Beauty/Portrait Photography
and Retouching Workshop
Join Gene's Camera Store for David Cuerdon's day-long Beauty/Portrait Photography and Retouching Workshop. You'll walk away with more confidence about your lighting skills and your ability to retouch your photos.
A complimentary lunch is included.
Photo Shoot
The day will begin with a photo shoot. You'll gain a better understanding of lighting and camera basics, using studio strobes, optimal gear, cameras, and lenses for portraits. You will also learn advantages of shooting in RAW. Each participant will have the opportunity to photograph a model in two different lighting setups:
1) Classic portrait lighting setup against a dark background
2) Clean beauty setup with a white background
Retouching
After lunch, David will cover Retouching. Discussion will include understanding the basics of editing, processing, and retouching beauty and portraits shots. Each participant will work on one of their own photos captured during the photo shoot session. Topics covered include: Overall Assessment, Liquify, Retouch, Reduce, Retouch Eyes, Retouch Eyelashes and Eyebrows, Retouch Hair, Mouth, Lips, Teeth, Skim Smoothing, Color, and Tone, Dodge and Burn, Sharpen, Final Check.
What to Bring
Camera, Portrait lens (prime or zoom, 70mm - 150mm range), Memory card(s), Card reader, Laptop computer, Adobe Photoshop CC+ installed, Adobe Lightroom (recommended, but not required)
Cost: $99
About the Instructor: David Cuerdon
David Cuerdon is an award-winning visual artist and a true digital pioneer. He was among the world’s first digital fashion photographers. He is widely recognized for his rare combination of creative vision and advanced technical skills. His personal work has been showcased in fine art galleries internationally. David’s clients have included Playboy, Glamour Magazine, Neiman Marcus and May Company. He is a digital evangelist; enthusiastically sharing his knowledge of digital photography and Photoshop worldwide through live and online training. He is author of the best selling Photoshop training course, David Cuerdon’s Beauty and Portrait Retouching Kit, produced by KelbyOne. In 2010 David joined the Photoshop World Instructor Dream Team.