Dave Purcell presents “Portrait Retouching Essentials” on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 7pm, virtually. Virtual Meeting details emailed to members.
Dave will walk through a quick and easy guide to the essential retouching techniques for any portrait photos that you want to stand out from the crowd. Dave’s flow will start out in Lightroom, move into Photoshop, show the advantages of using a third party plug-in for the skin, then complete the photo back in Lightroom for some finishing touches. This flow will touch on basic starting adjustments, removing distractions, fixing blemishes, removing or reducing wrinkles, removing dark circles under the eyes, slimming your subject, dodging and burning, enhancing irises, and toning. He will additionally touch on some advanced techniques for those photographers that want even more.
About Dave Purcell:
Dave is a Denver based photographer who received his first camera in the 6th grade. His inspiration comes from a combined love of the outdoors, with the joy of meeting and connecting with new people, from all cultures around the world. Originally a landscape photographer, Dave expanded his expertise in the early 1980s to include portraiture, and now specializes in Environmental Portrait Photography with both natural light and off-camera studio strobes. He recently won the 2021 Advanced Photographer of the Year award from the Lone Tree Photo Club, as well as receiving 2nd Place 2021 Advanced Digital Color and Advanced Monochrome (Black & White).
