Photo Retouching

luminarysoul · #1 07-27-2005, 03:46 PM

Well throughout this summer I have been trying to better my graphic skills.
So lately I have been doing some photo retouching and I managed to come across the following portfolio.

http://glennferon.com/portfolio1/index.html

check it out. Its amazing what photoshop can do for some of our favorite stars..

#2 07-27-2005, 04:13 PM

WOW that's crazy

Dvyne Evolushun · #3 07-27-2005, 04:14 PM

Neat. I didn't realize that you had to put your mouse on the pic to see what they looked like b4 the pic was retouched.

Thanks for the site.

ETA: Did you see the girl in the bathing suit in the water? They removed some of her stomach.

sophisticated84 · #4 07-27-2005, 04:34 PM

Did you guys see Alicia Keys, she looks totally different after retouching. Wow these celebs looks are illusions on magazines,lol...

Visionary22 · #5 07-27-2005, 07:53 PM

Erykah Badu was pretty drastic as well.

MeezDiscreet · #6 07-27-2005, 10:34 PM

humph! so THAT'S why i can't ever achieve their makeup looks

treblk · #7 07-28-2005, 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by MeezDiscreet
humph! so THAT'S why i can't ever achieve their makeup looks

Girl, I thought the same thing. Now I know it aint me..nor is it them..LOL

luminarysoul · #8 07-28-2005, 03:04 PM

http://glennferon.com/portfolio1/portfolio30.html

this was my favorite. instant breasts. that took a lot of work because I cant even pull that off yet

NinjaPoodle · #9 07-28-2005, 03:05 PM

The majority of the retouching that was done could have been prevented by better lighting. Some of the before shots weren't that bad but I do question the photographers knowledge and technical skill. A reflector here, a soft box there, would have helped, A LOT.

(I'm not a big fan of retouching but only for stuff like super close-ups, teeth and very minor details.) I don't like what this guys doing because a lot of the finished product looks cartoon like.

Yes, I'm a photographer

luminarysoul · #10 07-28-2005, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by NinjaPoodle
The majority of the retouching that was done could have been prevented by better lighting. Some of the before shots weren't that bad but I do question the photographers knowledge and technical skill. A reflector here, a soft box there, would have helped, A LOT.

(I'm not a big fan of retouching but only for stuff like super close-ups, teeth and very minor details.) I don't like what this guys doing because a lot of the finished product looks cartoon like.

Yes, I'm a photographer

I wanted to do photography for undergrad but I didnt have the patience!! I did do film though and when i saw "A reflector here and a soft box there" i smiled because I had similar thoughts!!

I have a new found love for NinjaPoodle

NinjaPoodle · #11 07-28-2005, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by luminarysoul
I wanted to do photography for undergrad but I didnt have the patience!! I did do film though and when i saw "A reflector here and a soft box there" i smiled because I had similar thoughts!!

I have a new found love for NinjaPoodle

Aww..thanks

mocha frapp · #12 07-28-2005, 06:11 PM

I take pictures too (I don't consider myself a photographer yet), and I think his retouches look cartoon like also. It's a shame to think that you have to add booty and breasts to women to make them look better. Some of these women's faces literally look drawn on. What's so wrong with looking natural?

RedefinedDiva · #13 07-28-2005, 07:03 PM

Some of the retouches look worse than the originals....

Visionary22 · #14 07-28-2005, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by RedefinedDiva
Some of the retouches look worse than the originals....

True!

SKEEphistAKAte · #15 07-29-2005, 09:06 AM

I am sending this to every man I know. They seem to believe that women actually look they way they do in these magazines. They just can't seem to fully grasp the concept of retouching.

ETA: They made Beyonce's breast bigger in the DC pic.