Portrait Edits

For this project, Jeff and I took each other’s picture outside in the morning when the light was still indirect but bright enough that the shadows weren’t too dark. For each photo, I began with frequency separation which starts with making two copies of the original photo and labeling them “texture” and “color”. I blurred the color layer using the Gaussian Blur tool to eliminate the minute details. I used the apply image feature in Photoshop on the texture layer and subtracted the color layer from it, and once processed, I changed the lighting on it to Linear Light. From here, I used the Lasso tool to select and blur some of the texture on my face, but for Jeff I used the Spot Correction tool to eliminate his blemish and stubble. Next I did brighten and hue/saturation adjustments to the eyes, but Jeff’s eyes are pretty squinty so it’s harder to notice than on my picture. With the eyes enhanced, I used the dodge and burn tools to play with how the light hit both of our faces and to make the lighting more flattering. Once the subject of the image was fully edited, I selected the subject roughly with the Lasso tool and then more precisely within the Select and Mask window, inversed the selection, and then blurred the background and also brightened Jeff’s background to best showcase our pictures.

Portrait Edit – Self

Original Portrait – Self

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portrait Edit – Jeff

Original Portrait – Jeff

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