How to do portrait touch up & make photo look like this ?

shadowbecomeswhite · 03-20-2010, 07:30 PM

Sorry, if this is a basic question but look at this photo:
Honey on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

There is probably a softbox used but then her facial skin almost looks a bit like soft silicone or non-shiny rubber/plastic.

Also, her eyes are crystal sharp but her iris has some sort of glow in them. Look through some other photos and you'll come to know.

What kind of post processing seems to be used here ? Any idea ?

The photo has been added to PSDTUTS pool, so I suspect there maybe a tutorial on psdtuts ... will have to try hunting for that.

-sbw

**Ash** · 03-20-2010, 07:47 PM

Looks quite artificial (not my favoured result for portraiture) but indeed there is a complementary play between soft lighting and lots of makeup to create the smoothness of skin and colour tones. No doubt, there's a decent amount of PP implemented, particularly on her eyes, but also retouching on her skin.

Few portraits are great coming straight out of the camera.

LeDave · 03-20-2010, 07:51 PM

It almost looks like she's a fully rendered CGI character, even after looking at the full crop.

George Lama · 03-20-2010, 11:31 PM

Definitely looks like a heavy PS filter or two were applied. Had the photographer gone further, it would definitely look plastic/CG.

The nearly pure white of her eyeballs is pretty disturbing

That said, I can tell you the focus was on the left eye. Much sharper than the right.

johnmflores · 03-20-2010, 11:53 PM

Whatever they did, it was a bit heavy-handed imo. It's like plastic surgery. Not my own style, but others like it.

In Lightroom, sliding the Clarity slider to the left (negative values) helps smooth out skin. It's essentially a local contrast control. That's the start of the process at lest.

janstew · 03-21-2010, 02:23 AM

professional makeup, professional lighting and one of those super duper plugins with a heavy hand!

cheers
Jan

Derridale · 03-21-2010, 03:08 AM

Or you could simply use Portrait Professional, and push everything to the extremes.

Portrait Pro is a great program, and can give beautiful and subtle effects. But you can carry it to the n-th degree if you want to get that CGI/plastic look.

Have a look at:

Portrait Professional - Enhance your photos using the best airbrushing and photo editing software

And there is a separate Flickr group dedicated to the program, where you can see how it should be done and get lots of good info.

Flickr: Portrait Professional User Group

As you'd expect from this post, I have and use Portrait Pro Studio, but I do try to keep it subtle. That look in the link you posted is not to my taste, but can certainly be achieved in Portrait Pro if that flicks your switch...

SWEngineer · 03-21-2010, 01:05 PM

A great resource to learn about retouching tools and techniques (from gentle to far-over-the-top):

RetouchPRO.com

shadowbecomeswhite · 03-21-2010, 02:03 PM

I am after that overdone look. Thank you all! Will try the suggestions.

George Lama · 03-21-2010, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by shadowbecomeswhite

I am after that overdone look.

So are many older Hollywood stars

What software are you using right now?

pbo · 03-22-2010, 10:23 PM

Well, you also need a pretty lady with very good skin - that's for sure

03-20-2010, 07:30 PM	#1
shadowbecomeswhite Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 13	How to do portrait touch up & make photo look like this ? Sorry, if this is a basic question but look at this photo: Honey on Flickr - Photo Sharing! There is probably a softbox used but then her facial skin almost looks a bit like soft silicone or non-shiny rubber/plastic. Also, her eyes are crystal sharp but her iris has some sort of glow in them. Look through some other photos and you'll come to know. What kind of post processing seems to be used here ? Any idea ? The photo has been added to PSDTUTS pool, so I suspect there maybe a tutorial on psdtuts ... will have to try hunting for that. -sbw

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03-20-2010, 07:47 PM	#2
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Looks quite artificial (not my favoured result for portraiture) but indeed there is a complementary play between soft lighting and lots of makeup to create the smoothness of skin and colour tones. No doubt, there's a decent amount of PP implemented, particularly on her eyes, but also retouching on her skin. Few portraits are great coming straight out of the camera.

03-20-2010, 07:51 PM	#3
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	It almost looks like she's a fully rendered CGI character, even after looking at the full crop.

03-20-2010, 11:31 PM	#4
George Lama Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Buffalo/Rochester, NY Photos: Albums Posts: 1,133	Definitely looks like a heavy PS filter or two were applied. Had the photographer gone further, it would definitely look plastic/CG. The nearly pure white of her eyeballs is pretty disturbing That said, I can tell you the focus was on the left eye. Much sharper than the right.

03-20-2010, 11:53 PM	#5
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	Whatever they did, it was a bit heavy-handed imo. It's like plastic surgery. Not my own style, but others like it. In Lightroom, sliding the Clarity slider to the left (negative values) helps smooth out skin. It's essentially a local contrast control. That's the start of the process at lest.

03-21-2010, 02:23 AM	#6
janstew Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Forbes Central West NSW Posts: 311	professional makeup, professional lighting and one of those super duper plugins with a heavy hand! cheers Jan

03-21-2010, 03:08 AM	#7
Derridale Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 412	Or you could simply use Portrait Professional, and push everything to the extremes. Portrait Pro is a great program, and can give beautiful and subtle effects. But you can carry it to the n-th degree if you want to get that CGI/plastic look. Have a look at: Portrait Professional - Enhance your photos using the best airbrushing and photo editing software And there is a separate Flickr group dedicated to the program, where you can see how it should be done and get lots of good info. Flickr: Portrait Professional User Group As you'd expect from this post, I have and use Portrait Pro Studio, but I do try to keep it subtle. That look in the link you posted is not to my taste, but can certainly be achieved in Portrait Pro if that flicks your switch...

03-21-2010, 01:05 PM	#8
SWEngineer Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 308	A great resource to learn about retouching tools and techniques (from gentle to far-over-the-top): RetouchPRO.com

03-21-2010, 02:03 PM	#9
shadowbecomeswhite Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 13 Original Poster	I am after that overdone look. Thank you all! Will try the suggestions.

03-21-2010, 05:53 PM	#10
George Lama Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Buffalo/Rochester, NY Photos: Albums Posts: 1,133	Originally posted by shadowbecomeswhite I am after that overdone look. So are many older Hollywood stars What software are you using right now?

03-22-2010, 10:23 PM	#11
pbo Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 891	Well, you also need a pretty lady with very good skin - that's for sure