hello i have question about technique from conradd

[nah]

http://conraddigital.com/remote.php?p=b&i=a2
http://conraddigital.com/remote.php?p=b&i=b9

How he atcieves so beatiful shadows and lights what he uses does he atchieve it doing via layers or on images. I mean does he do some filters addings, or only curves, or shadows/highlight?

Really appriciate if i could get any info or point to read searched alot but nothing thnx for community

[Markzebra]

He starts off with A1 photography

[nah]

hmm can you explain more aboutit i mean what he uses on photoshop to get the cools shadow and light effects ?

[Swampy]

Welcome to Retouch Pro, Nah.

Markzebra is trying to say that the photographer used excellent lighting techniques while taking the original photo to get much of the final result. He may have done some dodge and burn in the highlight and shadow areas in Photoshop, but if he did, he was very subtle in the application of D/B.

You need to start with a good picture.

[crazyfly1]

Interesting, I'm not sure I have ever seen a photographer leave a shadow outline on a wall or backdrop. I like it.

[heyrad]

Hi guys...

Believe it or not... they BOTH needed a great deal of work. The photographers are both excellent in their own rights... in the Wayne Maser/Paris Hilton shot, I had to reshape her VERY square jaw and dramatically make her body less wide. Some contrast curves, a dress recolor and and some clothing fixes also needed to be done. Let's not forget she's wearing a wig and contact lenses... wig tape and bad lenses had to be "hidden"..

On the Spicer/Paul Mitchell shot, she needed a huge amount of corrective surgery....

thanks for the kind words though

-conrad

[zganie]

Beautiful work Heyrad