Well the other week i attended my first studio workshop ran by a Glyn Dewis. (UK's version of the photoshop guys) and i was highly impressed.
It was a half day workshop titled
"a workshop full of character"
and the aim is to give you the tools needed to try and create a fun image like the one above. Glyn sets up the lighting but gives you pretty much a free Raine to move the model where you want to in the light, and to pose him on how you see fit.
Once you are happy and have the image that you are after, you all then go through some photoshop techniques on how to create something different. Glyn shows you how to improve an image up to a nice respectable standard... and then the fun starts and you are taught how to push things and come up with great concepts and the fun really begins...
The day is broken up as follows-
- RAW Conversions
- Cleaning up your images (Dust spots etc…)
- Removing Blemishes
- Eyes (Brightening, add contrast, colour and sharpening)
- Creating Texture/Adding Details
- Dodging and Burning
- Cut Outs (Getting the most out of Photoshop CS5 Refine Edge Command + Extracting using Channels for those using earlier versions of Photoshop)
- Adding in the Background
- Creating ‘The Look’
- Special Effects and lots more
My finished image, I can not take the credit for the lighting on Dave Clayton, who was a fantastic model. Or the style he was dressed. But i did really enjoy finding the stock images and coming up with a theme to produce the finished result.
