Kids Photography: Retouching with Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop

Kids Photography: Retouching with Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop

1h 10mIntermediate2017-03-08

Authors

Erika Thornes

Erika Thornes

Photographer, PPA and ASMP member

Course details

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.

Learning objectives
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

Skills covered

Portrait PhotographyLightroomAsset ManagementPhotoshopPhotographyGraphic DesignAdobe

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome
  • What you should know

Choosing the Hero Shot

  • The hero shot
  • The adult edit

Global Edits in Lightroom

  • What a clean edit is and how to get it
  • Adjusting exposure and white balance
  • Why presets shouldn t be your first step
  • Finishing a clean edit and when to crop

Retouching in Photoshop

  • Tips for working with layers and masks
  • Magic runny nose cleanup
  • Magic scab removal
  • Not-so-magic hair removal
  • Complex hair removal
  • Brightening eyes
  • Manicure, cleaning nails

Face-Swapping in Photoshop

  • Making a selection for face-swapping
  • Bringing in a new face
  • Adjusting and blending
  • Troubleshooting

Conclusion

  • Recap
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