Good skin tones. The search for the Holy Grail of digital photography. Have been banging our heads against the wall for years trying, "THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL" solution to work with to perfect skin tones and I speak about capture, workflow, output, the whole nine yards. What I've found so far is that skin tones somewhat subjective. The procedures to create the ultimate good skin tones are as follows:
Good reception:
99% Of your work is done to capture the image. If your demands are turned off and disabled your color balance, and then turn off your skin tones. Of course, that your Lightmeter is your best friend (second to your dog). Its up to your demands like dirt on a pig. Know your histograms and image tones. Use not just your LCD as a reference. Your LCD Brightness varies and is not 100% reliable to use on its own, but it is an integral tool that works with everything else. Here never lazy, always check your exposure, know your demands and keep it
accurate. Make this a part of your mind set and workflow. And don't forget to test new stuff, never assume....
Color balance:
I like to shoot a grey card under the lighting conditions, we in shoot as a custom white balance setting. A grey card would be better to work for us as a white card for any reason. What can I say. Do I get pictures that are neutral, I can warm you up later when I choose. But for many digital photographers, a white card, create your custom white balance Weems work just fine.
Workflow:
I want an idea of what is a good skin tone use the ColorPicker component. Now keep in mind that skin tones are subjective, so it is purely arbitrary, but you get are accustomed to it in time. So, as a rule of thumb, depending on the actual pigmentation of the subject by using the color picker, we find the reds are 20% higher than the Green and about 30-40% higher than the blue. Because while taking the sound (in camera parameter) was off I can add more to the skin tone color balance and saturation.
For example, you have good coverage (exposure/white balance), several ways to purchase or to improve skin tones. One of the best ways is by using the selective color correction (image/adjustments/selective color or ALT-I-A-S). I did this for a little have been using it while now, and so far me outstanding skin tones has rendered. Here's how it works.
Simply reduce the amount of cyan in the reds. Usually about 40-50%. I might even more, but I hold off. Why? Because if I bring the contrast adjust later you out more tones in the image so you me red in the skin. There are al lot or red in the skin, particularly Caucasians, so this technique which you thus most more heat people and glow to your skin tone - but be careful! About do it.
The thing I like about the use of selective color correction in this way is that only I use the red tones. If I don't want that influence each other reds (like red wines in your coat) I can do several things:
1. make a selection to your face, and then run the adjustments.
OR
2. After the adjustments simply use the art history brush and delete areas may not affected.
That's it. Just not when you get down to the basics.
Robert Provencher is a professional portrait and wedding photographer for over 25 years. He has trained hundreds of professional photographers across North America in live workshops and through its online forum. Robert has published several manuals on digital photography and camera marketing. http://www.nobsphotosuccess.com
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