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Bannack Ghost Town: Portraits
Portraits and Portrait Enhancements
As said before one of my favorite subjects to photograph are musicians. It’s one thing to capture a portrait of someone in good lighting, but to include something that tells more about the person brings out more substance. This lifestyle portrait shoot focused on the environment of the musicians and it was great to hear both play songs they’ve learned over the years.
Most of the light source came from a large window on the east side of the room. At times we used the silver reflector to bounce a little light on the pianists face to brighten her up more. The reflector also acted as a soft back light for the violinist in one of the her portraits.
Enhancements
The photo below was edited to cover up a few blemishes using the spot healing healing brush. After a few clicks to clear up the blemishes I used the soften skin brush in light room along her forehead, nose and closest cheek.
Match Color
After opening two images I placed the one that needed corrected on top of the “Source” photo. After applying the match color tool under adjustments, I brightened the photo up again and it resulted in a cooler feel that resembled a more accurate color.
Replace Color
After grabbing the replacement brush tool I used the color of the pianist’s as a source to change the violinists jacket. It’s darker than the skirt, but it’s only a different shade of the color. This process required zooming in close and changing the brush preference to find edges for accurate edits.
Lighting with Reflectors
A useful tool to adjust for natural lighting is a 5-in-1 reflector. A personal favorite is the diffuser, but the silver, and white are very helpful as well with lighting a model.
The diffuser had to be held nearly straight above the model, because of the time of day, but it provided very soft light. The white reflector also provided a soft light in the profile shot. The reflector was held straight in front of the model. As for the silver reflector it was mainly underneath to match the reflection of the sidewalk near by.
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