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Introduction to Fashion Introduction to Fashion Lighting Set-ups Lighting Set-ups Image Examples Image Examples Software Software Glossary Glossary main menu Each section is hyperlinked © larriepaultiernan Developed by Larrie Tiernan Fashion Retouching Fashion Retouching

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Step by step learning activity for Fashion Photography, Lighting and retouching.

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Introduction to FashionIntroduction to Fashion

Lighting Set-upsLighting Set-ups

Image ExamplesImage Examples

SoftwareSoftware

GlossaryGlossary

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Introduction to Fashion PhotographyIntroduction to Fashion Photography• Learn about lighting for fashionLearn about lighting for fashion• How to work with modelsHow to work with models• Working in different software Working in different software

programmesprogrammes• Creating a unique photograph Creating a unique photograph

from your fashion imagesfrom your fashion images• Test your knowledge and skillsTest your knowledge and skills• Further resources to investigate Further resources to investigate

and researchand research

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AssignmentAssignment

• Using the following two lighting diagrams set up the studio with the appropriate lights.

• Experiment with the lighting, using the suggested power output for each light. Vary the lighting ratio, recording the power settings and the aperture for each light, using a light meter.

• Record this information in the form of a lighting diagram, with the appropriate image, as a visual example.

• Research and collect other examples of lighting diagrams for fashion photography as a starting point for your own personal ideas.

Lighting Set-upsLighting Set-ups

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Creating lighting diagramsCreating lighting diagrams

• This file enables you to create sophisticated diagrams

• It is a Photoshop file with various folders. Clicking on the layer brings up a small graphic

• These can be repositioned by converting the graphic into a smart object

• This can then be rotated using Command T ( Control T for PC)

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Hough To: Fashion & Beauty - The Colours of Lifehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2v3MrnDrQw&feature=channel Hough To: Hard light made easyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVjjmtfwHs&feature=channel

Hough To: Ringlite portraiture on a budgethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZnhW0IP8js&feature=channel

Hough To: High Key & Low Key Lighting for fashionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsUGbdT1hUc&feature=channel

Christian Hough – Lighting Videos

Christian’s personal web site –http://www.christianhough.com/index2.php

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Portable strobe lighting Fixed studio lighting

Lighting EquipmentLighting Equipment

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Honeycomb with Girds - Varying sizes

HoneycombHoneycomb

• Used to emphasize texture

• Can be used as a hair light

• Used on the background as

an effects light

• Placed behind the model, it works

as a rim light

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Grid Diffuser 75 degree Softlite Reflector

Soft Lighting - Soft Lighting - Fashion and Beauty PhotographyFashion and Beauty Photography

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Supersoft 600 40 degree Sunlight Reflector

Soft Lighting - Soft Lighting - Fashion and Beauty PhotographyFashion and Beauty Photography

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Working with ModelsWorking with Models

Model Release Form

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A contract between a photographer and a model to agree whereand how your images can be used. Without a signed release youmay be unable to sell an image of a person, even if the subject was not a professional model and provided verbal consent. No stock library, for example, will accept a non-released image.

Standard forms are available on the Internet. The Association of Photographer’s website has standard forms supplied by Getty.

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Image ExamplesImage Examples

Task 1In this section you will see some examples of fashion photography.Using what you have learnt from your practical activities and by creating lighting diagrams, work out how these images where lit.

Task 2Use the Photoshop lighting file to create a set of lighting diagrams.

Task 3From your own experiments keep a record of the lighting set-ups you worked with during the fashion photography unit.

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Fashion Portfolio using different lighting techniques

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Retouching - Fashion Photography

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Professional retouching and digital make-up

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Contents

• step 1: Healing and Retouching

• step 2: Skin Smoothing

• step 3: Digital Make-up

• step 4: Eye Shadow

• step 5: Lip Alterations

• step 6: Whitening Eyes

• step 7: Changing Hair Colour

• step 8: Changing Eye Colour

• step 9: Face Sculpting

• step 10: Final Sharpening of Image

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Healing Brush

Create separate layer for Healing

Name layer: Healing LayerClick on the healing brush toolSample: Use all layers / soft edged brushUse brush size 30 pixelsPick clean area of skinALT click and retouch blemish

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Skin smoothing

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Skin smoothing

New Layer above Healing layerName layer: Skin SmoothingUse brush size 40 – 80 pixelsWith paint brush selected change opacity to 20% (10% for more sweeps and working in a subtle manner)Press ALT key and sample a colourSmooth over blemish 1- 3 timesThis technique can reduce lines under eyesHelps reduce shineIf you make a mistake Control Z (PC) Command Z (Mac)

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Digital Make-up

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Creative Make-up / Eye liner

Create New LayerName Layer: Eye LinerZoom in on the eye using the Navigator ToolHit D on the keyboard to set the foreground colour as BLACKUse brush size 10 pixelsWith paint brush selected change opacity to 20% (10% for more sweeps and working in a subtle manner) Run brush over area for ‘eye liner’Don’t need to be too perfectOnce you’ve done one eye use Space Bar to scroll across to other eyeAny mistakes can be removed by using the Eraser ToolSet opacity to 40% to remove mistakes

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Eye Shadow

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Creating Eye Shadow

Create New LayerName Layer: Eye ShadowUse Polygonal Lasso ToolDraw around the area you want to designate as the Eye Shadow around one eyeHold down Shift Key and designate an area for Eye Shadow around the other eye

This technique can be also used for the CheekboneHold down Shift Key and designate an area for the Cheekbone Feather selection by 30 pixels

Go to SELECT, FEATHER and choose 20 pixels and click OKCreate an ADJUSTMENT LayerGo to BLACK/WHITE Ikon on the Layers palette and click HUE/Saturation

In the HUE/SATURATION Menu type in the following:HUE = -5SATURATION = +18LIGHTNESS = +28

These are starting points and can be modified dependent on the imageEye Shadow and Cheekbone can be modified separately

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Lip Alterations

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Lip alteration

Use POLYGONAL LASSO ToolClick around the lips keeping to the edge of the lip lineOnce the lips are selected FEATHER the selectionSELECT, FEATHER and choose a feather of 5 pixels and click OKMake another ADJUSTMENT LAYER, select HUE/SATURATION

In the HUE/SATURATION Menu type in the following:

HUE = -6SATURATION = +25LIGHTNESS = -11

These are starting points and can be modified dependent on the image

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Whitening eyes

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Whitening Eyes

Use POLYGONAL LASSO ToolClick around the whites of the eyeAdd to the selection by holding down the Shift KeyHold down SPACE BAR, scroll to the other eyeAdd to the selection by holding down the Shift Key and select whites of other eyeOnce the whites of the eyes are selected FEATHER the selectionSELECT, FEATHER and choose a feather of 5 pixels and click OKMake another ADJUSTMENT LAYER, select CURVESClick on the line and pull the CURVE slightly upAdjust appropriately

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Changing Hair Colour

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Changing Hair Colour

Create a new layerName the Layer: HairUse POLYGONAL LASSO ToolClick around the are of hair that you want to change colour

SELECT, FEATHER and choose a feather of 30 pixels and click OKMake another Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer,Tick COLORIZE

In the HUE/SATURATION Menu I typed in the following:

HUE = +258SATURATION = -30LIGHTNESS = -23

Adjust appropriately to your own taste

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Changing Eye Colour

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Changing Eye Colour

Create a new layerName the Layer: Eye ColourUse POLYGONAL LASSO ToolClick around the Iris of the eyeAdd to the selection by holding down the Shift KeyHold down SPACE BAR, scroll to the other eyeAdd to the selection by holding down the Shift Key and select Iris of other eyeOnce the Irises of the eyes are selected FEATHER the selection

SELECT, FEATHER and choose a feather of 5 pixels and click OKMake another Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer,Tick COLORIZE

In the HUE/SATURATION Menu I typed in the following:HUE = +258SATURATION = -30LIGHTNESS = -23

Adjust appropriately to your own taste

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Face Sculpting

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Face Sculpting

For this next technique we will need to crunch all of Layers into ONE Layer

Look at all your Layers created so farCreate a NEW Layer right at the top of the layers stackHold down the ALT KeyClick on the flyout in the layers palette arrow and without releasing the Mouse ButtonClick on MERGE VISIBLE this will merge all the layers together

This is similar to Flattening without collapsing all of the Layers

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Liquify Tool

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Using the Liquify Tool to re-sculpt the features of the FACE

1. Bloat Tool

Go to FILTER and then LIQUIFYYou are now in the LIQUIFY paletteClick on the BLOAT ToolChoose a Brush size of 200 pixels in the Liquify MenuMove the CROSS HAIR over the centre of one of the eyes and click ONCE or TWICEMove the CROSS HAIR over the centre of the second of the eye and click Once or TWICE

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Using the Liquify Tool to re-sculpt the features of the FACE

1. Pucker Tool

Go to FILTER and then LIQUIFYYou are now in the LIQUIFY paletteClick on the Pucker ToolChoose a Brush size of 200 pixels in the Liquify MenuMove the CROSS HAIR over the nose and sweep ONCE or TWICE

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Final Sharpening of Image

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Final Sharpening of Image

SAVE

Save the File as another PSD file format with a different name

Flatten Image

SHARPENING some of the Facial Features

Us the POLYGONAL Lasso ToolSelect around the central features of the face including the Eyebrows, Eyes Nose and MouthSelect, Feather and choose 100 pixelsThen go to FILTER, SHARPEN and select UNSHARP MASKIn the UNSHARP MASK menu choose

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SoftwareSoftware

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SoftwareSoftware

Lightroom is a separate software programme whichallows you to import images and work on themIn an efficient workflow environment.

It has a powerful raw conversion facility andallows for customized presets.

You can create a library of images to be usedin making a slide show, a website or to be printed out.

It is divided into five sections

Library Develop Slideshow Print Web

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Creating a Fashion Image

• In this section the photographer uses a particular lighting set-up

• Uses Lightroom with a downloaded preset• Works in Photoshop to create an initial look• Finishes off the image in Photoshop using retouching

and filter techniques

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The key to this technique is to create a light tunnel,using foam board. This channels the light from theBeauty Dish onto the model, creating a soft light.The Honeycomb creates the hair light. The yellowgel provides the coloured light for the hair.

The post production in Lightroom and Photoshopcreates a lighting effect reminiscent of the film 300.

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Agency A modelling agency is responsible for representing and promoting its roster of models and booking jobs for them. Modelling agencies usually handle contracts, payments and the whole business side of the model's life.

Agency Book The book agencies distribute to all of their clients to promote their models. The book contains the comp card for each model represented by the agency. Models are often required to pay a fee to have their comp card printed in the book.

Beauty Shot A close-up shot of part or all of the face (lips, eyes, etc.). This kind of photo is usually used in a cosmetics print ad or in a magazine editorial about skin care products, and make-up products,.

Bio The condensed story of a model's life - basically a resume with particular jobs highlighted.

Bookout When you tell your agent you're not available for a job, for either professional or personal reasons, and the agent cannot book you during that time, you've "booked out" for that time.

Clean-Clean A specification on a call-sheet that means clean hair, clean face. Models should show up for the photo shoot with no make-up on and freshly washed hair. The opposite of this is "hair and make-up ready," which is pretty self-explanatory.

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Composite Card Also referred to as a comp card, zed card or model business card. A comp card is a piece of card stock printed with at least two photos of you in various poses, settings, outfits and looks (the widest variety possible). It includes your name, your contact information, usually your agency's info and all your stats. Comp cards come in lots of different formats depending on the city, agency and the type of model or actor you are. Agencies will usually issue comp cards for you after they sign you.

Contact Sheet Also called Proofs. A photographer's term for a sheet of film printed with small versions of all the photos taken during the photo shoot. From the contact sheet, the photographer and the client will choose which shots they want to print and enlarge.

Cove Studio This is a photography studio that has no corners - instead, it's sort of rounded everywhere with built-in backdrops. In photographs, corners and edges (like where the wall meets the floor) tend to look ugly. A cove studio eliminates this effect. Seamless paper gives the same effect in a regular studio.

Daylight Studio A photographic studio that is lit with natural light, usually by way of windows and skylights.

Dresser The person who makes sure that clothes fit the model properly, and pins them if necessary.

Fitting The session that takes place before the photo shoot where the clothes to be modelled are fit onto the model. Based on the model's particulars, the clothes are usually altered to fit. When models go to a fitting, they are expected to stand around partially clothed all day long, in front of several people. These people will usually be stylists, seamstresses and designers.

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Freelance Model A model listed with multiple agencies (as opposed to one particular agency) or a self-promoting model who works without an agent. Most commercial print models are freelance and work as independent contractors.

Go-see A model's appointment to see a potential client.

Halftime Models are paid halftime for all travel time. If your day rate is £50 an hour, you'll get £25 for each hour you travel to and from that job. Your agency also gets 20% of halftime travel rates.

Head Sheet A poster displaying head shots and information about models represented by a modeling agency. Models may have to pay to appear on an agency's headsheet.

Model Release A legal document provided by the client/photographer and signed by the model or agent. It gives permission to the photographer to use photographs taken at a particular sitting. If photographs are used without a release, or in a way different from what is stated in the release, then the model can sue for breach of contract.

Photographer Release A contract signed by the photographer giving permission to the model to use the photographs taken during a particular sitting.

Portfolio Also called a Book or Model's Book. A notebook containing a collection of a model's best photographs (usually size 8"x10") and tear sheets demonstrating their abilities in front of the camera. Models can usually purchase good portfolios stamped with their agency's name and logo directly from the agency, but plain black portfolios work fine, too.

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Prints For Time An agreement between the model and photographer, whereby they work for each other on a mutually beneficial basis, and no money changes hands. The photographer provides a selection of prints from the shoot in recognition of the model's time commitment.

Resume Sheet listing a model's education, experience, and vital statistics. The resume is usually attached to an 8X10 or a composite.

Tear Sheet The actual page torn from the magazine a model appeared in. Models put their tear sheets in their portfolios. Tearsheets are even better than photos, because it shows the kind of work the model has already done.

Test Shoot When a model and photographer work together on a new idea or on their portfolios. No fees other than sharing film-and-developing expenses are involved. Model and Photographer Releases should be signed before the session.

Usages Models get paid for each different medium in which their photograph is used. These different mediums, or usages, may include: consumer magazines, trade magazines, product packaging, print ads, bus ads, subway ads, billboards, magazine covers, direct mail, magazine editorials, posters, catalogues, brochures, point-of-purchase (point-of-sale or p-o-p), annual reports, book covers, kiosk, duratrans (those big portable billboards that are towed around behind trucks), newspapers, etc. The model receives an additional fee for each usage the client buys. Usages also vary according to time and region. The longer the ad runs and the more markets in which it appears, all drive up the model's fee. The largest usage is the unlimited time usage, worldwide buyout. That means the client can plaster the photograph across every city in the world in every possible usage until the end of time.

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