Skin. The Complete Course
Lesson Info
Shoot: Dancing
Skin. Everyone has it, everyone wants it to look good, and if you're a photographer who shoots people, you need to be able to light, shoot, and retouch skin. Hollywood photographer Lee Varis has shot celebrities, movie posters, and magazine articles where the skin has to be perfect. He is the author of the popular book Skin, and he's coming to creativeLIVE to share his knowledge with you! Lee will take you beginning to end through multiple shoots with different types of people covering how to pose and light them well, and will then cover in-depth how to post-process in Lightroom and Photoshop. You'll learn how to fix blemishes, smooth out wrinkles, and address other skin concerns so you can make your clients look their best.
Lessons
Calibrating Your System for Accurate ResultsShoot Prep: Workflow & Lighting Setup
Shoot: High Key Beauty Portrait
Shoot: Hollywood Glamour
Student Shoot: Colleen
Student Shoot: Andrea
Image Review and Q&A
Skin Tone and Black & White Points
Image Selection
Global Color Correction
Retouching Basics
Advanced Skin Smoothing Technique
Luminosity vs. Color
Shoot: Low Key Dramatic
Student Shoot: Ian
Student Shoot: Michael
Student Shoot: Colleen
Shoot: Beauty Light
Luminosity Blending in Photoshop
Applying Luminosity
Color Correction in Lightroom
Detailed Retouching
Color Space Discussion
Darkening and Lightening Skin
Spot Treatment
Sharpening
Compositing
Introduction to Shooting Movement
Shoot: Dancer Leaping
Students Shooting
Shoot: Dancing
Student Shoot: Ian and Colleen
Shoot: Dancer Portrait
Dancer Session Q&A
Figure Retouching
Liquify Filter
Masking and Edges
Importing a Background
Color Change and Motion Blur
Enhancing Color
Removing Tattoos and Adding Effects
Lee's Photoshop History
Final Portrait Edit
Reviews
- Skin tones correction and portraits editing are new to me. This course provides a set of tools for me to improve my portraiture work. Lee doesn't just show you how things are done, but also the reasons for the corrections. The delivery is a bit dry because the topic is quite technical. You can have a break between lessons, if it becomes too overbearing for you. I highly recommend to take this course, if you are planning to do portraits, head shots, or even senior pictures.