how to shoot like picture in Vogue =_="

[Fumiko Kawa]

hihi... ^^


i have been portrait retouching for sometime, mostly more towards nature/japan style.

but i just can't figure out, how to retouch like vogue/skin care product ads where all the skin are 100% perfect with 100% skin texture...

i know use healing/burn/dodge with patience and small brush.

just..cant seem to look alike..

is there a certain 'skill' to achieve this kind of effect?

thanks.

[katia]

i dunno, Gaussian blur filter maybe? i've never really tried skin-smoothing, it always ends up looking way too unnatural for me.

that first picture is AWFUL! looks like i could take my fingernail and scrape 1 pound of makeup off her entire face

[RLucas]

I can't see the examples you provided because of the filter in place at work, but a quick way to start is to do a high pass sharpen layer, then go to color>invert on that layer. Then you can adust the opacity to taste, and add a layer mask and paint more detail back in.
Hope this helps!

[Fumiko Kawa]

the first picture is what ads are doing....the skin texture, awesome outcome for retouching,
but how to achieved?

i think gaussian blur or what ever filter will ruin the skin texture? ><"

[katia]

did you mean you want to take photos like the first, and re-touch them to make them smoother? or is the cake-y bronze look something you want to reproduce in your own images?

[Rentham]

The trick is to handle texture and color independently. I'm certainly not an expert in the technique, but this may be a good starting point: Anatomy of a Beauty Shot. It has some instructions, examples, and outside resources.

[Fumiko Kawa]

i wish to achieve the outcome like 1st image where the skin texture is 100% perfectly retouch/create...

2/3 image also have the perfect skin, just without those harsh texture...

but how? =="

@Rentham, i had read the link..thanks for sharing.

[zona5101]

perhaps you should check out the forums on retouchpro.com

[MGP]

Well, having been a former makeup artist, that first shot partly looks like that because she DOES have a ton of makeup on! You could scrape a pound off. Actually it looks like airbrushed makeup in all of those photos, so that is part of it.

[SusanH1970]

A lot of models' photographs are enhanced by plug-ins such as Portraiture and Portrait Professional.