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Hi everyone, I recently did another shoot and have finally mustered up the courage to post again. I will post both the unedited and the edited photos. From my own critique, I believe that the contor...
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that is lovely work Jhaesayte. Lots of folks retouch, but doing it well is another matter. I used to retouch my stuff but now I'm mostly dealing with work and/or the photographer gives it to me...
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Jhaesayte wrote:I retouched one of the images for you. See what the photographer thinks and hopefully you can use it in your book. I don't have your email, so I'll post it here for you....
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tdrmaquillage wrote:NOW - to Jambeautyartist: A lot of newer MUAs get overly-dependent upon the wonders of retouching like this and it's a bad, bad, bad idea. There were a lot of things in that photo...
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start training your eye to be detailed oriented and look at the face the way the camera will see it and not the way people look at someone in passing. The camera sees EVERYTHING! The eye, it will...
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I have to agree with everyone else here too hun! I picked that image because it was the best makeup you did out of all of them. I do my best to not change the original makeup in images, just the skin...
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Amazing retouching work Jhaesayte. but... Jambeautyartist, I would not use the images Jhaesayte retouched in your book. Considering your original work, using these would be a falsification of your...
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tdrmaquillage wrote:that is lovely work Jhaesayte. Lots of folks retouch, but doing it well is another matter. I used to retouch my stuff but now I'm mostly dealing with work and/or the photographer...
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Thanks everyone for all your pointers, yes the camera does pick up everything and so I will work to be more detailed and critical of every aspect of the shoot. The retouched image has also helped me...
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personally I would use the retouched image. I didn't have access to good retouching most of my career but now so many published photos have great photo shop that I just don't know how you compete...
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At present level, you can use Vanessa's retouched images as a target and inspiration for you to practice towards. She is showing you a lot of things that you could have easily taken care of, had you...
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You aren't a beginning makeup artist. There are a lot of differences between a skilled artist using an image where the technical work was fine but the client is being too cheap to do the finishing...
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tdrmaquillage wrote:You aren't a beginning makeup artist. There are a lot of differences between a skilled artist using an image where the technical work was fine but the client is being too cheap to...
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I'm with Tanya on this, I think, just because there were a variety of technical mistakes corrected in this image. If it were just skin texture and a couple flyaways, no big, but at this point it would...
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alexandertome wrote:I'm with Tanya on this, I think, just because there were a variety of technical mistakes corrected in this image. If it were just skin texture and a couple flyaways, no big, but at...
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Mary, I understand what you are saying and I am the artist here is seeing the differences and aspiring to make her work closer to the retouched image. For a client it's like a bait and switch and we...
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Trust me I feel you. I did a ... well what I thought was a big record label job that I was planning on doing all types of promotions with. My entire soul was hurt when I saw that they did NO post work...
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It's good to know tdrmaquillage that perfection did not just come overnight but with practice. My goal is to produce images that need minimal retouching and not just be a mediocre artist. My hurdle is...
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Definitely practice on friends that have a variety of skin tones and face shapes. Try to choose people with fairly good skin texture, but any skin type (canvas) is good to work on, as it gives you...
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most DEFINITELY practice on friends and family! That's how I got started! Practice on anyone you can get your hands on! Even if you can't get photos of these people, the experience will be worth it! I...
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