Featured Products
From time to time – I will be doing photo makeovers on my blog. Sometimes it may be a HUGE makeover, sometimes more subtle. I may do them by hand or with a combination of actions. I will let you know what methods I use. These are not tutorials. But you may get a tip or two from reading these. Plus I may mention a tutorial from the past that will help you with this type of edit too.
For this makeover, I have my mother-in-law’s photo, taken using the Canon 85L on the 40D. I was actually happy with this SOOC. It needed a little punch and she begged me to smooth her skin and get rid of wrinkles. I still wanted it to look natural.
So I did some basic post-processing in levels and curves to fine-tune the contrast and exposure. The color was already perfect so I left that alone. I then ran MCP Magic Powder at the default opacity and then ran the Eye Doctor. I did her catchlight but lowered the opacity and sharpened each eye with the action set as well. I decided to do a little selective work on the crow’s feet and under her eyes. I did this on a duplicate layer using the patch tool. I did a tutorial on the patch tool back last summer if you want to look it up. I lowered the opacity so it would look natural.
That is it – photo makeover complete. My Mother in Law said she never ever likes photos of herself. But she even was happy with this one.
*** If you have a photo you want considered for a Photo Makeover – please contact me – I will work on other people’s photos sometimes too ***
Before:
After:
No Comments
Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Wow, that really looks great. It looks very natural and you just gave it an extra punch. Great job!-Steph
looks great! thanks!