The lower the clarity slider, the softer the skin will appear. A mature person photographed in stronger light, will require a different treatment. In this example it will just even out the skin tone and give it a soft, glowing appearance. This will vary according to your subject’s skin, and the kind of effect you want to achieve. Set the clarity slider down to around -35 to -40, and the (contrast to +35, and the Highlights to +15 or so – this will help maintain contrast and keep the face from looking flat) sharpness up to +20. Although there are brush presets you can use for skin softening, teeth whitening, etc., I find them too heavy-handed.
You can load your brush with any adjustments you want to apply. However, for the purpose of this exercise, I will. Usually I wouldn’t do much, if any, softening with such great skin. This model is very young with almost flawless skin. Zoom in to take a closer look at the skin. Step #1: Import your fileĬrop your image. I am also going to smooth out her skin tone, and bring a bit more sparkle to her eyes.Īs you work through each step on your own image, play around with the sliders to see what effect each one of them has. This before image is too cool for my liking, and there is not enough separation between the model’s hair and the background. After that, you’ll only need to fine-tune the others. Once you are happy with the general settings (white balance, shadow-highlight ratio, etc.) of one image, you can sync the rest of the images in the series, with the same settings.
Portraiture for lightroom series#
It’s a huge time-saver when you have a series of images, all shot in similar conditions. One of the great features of Lightroom is the ability to sync settings. It was shot indoors, with a large window as the only light source, and is one of a series shot in the same location. The photo I’ve selected for this exercise, is one you can easily replicate at home. My technique varies depending on the kind of portrait I’m editing, although the workflow remains consistent. You can achieve a wide variety of portrait effects in Lightroom, from harsh and grungy, to soft and dreamy. I love Lightroom, and use it for the vast majority of my portrait editing.
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