Urban style
Hi everyone, before and after in urban style. Any advice or critique or comment?
Thanks in advance
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As we were planning our shoot, Iria said she needed a swimwear look. I wanted lifestyle with my car. We compromised. I think it turned out great. Hope you like it.
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It could be a little punchier and you could bring out the eyes more but that's just personal preference. The retouching itself is good. Subtle and natural.
Thank you very much. You did hit the point, I am always concerned about the eyes :)
Use a high pass layer set to 18px to sharpen the eyes. Reduce the opacity to your liking. Then use a curves layer set to screen and make a slight s curve, but only a really slight one so that you get brighter mid-tones and highlights and then brighten up the eyes (brush over the whole eye including the eyelids). Additionally, you can enhance the catchlights in the eyes as well. Use a blank layer set to overlay and paint with white over the catchlights. I also used one curves layer to slightly boost the overall contrast in the image.
Really good suggestion and great technique. I normally use a dodge and burn level dedicated to the eyes. I'll try your way for sure!