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Originally Posted by Mai
i totally dont use neat image in those samples, but i just checked out that now, and i gave it a try and results were good. And thanks for advice on the pattern/stamp tool, i havent thought about that until now.thanks
actually the shiny skin was caused by dodge tool, i over used it. and not the noise removal.
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If you actually didn't use any of the things i just mentioned, i would assume it took you about an hour and a half, just to finish the set of images that you just did, Or probably more...
Frankly i don't have the patience for that, thats why I'm using a faster method, like gel coloring (alpha channels) and color matching techniques, etc. if you're not aware of these photo editing styles then i would assume you haven't experienced working in a magazine/printing company. You should try to learn these other techs, they would definitely help you cut your work time in half. Not only that, you'll get a better result!
Photo editing is not just about cleaning blemishes, flaws and the like. Its also about making a person in the photograph 'more' appealing or beautiful, in a sense...once you get to understand that, the photo techniques will not be so difficult. I learned it from the guy who did work for 'lorelei' a long time ago..
anyway, hope this helps, i know YOU can understand what i mean...
o yah 1 more thing, dodge/burn tool is used for rendering, stick with the heal/stamp/pattern tools only!
or if you really need to use it, make sure the opacity/flow is down to 11% (why 11%, cause when i worked for fhm thats what they taught me, i don't know why though, it just works, i guess
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