I can see some blotchiness in the web image - maybe it is more obvious
in the the full res version.
Here's something you can try in LR that works well as a "skin smoother".
In the develop module, go to the adjustment brush. In the effect
section, set the exposure to -4, the clarity to -100 and the sharpness
to =100. (Setting the exposure to -4 just allows you to see where the
brush has gone so don't be concerned about how it reduces the brush
stroke to black)
In the brush section adjust the size and feathering as necessary and set
the flow to about 75 or so.
Brush over the area you want to smooth, then change the exposure back to
0 to see if the effect is what you want. If it's not to your liking
just go back in the history to where you started and try again. You can
adjust how strong the effect will be by increasing or decreasing the
flow setting.
-p
On 11/9/2011 2:27 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
Hi all,
Here is an image I've been working on:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/6329908364/in/photostream/lightbox/
My friend brought her new baby over so I could try some portraits...
the idea had been to capture some of those adorable, curled-up,
sleeping-baby poses... However, baby Dahlia had other plans, so I did
my best to roll with them.
Looking at the images, I'm finding that baby skin is tricky
business... I see a lot of newborn portraits that are over-done
(imho), in terms of skin smoothing. I did clean up minor blemishes&
spots, and tried a few other LR adjustments... but nothing really
addressed the blotchy appearance of her arms...I don't want Dahlia
here to end up looking plastic, but I don't want that issue to detract
from the image, either. I could spend all day trying out different
interventions& comparing results, but I thought I'd get some feedback
first...
Would you address the blotchy? Or leave it?
What would your go-to method be?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts,
:)
-c
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