Up-Close Portrait Photography: Start to Finish
Up-Close Portrait Photography: Start to Finish is an Intermediate level tutorial on Photography, produced by the creator, Chris Orwig. This tutorial is an important base for an individual who needs to get better at his/her Photography skills. It gives you a strong understanding on Photography, Portraits, Lightroom, Photoshop, Photography, Portraits, Lightroom and Photoshop.
How do you create authentic, sincere portraits that capture the essence of people? A lot of it comes down to post-production. Using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, Chris Orwig walks us through three start-to-finish, up-close portrait projects: a portrait of a legend, a portrait of an artist, and a portrait of a celebrity. He explains the common foundation for the shots—a natural style, setting, and lighting—and explains how to zero in on the best image from a collection. He shows how to enhance each portrait with Lightroom and Photoshop, combining black-and-white adjustments with creative cropping, retouching, and color and tone enhancements. He recaps the editing process for each portrait, and closes with some ideas to integrate in your own workflow.
Topics include:
- Selecting keepers
- Creating collections
- Creating a strong black-and-white look
- Cropping portraits
- Retouching skin and other features
- Fine-tuning portraits