Photoshop Editing: Change up your post production workflow using these techniques
Here are two before and after shots that I recently took at a Maid Marian Robin Hood themed shoot. The real magic of the “after” shots was made possible by some new post production Photoshop editing techniques I learned from someone who recently returned from Photoshop World.
I added a texture to both pictures using a picture I took of a bush outside of one of my classrooms at BYU-Idaho. I added a bunch of contrast to the texture shot and then brought it into Photoshop. I also did some preliminary edits to the portraits in Lightroom.
I made her eyes pop using a quick selection mask. I drew over each iris and then used the linear dodge blending mode and the selective color adjustment.
I added some different effects to the background using the color lookup adjustment.
These three techniques, adding a texture to the background, using the quick selection mask tool to make the eyes pop, and using the color lookup adjustment, can really enhance your post production workflow. Good luck!
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