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Alexander Khokhlov: Weird Beauty

13 Nov

Die Fotos von Alexander Khokhlov wirken auf den ersten Blick zu schön, um wahr zu sein. Irgendwie leicht, bekannt, gewöhnlich. Und dann doch wieder nicht. Von dieser Spannung leben die Werke, die Khokhlov nicht „allein“ erstellt hat, wie sich im Folgenden herausstellen wird.

„Die Hauptidee und der Name – ‚Weird Beauty‘ – entstanden, als drei Arbeiten schon finalisiert waren“, so der Fotograf. „Ich und Valeriya Kutsan, die Make-up-Künstlerin, wollten eigentlich nur mal etwas andere monochrome Portraits für unseren neuen Kalender machen.“

Interessant ist es, an diesem Punkt der Ideenfindung festzustellen, dass das Projekt aus einem Versuch, einer Spielerei entstand. Häufig – oder gar sehr häufig – finden Künstler und Fotografen so zu neuen Ideen und Kreationen.

„Doch jedes neue Foto zeigte uns, dass da mehr dahinter war. Ich war beeindruckt von der Art und Weise, wie die einfachen Formen und echten menschlichen Gesichter miteinander kollaborierten. Es war zeitgleich einfach, stylisch, effektiv und … bizarr (weird)! So entschied ich mich, das Projekt Weird Beauty zu nennen.“

So wuchs die Idee zu einem groß angelegten Projekt. Make-up-Künstlerin Kutsan und Khokhlov wählten mehr als 30 Ideen, die sie umsetzten. Sie lehnten banale Formen wie das Yin-Yang-Symbol oder ein Schachbrettmuster ab und die möglichen Kombinationen aus schwarz und weiß waren irgendwie anders und ungewöhnlich.

Das Team benutzte einen Projektor, was Kutsan dabei half, die Konturen zu zeichnen, manche Formen jedoch sind gänzlich frei Hand gemalt.

Khokhlov setzte alle Fotos im Studio mit diversen Softboxen, Striplights und Reflektoren um. Er berichtet:

„Und wie man sieht, wurde der Kontrast durch die Zeichnungen und zusätzliche Bearbeitung erzeugt. Das war auch gar nicht anders möglich, da es sehr schwer ist, ideale Zeichnungsebenen und Abgrenzungen zu erzielen. Streckenweise war die Retouche sehr zeit- und energieaufwändig.“

Im Einsatz waren eine EOS 5D Mark II, das Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L und Profoto D1 500 Monolights.


kwerfeldein – Fotografie Magazin

 
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HD Professional Beauty Retouching in Photoshop by Lucy Literna

06 Nov

Portrait beauty retouching in Adobe Photoshop, skin retouching and photo enhancing tutorial by Lucy Literna. www.lucyliterna.com
Video Rating: 5 / 5

 
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Removing Black Spots From Face : Photoshop Beauty Tutorial Part 1

23 Oct

***** Adobe Photoshop Beauty Tutorial Series ****** ****************** Part 1 Removing Black Spots From Face goo.gl ******************* Part 2 Enhancing a Smile and Face Modification goo.gl *********************** Part 3 Coloring a Black & White Photo goo.gl ***************************** Background music “I Dunno” by Grapes dig.ccmixter.org Licensed under Creative Commons creativecommons.org
Video Rating: 5 / 5

In this tutorial AJ shows you how to change the background color using a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer. Share this video, Tweet to your friends: bit.ly Join My Facebook Community: ajwood.com Find me on Twitter: twitter.com The NAPP Wants YOU! ajwood.com Use Promo Code “ajwood” for $ Discount & Free DVD Get the iPhone app: ajwood.com Adobe Training by media-cats.com

 
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Sean Armenta | One Light Beauty Shoot for FStoppers.com

07 Jul

this is my entry to FStoppers.com’s BTSV contest. sign up at fstoppers.com to vote!
Video Rating: 5 / 5

 

Beauty Modelling Photo Retouching Tutorial

20 May

Get the full tutorial here!: marketplace.tutsplus.com A tutorial covering, in depth, all the entire workflow of retouching a beauty modelling photo. Through a 70 minute video tutorial, I will take you through basic colour correction, skin smoothing, the liquify tool, doing details such as lips, eyes and make-up, fixing lighting, adding backgrounds, cutting out the picture, and more! Each tool used is explained thoroughly, so you understand what’s going on all the time. If you need to gain knowledge on how to retouch full-body modelling photographs in a professional manner, then this tutorial is for you! Check out both the preview video and preview images for a sneak-peak at what you’ll learn, and a before/after comparison. You also get the very same PSD that is worked on in the tutorial! (Note: accompanying .psd is watermarked and lower resolution)
Video Rating: 5 / 5

 

Best photo retouching iPhone Apps – Beauty Studio

26 Sep

If you are sick of complicated photoshop process, Beauty Studio is the perfect application for you. Its a truly simple application, but its features are so effective and youll love it. Beauty Studio has three features, Face Retouch, Face Tone, and Auto Contrast. It might looks like little changes but those little changes will make your photos much more stunning than the original. Plus, you dont need to waste much of time to make your photos beautiful. All you have to do to use three features is just drag the level of features as you want. Even after you changed your photo, you can undo the changes whenever you want. If you like the changed photo, simply click the saving button and you are done! Do you want to be look beautiful in your pictures? Then dont hesitate anymore. Simple, easy, and powerful Beauty Studio is here for you!

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Beauty Retouch: Part 5

10 May

Part 5 of a 5 Part editing series going through a complete Beauty Retouch covering: Removing blemishes, enhancing eyes, skin retouching, enhancing eyelashes, adding hair highlights, enhancing makeup and extending the neck. Part 5 covers: Enhancing Makeup & Extending the neck.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

 

Beauty Retouch: Part 1

06 May

Part 1 of a 5 Part editing series going through a Beauty Retouching Project covering: Removing blemishes, enhancing eyes, skin retouching, enhancing eyelashes, hair highlights and extending the neck. Part 1 covers: Removing Blemishes & Enhancing Eyes.

 

Speedlight Photography: Dramatic Beauty Lighting

30 Apr

SmokingStrobes.com Here’s a way to achieve a beauty light with some drama in speedlight photography. You place a shoot through umbrella right above your model. It works wonders – even in small and narrow sets like a group of three models in a regular hotel room. Speedlight photography is ideal for on location gigs like these. This Beauty Lighting tutorial illustrates this fact. Check it out and have fun with your own speedlight photography.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

 

Showcase: Natural Beauty Retouching with Photoshop

13 Apr

In this short showcase I show you how to turn a normal looking girl into a natural beauty that doesn’t look too much fake. I hope you enjoy this video. if you like it please visit my personal blog where i show you a lot more photoshop techniques. visit www.martinmelcher.de

First part of the tutorial. Portrait retouching 🙂