How to Post Process this Dexter Poster ?

[noypi]

Hi,
I need some help on how to post process a similar effect like this Dexter's Poster. Thanks

[skoobey]

Lots and lots of dnb and some shine and shaddow adding through high pass with previous selective masking.

[Tony W]

Always helpful to post your starting point image for advice of this nature. For instance without the correct lighting and in camera work prior to pp it may not be possible to get the effect you desire.

There is nothing in particular about the pp in these images that stands out as being obviously tricky if the points above about lighting and camera work have been followed

[noypi]

Thanks Guys,
Is it possible to achieve this kind of image or similar with just 1 light, I believe that you need at least 3 lights, this is just for a personal stuff just planning to do a shot with my daughter
This is what I've got so far

[Tony W]

I think you have already identified the main issue here that of needing three lights to mimic the effect of the originals you posted (and probably an additional light for the background).

You already have a very nice image of a lovely daughter. IMO the only thing it needs is a little colour correction and a small boost in brightness and optional as I did a little D&B on the face

[skoobey]

I see what you're getting at. This is an example of image that is sort of done this way and also with only one light.

I did this as part of a commission for a dentistry clinic. No one told me I should take portraits for a website, so I had to do with the given circumstances, and being that I was seriously underpaid, you must forgive my sloppy retouching, but I think this sort of gives that look.

Only reason I'm putting this up is because there was only one light source used - the sun.

Just paint the whites white, and that's mostly it.

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[noypi]

Thanks Tony W and skoobey for the tips, I need to practice more with D&B.
Thanks again Guys

[Mrluisr]

I work for TV networks doing keyart and I do alot of similiar retouching(research JILL GREENBURG, she made this style popular and actually might have been the photographer for the dexter shoot). Seeing that its a picture of a young child theres not to much in terms of skin imperfections(time saver!), Try to mimic a 3 or 5 light setup with dodge and burn... i usually create a new layer and fill with 50% gray and set the blend mode on softlight..then D&B on that layer. finally do your color corrections...many jump to color balance but i prefer selective color its a great tool for color correcting with a bit more control.

[ratpat13]

Hi noypi,

Here's my quick take on it, but you can find a lot of videos of people reproducing the Jill Greenberg look.

I just processed it in lightroom 4 and then in photoshop to adjust the background colors, vignette, contras and lots of dodging and burning.

[skoobey]

Also look for AMY DRESSER as she used to work for JILL and is an AMAZING retoucher.

http://www.amydresser.com/

[noypi]

thanks for the tips guys, it really seems that the key elements are the lightings with 3 or more lights (really start to save money for this ), the D&B and color balance. Thanks again guys for the tips.

[kav]

Originally Posted by skoobey

Also look for AMY DRESSER as she used to work for JILL and is an AMAZING retoucher.

http://www.amydresser.com/

Not a huge fan of her post lighting style. I do really like the heavy composite images. The layouts are just really cool, but it annoys me when people flow highlights where anatomy doesn't exist.

[Tony W]

Nice job Ratpat13

[nmeunier]

The photographer is Jill Greenberg

The light is :
- one nude ringflash in front
- 2 umbrellas, one in font left and one in front right
- one beauty dish above the model with grid
- 2 beauty dish with grid in back left and back right
- one additional light for the background.

Retouch done by the manipulator

You can approach such a lighting with 4 lights :
- one very harsh in front high
- one ring flash to compensate the sahdow
- 2 light from back left and back right with grid.

[noypi]

Guys, done some googling and i think that this maybe a Jim Fiscus and not Jill Greenberg and a possible retouch of Scott Dorman , which now i really love his retouching

[ratpat13]

When they say Jill Greenberg or Amy Dresser they are the ones who popularized the style which a lot of photographers and retouches have used.

[noypi]

Originally Posted by ratpat13

When they say Jill Greenberg or Amy Dresser they are the ones who popularized the style which a lot of photographers and retouches have used.

Oh, thanks for clarifying Ratpat13 =D, and all i can say with the retouch of Amy Dresser is Wow, and is there a specific name for that technique? Thanks again guys.