Legs Up Fashion | Post-Production

Follow Karl step by step through his retouching and editing process.

In this sequel to Legs Up Fashion Shoot, he begins by selecting two images to work with, each one containing elements he wants to use in the final one. To combine them, he uses layer masks, rubbing through to incorporate parts of each one into a new merged layer.

You’ll see Karl use the nudge command, the distort tool and the liquify tool, as well as the healing brush and the clone stamp tool. He goes on to use the lasso tool, add noise and Gaussian blur, and make colour corrections by adjusting hue and saturation.

In addition to burning and dodging to boost contrast and three-dimensionality where necessary, Karl creates a solar curve to help him spot any final fixes.

By watching a master at work, you’ll pick up a host of useful tricks and improve your post-production workflow.

In this class:

• Post-production techniques for fashion photography
• Common Photoshop tools and how to use them
• How to use layer masks in Photoshop
• Making Curves adjustments in Photoshop
• How to use healing brush in Photoshop
• How to use lasso tool in Photoshop
• Burning and dodging in Photoshop
• Using solar curves in Photoshop
• Using the distort and liquify tools in Photoshop

Enjoyed this post-production masterclass? You’ll probably find demonstrations like Dual Lighting Fashion Shoot | Post-Production and Sunlit Shadows Cosmetics Shoot | Post-Production similarly helpful.

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