Less exposure photo example how to brighten the skin without changing the background

Many people ask me how to adjust the color of people to brighten, and the background is not changed?

Well, let's say three simple and easy ways to use this example. Of course, if necessary, three methods can be used at the same time in a picture.

First look at the adjusted Picture:

Photographer Jen Yen (Weibo: @ photographer Jen Yen) works

The adjusted figure.

Original.

Look at the original image again. Well, this photo is obviously out of the picture, and the mushroom sauce's little face is black. But the composition, the look of the mushroom sauce is all good pinch. Fortunately, the mushroom mother is in raw format shot, immediately lightroom adjustment without pressure.

1, add exposure. Appropriate reduction of highlights (head and top of the high light has been a bit too exposed, so in addition to exposure, to reduce the high light. ) at the same time lighten the shadow, add the white color order. Clarity of brightness saturation or something based on your own preferences and photos of actual adjustments. My adjustment values are as follows, we should adjust the time according to their own film to adjust the appropriate value.

2, Curve. The same consideration, minus the high light. Pressed secretly tones. Because the previous step of the add exposure has made the whole picture a lot of light, so here to pressure the dark color, the film can come out level, or you will feel gray.

In addition, the color adjustment on the bright orange, this step for the brightening skin is very useful, because we Chinese people's skin is yellow, the background tone is orange, orange light, color is also lit up. Dark blue is to make the background of hydrangea color thick, prominent characters. As for the other colors to see your picture needs to be adjusted.

3. Separation of Hue. Based on the color of the picture is a blue tone, make the following adjustments.

In addition, or out of the prominent characters, the background of the pressure to consider, made a dark angle effect. Quantity-20.

So the picture is basically tuned.

But there are details not satisfied, such as: cheek, nose due to the surface of the low light effect, there are shadows, small arms and small hands is also because of the sun black, and the upper arm is not coordinated, the skirt is also dark a bit.

Never mind, drag it into Photoshop and then adjust. The next two ways to highlight the complexion, one is brush smear, similar to our foundation. The second is the curve layer plus eraser local brightening method.

When necessary, these two methods can be used at the same time.

Brush Smear Method:

1, with color picker in the upper arm of the lighter position. Choose the right color. Wipe the shadow on the cheek, and in the same way, choose the lighter position on the cheek.

2, new blank layer. Brush adjustment to the appropriate size and transparency (apply skin I generally use less than 10), hardness selected 0.

3, brush on the new layer, the face and small arms, small hands want to put on the spot smear. Just like a foundation, haha. Do not wipe too much too thick ah, on the false Ah, this also with powder a reason ha.

Curve layer + Eraser Local Brightening method:

1, new graph layer. No screenshots, if someone does not know, I say here, is the layer adjustment panel below a row of symbols in the half black half white mark, left key point finish selection curve.

The curve appropriately lightens the dark part.

2, the eraser to slightly. Adjust the eraser to the right size, choose 0 hardness, 100% opacity, and then rub the background part of the graph layer. So the background is still dark, just the curve just to highlight the characters. Of course, also can be the head flower hair part also wipe out, the black eyes also wiped out, so just a small face, arms, skirts were raised bright.

If necessary, you can also reduce the opacity of the eraser, more detailed to wipe out the desired level of light and shade.

On the sauce, adjust it!

The first time to write a more complex tutorial (in fact, it is also very simple), will be a bit later should be seen. I hope you find it useful, huh?

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