlights</p>

Duration: 16 mins 57 seconds

Retouching, Third Image

<p>Working on a third photo from the shoot. Clean up the eyes, soften skin, remove blemishes, sharpen the edges, using all of the tools that have been covered in this course</p>

Duration: 9 mins 27 seconds

Makeup for a Studio Shoot

<p>Scott asked his makeup artist, Shelly Giard, to share some tips about what she uses in a studio environment</p>

Duration: 3 mins 27 seconds