Kids Photography: Retouching with Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop
1h 11mIntermediate2017-03-08
Authors

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
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
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know
1. Choosing the Hero Shot
- 03 - The hero shot
- 04 - The adult edit
2. Global Edits in Lightroom
- 05 - What a clean edit is and how to get it
- 06 - Adjusting exposure and white balance
- 07 - Why presets shouldn t be your first step
- 08 - Finishing a clean edit and when to crop
3. Retouching in Photoshop
- 09 - Tips for working with layers and masks
- 10 - Magic runny nose cleanup
- 11 - Magic scab removal
- 12 - Not-so-magic hair removal
- 13 - Complex hair removal
- 14 - Brightening eyes
- 15 - Manicure, cleaning nails
4. Face-Swapping in Photoshop
- 16 - Making a selection for face-swapping
- 17 - Bringing in a new face
- 18 - Adjusting and blending
- 19 - Troubleshooting
Conclusion
- 20 - Recap