Retouching Work

I've been kind away from this blog and actually photography in general. A lot of things have been going on but I've decided to start it all back again. I am working on a fresh new website for my portraits and in the process of setting up another one for retouching work.

I've re-worked a few of my photos for the retouching websites...

Original -

And here is the after -

I also wanted to take that branch out on the left hand side because it was quite distracting. So here it is without the branch. I also added a color enhancement on it to make the colors pop a bit more.

Here is the second edit I worked on today.

Original -

I adjusted tones and contrast a bit. Then worked on the skin. Here is the result for that.

I wanted to soften the lines under the eyes a little without completing removing it which would make it look too unnatural.

Finally, i wanted his eyes to really pop. So here is the final image with an eye enhancement.

Here is my final edit for the day.

Original - 

I worked on the skin first.

I then enhanced the eyes and lips. I also didn't like the cold, bluish cast on the image so i warmed it up a little bit.

Finally, i did a color enhancement filter for the final image for more drama.