HI, can you guys please tell me which software you prefer for your pageant photo enhancement/retouching??? I am just getting started and am only familiar with adobe photo shop. Also, any tips on the tricky eyelashes??? And help is sooooooo appreciated. I am really wanted to try my hand at this!!! :tongue:

You can try this link. I found this tutorial some time ago and it is just excellent.

http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.asp?p=101733&seqNum=1

Hi haleybella,

Welcome to RetouchPRO! :pleased:

I'm more a 'restorer' so I'm not up to date with pageant photo enhancement/retouching software but Photoshop is definitely an excellent start!!! :wink: .... We have at least one member who does this professionally and she might be able to help you ....

She posted the link to this site (http://www.msholinprosales.com/Invision/index.html) where, after registration, you could download eyelashes brushes ...

I actually created an 'eyelashes brushes set' myself with Photoshop CS (therefore not compatible with Photoshop previous versions) ... you can see what they look like and download the .zip file here (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showpost.php?p=87499&postcount=25)..

If you are going to use my brushes, you should use them on their own Layers so you can tweak/correct them for size blending, opacity and colour to better adapt them to each picture ....(just ask if you have questions on how to do it... :pleased: )

If your Photoshop version is older than CS, just let me know and I'll send you the lashes on a transparent background in .PSD format so you can create your own brushes from them...

Hope this helps...

Hi masterful,

Welcome to RetouchPRO! :pleased:

...we were posting here at the same time....

Thank you for sharing a very interesting link!!!

Yep, I guess we posted at the same time. And the link. I do not know how I found it but it is something I've been looking for, for a long time.

On the same website there are some other samples of chapters from books and some... are also interesting even for pros....

Anyway.. I am new to this forum but I found it very useful. I will stay here for some time :)