Sarah Edmunds - Difficult Skin

n this video tutorial, Sarah teaches advanced techniques for enhancing skin in photographs, while keeping things natural and believable. She starts by making initial adjustments in Lightroom Raw to balance highlights, shadows, and white balance. Then, she moves on to frequency separation, a method that allows us to isolate tones, colours, and textures for targeted editing. Throughout the tutorial, you will focus on techniques to smooth out skin unevenness and refine details using various Photoshop tools such as the Median filter, the Healing Brush, and custom actions.

Sarah's goal is to maintain the natural texture of the skin, avoiding an overly processed appearance. She explores different approaches, including adjusting layer opacities, using Curves for dodging and burning, selectively altering skin color, and using gradient maps for tonal consistency. Ultimately, the tutorial aims to achieve a polished yet natural look, enhancing the overall aesthetic of the photograph, especially when dealing with challenging skin and lighting conditions.

00:00 Introduction to Retouching Problematic Skin

00:28 Initial Adjustments in Lightroom Raw

01:11 Diving into Frequency Separation Technique

03:01 Smoothing Skin Tones with Median and Gaussian Blur

11:53 Detailed Skin Retouching with the White Layer Method

20:28 Refining Texture and Dodging & Burning

39:32 Final Touches: Color Correction and Finishing

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