Liquify (before/after)

Title of picture - Liquify

Photographer's Name - Rylan Carling

Models Name - Rylan Carling

Windlight settings used - Basic default, played with lighting to get best shadow reduction

Inworld photo tools used - None

Details of inworld tools - NA

outworld tools used - Photoshop

Processes used in outworld tools - This is a basic photo, before any other processing is done.  One of the first things that I work on is using the liquify tool in PS.  Again, this is a very basic before/after shot...but, even with this, you can see the differences in specific areas that are a bit "off." (Specifically check out the wrist and the front of the dress)

"A Picture is worth a thousand words"

 

Title of picture - "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words"


Photographer's Name - Strawberry Singh
                                        strawberrysingh@gmail.com


Models Name - Strawberry Singh


Location used - My Home


Windlight settings used - Default Midday with Scene Gamma increased to 2.09


Second Life Graphics Settings - Ultra


Inworld photo tools used - None


Details of inworld tools - NA


Outworld tools used - Photoshop


Processes used in outworld tools - Liquify, blur, burn, dodge, sharpen - I really didn't do much to this picture.


Comments & Additional info
The most important part of my pictures comes from the quality of the raw shot.  I always take my pics on ultra graphics and try to find the most suitable windlight preset for the skin, clothes and background I am shooting.  For up close face shots I usually use the midday with increased gamma and then play around with brightness and contrast in photoshop to get the best result.  I also usually reduce saturation often, although I did not do that here.  Liquify is also usually the first and most important thing I do.  Liquifying really makes a huge difference.  For a great liquify tutorial see this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkYEZD1sbn8


The burn tool was used to create the shadows under the legs.