Photo Retouching - - Let's try this one... Don Cheadle, how to improve? - Page 2

superkoax · #16 10-30-2007, 03:50 PM

tried to get the color right first...did some clone to hide some of the blemishes and and scars...as said before I don't like this picture of don so much...but tried to get "jill-feel"

Gerry

camilla_k · #17 10-30-2007, 07:10 PM

sorry guys but the original is the best one... meaning the one that hasnt been retouched at all...

camilla_k · #18 10-30-2007, 07:41 PM

well... my opinion...

this is not about retouching, its about the actor and the photographer.
the only thing to add here, if the client wants more (like they always do), is to do some nice toning on it. dont fiddle with depth and things.

here is just a bashed together sample of some diffrent tonings.
black and white, silverprint, cross process etc.

come on, please hate me!

superkoax · #19 10-31-2007, 02:19 PM

camilla: there is no hate involved here at RetouchPRO ... only constructive thoughts...your idea around this picture is what I wanted to explain earlier, but my few words in english didn't cover it properly

I agree as well, Don original is the best from our examples, but as well I think this picture is very honest and show a little too much detail of him then ordinary viewers want to see...if this was to be a portfolio picture I don't think he would get any jobs...

pellepiano · #20 10-31-2007, 03:24 PM

Heres my version.

superkoax · #21 10-31-2007, 05:19 PM

PELLE: very nice job there...this style gives a little bit of signature towards don if you understand...it makes me want to look at him...very nice! how did you make his skin so shiney?

pellepiano · #22 10-31-2007, 05:35 PM

I used a little PWL to add to the highlights. Also used a little healing on the skin here and there, and added some conrast from the blue chanenel.

superkoax · #23 10-31-2007, 06:28 PM

what didi you do to add contrast from the blue channel? can you give a short explanation?

cheers

gerry

pellepiano · #24 10-31-2007, 07:12 PM

I copied the blue channel to a new layer and set it to Lumnocity.

superkoax · #25 11-01-2007, 02:21 PM

pelle: How do you go forward to do just that? When I copy it I can't paste it into the layerspalette...can only copy it into the channel palette...

JMB · #26 11-01-2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superkoax

pelle: How do you go forward to do just that? When I copy it I can't paste it into the layerspalette...can only copy it into the channel palette...

You have to select the the channel layer with select all (Select>Select All), ctrl C, layer palette, Ctrl V.

At least, always work form me

pellepiano · #27 11-01-2007, 02:47 PM

... and all channels must be ON when trying to paste into a layer, if I remember correctly.

superkoax · #28 11-01-2007, 03:44 PM

nope...that didn't work...selecting all only selects the layers palette and not the channels...when rightclicking the blue channel i can push the duplicate menu, but that only gives me a new menu...with that menu you can only place an alpha-layerin the channel-palette....

Markzebra · #29 11-01-2007, 05:58 PM

Have an active layer visible. Make sure a single layer is selected and visible.
View the Blue channel ONLY - un-click the eye icons on the other channels or Command 3
Select all (command A). This doesnt mean select all the layers in the layers panel, it means Command A
Copy
Back to layers palette - view composite, command tilde or click on the RGB composite view in channels
Paste

superkoax · #30 11-05-2007, 04:47 PM

I still can't do it...copy blue channel, paste into layers...nothing happens...and yes, the blue channel is selected when pushing ctrl + v and layerpalette is selected when pasting...

is this right?