I had a photo shoot recently where my model had severe acne scarring on her face; full body shots were okay, but this is extremely noticable in her headshots. The scarring is so severe, I am having trouble photoshopping them out.
First question is, does anyone know of a tutorial or have any tips themselves on how to smooth out and eliminate severe skin blemishes?
Second question is for opinions; she never made mention of her skin tone, therefore I do not know if it's a sensitive issue. Typically people like to look their best in photos and headshots, so my first instinct is to retouch the photos so they look their best. But will it be offensive to the model to correct all of it out? I guess it's hard to answer without looking at the model in question, but I don't want to post her photo without permission. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!
I would not get too heavy handed on removing the scars. I like diffusion ofr that reason. It helps to conceal, while not making it seem as you purposely hid the blemishes. Also, you may consider softening the blemishes w/o completely removing them.
But will it be offensive to the model to correct all of it out? I guess it's hard to answer without looking at the model in question, but I don't want to post her photo without permission. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Ask her -- all else is speculation.
"Hi, I was getting your photos ready for printing, and I realized I forgot to ask you if you wanted me to do any retouching on the headshots ..."
But will it be offensive to the model to correct all of it out? I guess it's hard to answer without looking at the model in question, but I don't want to post her photo without permission. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Ask her -- all else is speculation.
"Hi, I was getting your photos ready for printing, and I realized I forgot to ask you if you wanted me to do any retouching on the headshots ..."
Email here a representative example ...
I agree, though to add in my own speculation - if she is a model I don't know that it would be fair of her to expect every photographer to photoshop every blemish she has (especially if it's very obvious). Personally I would take the "removing a major artifact" mentality on the photo unless the model specifically asked me otherwise. She knows what she looks like.
OK, yes, you do need to talk to her about the retouches then. Just broach the subject gently with her. But, like I said, I wouldn't get too heavy handed with the touch ups.
When I got my soccer photos back in 1st grade, the photog had airbrushed in my two front teeth. It was hilarious. Looking back on it now, I couldn't believe they bothered to do that (unasked) for a kid that would have been one of hundreds (I'm pretty sure they did every kid in my smallish city's AYSO league that day), heck I'm suprised they looked at the proofs close enough to notice. I would have thought a shoot like that would be totally canned.
