Kids Photography: Retouching with Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop
Kids Photography: Retouching with Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop is an Intermediate level study on Photography, written by an expert, Erika Thornes. This study is an important foundation for anyone who needs to excel in his/her Photography expertise. It provides you a strong understanding on Photography, Portraits, Retouching, Lightroom, Photoshop, Photography, Portraits, Retouching, Lightroom and Photoshop.
Photographing kids comes with a unique set of challenges. The best portrait of a kid might be a quirky shot of a kid with a funny expression—not usually what you’re looking for in adult portraiture. When it comes to retouching, you’re more likely to be cleaning up a runny nose than softening wrinkles.
In this course, photographer Erika Thornes shows how to review a kid photo shoot to find the best shot of the bunch. Then, she dives into Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop and details a variety of retouching challenges and solutions—including cleaning up that messy nose.
Topics include:
- Selecting and editing the hero shot
- Making a clean edit in Lightroom
- Adjusting exposure and white balance
- Cropping images
- Working with layers and masks
- Using Photoshop to remove stray hairs, brighten eyes, and remove scabs
- Swapping faces in Photoshop