How to make professional processing of photos

Very rarely a professional photographer puts or gives the client the final images without further treatment. This is especially true planarnykh or Studio portraits, which must be subjected to retouching.

You will need

• Personal computer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, the original photos in high resolution.

Instruction

1. Professional processing of photographs using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. In Adobe Lightroom it is possible to perform a large number of simple changes to photos. Complex and creative work and collage photos in the "Lythrum" impossible, but the primary professional treatment in this program will take a minimum of time and effort. In addition, it is convenient to handle in the same style a large number of images simultaneously.
2. The most frequently used features of the program is changing and adjustment of contrast, exposure and color balance of the image. In addition, Lightroom allows you to create presets for speedy processing photos in a particular style (presets, you can make your own or download available collections of other photographers on the Internet).
3. Adobe Photoshop of various versions is the main working tool for post processing photos. In order to professionally handle the photo, it is only necessary to open it in RAW format or in JPEG high quality. We should not forget that any kind treatment "kills" a certain percentage of the quality of the photos, so the essential is the source.
4. The most important function of Photoshop is the retouching of images. In fact, it is very important when shooting portraits from close range as this noticeable on the skin. Partly, they can be visually removed by increasing the level of exposure even when shooting, but most of the flaws of the skin will still be noticeable in the picture. Using a brush retouching it is worth remembering that the large size of the brush too blurs the skin and makes the face an unnaturally smooth. To avoid the obvious treatment effect, it is better to use brushes of small size, allowing to remove the disadvantages, but leaving the skin texture intact.
5. One of the key features of Photoshop is working with layers of images. Changing characteristics of a single layer or many, you can not only change the color characteristics of the image, but also contrast, white balance, exposure particular part of the image (for example, add blue eyes, leaving everything else in the normal color mode).
6. Another interesting effect, which is used mainly in creative photography is the ability to combine two or more photos to create interesting and unusual images. Very popular are transfers of portraits on backgrounds custom scenery, castles and attractions. With enough professionalism in the manufacturing the man, it turns out the original picture.