Photoshop and Lightroom: Retouching and Color Correcting Portraits
1h 22mIntermediate2020-10-22
Authors

Natalie Fobes
Photographer, Pulitzer Finalist
Course details
Most working photographers can't afford to spend hours working with an image on their computer. Pulitzer-finalist Natalie Fobes is no different, and in this course, she shares her expertise using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to efficiently fix or enhance skin. Throughout this course, Natalie shares an array of helpful techniques—most of which take only a few minutes. Discover how to set up your preferences in both Lightroom and Photoshop, as well as easily apply Lightroom adjustments done in one photo to the rest in a series. Learn Lightroom and Photoshop techniques and formulas to make color corrections for a variety of different skin tones. Discover how to remove acne and scars, smooth bumps, blend splotchy tones as well as minimize distracting features. Plus, get tips for taking one element from an image and pasting it into another, adding makeup to a portrait subject using only Lightroom tools, and much more.
Skills covered
RetouchingLightroomPhotoshopPhotographyAdobeDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Learn to retouch skin quickly and efficiently
1. Lighting for Skin
- 02 - How lighting affects skin
- 03 - Lighting to maximize or minimize texture
2. Settings and Workflow
- 04 - Settings for Lightroom
- 05 - Settings for Photoshop
- 06 - Color management and non-destructive retouching
- 07 - Global and local adjustments
3. Adjust Color in Lightroom and Photoshop
- 08 - Introduction to color
- 09 - How to understand histograms
- 10 - Lightroom auto color correction
- 11 - Lightroom color correction with Temp and Tint
- 12 - Lightroom color correction with Tone Curve
- 13 - Lightroom color correction with HSL
- 14 - Set black and white points in Photoshop
- 15 - Skin color by numbers in Photoshop
- 16 - Brighten or darken skin with Photoshop's Channel Mixer
4. Retouching Skin
- 17 - Tone down distracting features in Lightroom
- 18 - Remove acne and scars in Lightroom
- 19 - Remove acne and scars in Photoshop
- 20 - Even out skin color with Photoshop
- 21 - Soften simple wrinkles in Lightroom
- 22 - Soften more difficult wrinkles with Photoshop
- 23 - Fix simple hotspots with Lightroom
- 24 - Fix complicated hotspots with Photoshop
5. Adjust Different Parts of the Body
- 25 - Eye swap
- 26 - Head swap in Photoshop
- 27 - Liquify filter to adjust body or facial features
6. Finishing Touches
- 28 - Smoothing skin in Lightoom
- 29 - Blend skin tones in Photoshop
- 30 - Smoothing skin texture in Photoshop
- 31 - Add makeup in Lightroom
Conclusion
- 32 - Next steps
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