Model Photography Post Processing & WorkflowSteve BrokawPhoto Venture Camera Club
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Post Processing & WorkflowTools being usedCamera to computerAdobe Lightroom 5 workflowAdobe Photoshop CS6 workflowFinishing up
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STEVEN BROKAW photography
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Tools UsedMost higher end photo processing software can
be used◦ GiMP, Aperture, Camera Raw, ACDsee, Corel
Paintshop, Photoshop Elements.◦ Basic concepts are similar
Adobe Lightroom & Adobe Photoshop ◦ My weapons of choice & focus of this presentation
What isn’t discussed – jpg photos for snapshotsYou should have a basic understanding of Adobe
product and concepts◦ Non-destructive processing◦ Sliders ◦ Layers
Photoshop is NOT intuitive or easy if you’ve never used it
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Camera to ComputerAll photo files kept on an external HD (Western
Digital 2 TB My Passport)Create a folder on external HD
◦ Folder in drive > “Photos” Subfolder in “Photos” > Year
Naming convention – shoot date > “month-day-year: shoot name”
Open LR5 > open Library module Insert / load SD card > Import Files
◦ Direct files to correct folder◦ Add unique name, add keywords, create generic
metadata present in import dialogue boxGo into film strip > set display to Loupe ViewFlag (P) photos quickly – don’t spend lots of timeGo back through & rate / color tag best images (1-
9)Start processing – select an image in LR
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Adobe Lightroom 5 Workflow Create Virtual Copy (command”) Switch to Develop Mode (D) Basic crop (R)
◦ 4x3 – general look I’m aiming for Color temperature - ~4900 kelvin (Temp slider)
◦ I don’t use custom WB preset◦ Shoot with a grey card with flash preset – synch across
common lighting Adjust exposure (Exposure slider)
◦ I normally shoot ½ stop underexposed Increase contrast +10-20 (Contrast slider) Brighten shadows to taste (Shadows slider)
◦ Increase exposure in shadows Tweak Whites & Blacks (Whites & Blacks slider)
◦ Normally adjust levels or curves in PS
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Adobe Lightroom 5 Workflow Increase Clarity & Vibrance (Clarity & Vibrance slider)
◦ Careful adding vibrance to female portraits Hue/Saturation/Luminance (HSL-Color-B&W function box)
◦ Click on Saturation◦ Pull Orange/Yellow & Red out of face (drag sliders to left)
My camera tends to generate too much red
◦ Add Saturation to background (click on Adjust lens correction (Lens Correction function box)
◦ Basic panel◦ Enable profile correction
Adjustment brush tool (K)◦ Dodge / Lighten (click on Customer and select)◦ Soften skin
Darkens slightly
◦ Highlight hair Edit in Photoshop CS6
◦ Right click on photo in lightbox, select Edit In > Photoshop CS6
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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Workflow
Subtle Liquify if needed◦ On duplicate background Layer◦ Command “J” > Filter > Liquify
Adjust color from skin as needed◦ Create Color Balance layer
Cyan-red -5 & Yellow-blue +5
Clean up & adjust face – remove blemishes & adjust subtle shadows / skin imperfections◦ Add layer mask
Paint brush – opacity 15%, flow 15%, 0% hardness Sample colors around area being covered
◦ Increase saturation on lips and makeup Hue/saturation level, +25 Fill layer mask with black, paint with white over makeup Drop opacity for look
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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Workflow
◦ Add Burn / Dodge layer Create new layer Edit > fill with 50% grey > blend mode to Overlay Dodge tool at 15-20% exposure & brush at 0% hardness Do the same thing on Burn layer
◦ Overall color lighting adjustment if needed Select top full background copy Select > Color Range
Select color to adjust > OK Select curves adjustment layer Drag up/down on area to adjust Change opacity as needed
◦ Brightness / Contrast layer Add small amount of contrast to taste
File > Save◦ Round tripping back to Adobe LR5
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Final Adobe Lightroom 5 WorkflowLightroom general presets
◦ Check if “Punch” helpsSharpen with masking
◦ Drag sharpen slider to right about 25◦ Hold down Option key drag Mask slider to right
until only outline showsAdd post crop vignette to taste
◦ Slide Amount slider to leftExport file into an Edit folder
◦ File > Export◦ Save as jpg & dng or tif
Create Virtual Copy & apply fashion crop◦ Export file
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TipsShoot with a grey card at the beginning
of each lighting setup◦Adjust white balance & synch across similar
lightingRemember in LR changes are non
destructive Have an idea of the look you are going
for before you startIf possible don’t over-process
◦Get it right in cameraExperiment with your processing tools
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