Portland Headshot: Before and After

Clients often ask if retouching is included in their purchased images. Here is an example of natural, skin retouching. In this shot, the client also requested that her cleavage be covered (less distracting) so I did that as well.



Portland Head Shot Photographer Lavenda Memory

Photoshop: Before and After

This is a good example of the skin retouching process, as well as many other photoshop techniques.

You can see the changes in skin texture, where I've removed any blemishes.



Here you can see post work contouring and hair retouching. In the last 2 shots you'll see the differences in angles and the subject's arm size.



Again, here is the first "before" and the final "after".

Sara Seven: Before And After

Sara Seven Shoot
Models left to right: Caitlin, Megan, Anna
Makeup: Madi
Hair: Austie

This is a great before and after shot because there are so many subtle elements to change. First their is lighting.
Since we were limited in both time and space to shoot (we were shooting in a Hotel where guests were walking past the entire shoot) we had to get what we could at the time and it was left to me to add in light in post-work. In this shot you may notice that I "lit" Caitlin 40% afterward. This allows for a better view of both the model and the dress.
In addition to post- lighting I had to create more clean lines on all of the models.
You will notice in the close up of Caitlin that I created more angles in her face, neck and arms. Again, this was done to all three of the girls.
The more obvious processing are the color curves, which add a different mood to the shot. Sara prefers these subtle curves, with green and blue undertones.

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Additional Before and After: