How many use Portraiture for retouching?

[K.ErickPhotography]

Thinking about trying it out, looks pretty legit. What are your thoughts?

[LeeR]

I don't have Portraiture but I do have one of Imagenomics other programs: Noiseware. It is a fabulous program with loads of controls (most of which I never use) and works like a charm. I don't know how they do it, but I'm sure glad they do. It's a bit pricey, but if you are shooting a lot of portraits I am sure it could pay for itself pretty quickly.

[SusanH1970]

I don't know how I survived without Portraiture! It's an absolutely amazing program. Go ahead and download the trial version - you'll love it! Just be very careful how you use it - go very sparingly and lower the opacity as needed, or you'll end up with plastic people.

[K.ErickPhotography]

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

I don't know how I survived without Portraiture! It's an absolutely amazing program. Go ahead and download the trial version - you'll love it! Just be very careful how you use it - go very sparingly and lower the opacity as needed, or you'll end up with plastic people.

thats guys and girls. Susan can you give me a link of editing youve done with it?? So I can see somebodys work other then the samples they have on their website

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by K.ErickPhotography

thats guys and girls. Susan can you give me a link of editing youve done with it?? So I can see somebodys work other then the samples they have on their website

Give me a little time to dig up a SOOC and an edit done with it. I'll post in a while - gotta get ready to drop my daughter off at school, while she's there I'll have time to dig something up for ya.

[K.ErickPhotography]

Thank you=)

[SusanH1970]

Here you go. I actually went and did a new re-edit on this one so you could see the difference between SOOC, an edit without Portraiture, and and edit with Portraiture. Hope this helps you out.

SOOC:



Edited, using spot healing brush and patch tool on blemishes, undereye circles and stray hairs, and some eye and teeth brightening:



Ran Portraiture on the above edit at the default lowest setting and also lowered the opacity of the level. This is at a much higher opacity than I usually do but this young lady wanted porcelain skin:

[lynweber]

wow thats amazing I just use Photoshop but may have to give this one a try as well. Susan you mentioned a trial version? Is it easy to use and any tips and pointers?

Lyn

[K.ErickPhotography]

Originally Posted by SusanH1970

Here you go. I actually went and did a new re-edit on this one so you could see the difference between SOOC, an edit without Portraiture, and and edit with Portraiture. Hope this helps you out.

SOOC:



Edited, using spot healing brush and patch tool on blemishes, undereye circles and stray hairs, and some eye and teeth brightening:



Ran Portraiture on the above edit at the default lowest setting and also lowered the opacity of the level. This is at a much higher opacity than I usually do but this young lady wanted porcelain skin:

wow thanks so much susan looks great! Im going to have to DL the trial =) IOU

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by lynweber

wow thats amazing I just use Photoshop but may have to give this one a try as well. Susan you mentioned a trial version? Is it easy to use and any tips and pointers?

Lyn

The trial version can be downloaded here. It's very, very easy to use. The best tip is to keep a light hand, it's very easy to overdo. As I said in my last post, the work I did on that girl's skin is at a much higher opacity than I usually use.

Originally Posted by K.ErickPhotography

wow thanks so much susan looks great! Im going to have to DL the trial =) IOU

You're welcome! Let me know how you like it.