Portrait PP

[schwanz583]

I usually take sports pictures, but have recently started with a little portraits. What are some good tools to use on CS3 Photoshop for editing portraits. I am relatively new to using photoshop as well. Thanks,

Kyle

[photonewb]

it really depends on what you want to do...there's all sorts of things you can do with clones, patch tool, burn/dodge/sponge, layers etc etc...

check out some various podcasts is one way, Photography | Photoshop | Lightroom | Video | Tutorials | Reviews has some stuff that you might find useful. He used to have all his stuff free on his site, but now only a selection of them are. However the podcasts via iTunes are still free.

[MicWayWal]

All of them

Kyle, that is like asking a carpenter, what are some good tools for building a house,
or to a mechanic, what are some good tools for car repair,
or to a chef, what are some good tools for cooking,
or to a gardener, what are some good tools for yard work,
or to a golfer, what are some good clubs to use.

Understand my point?

[texkam]

Youtube can be your friend for this stuff.

[schwanz583]

Yeah, i guess that was kind of a bad question. But thanks Richard and Mark. I will check out YouTube. I want to figure out how to make the photo seem softer around the face. But still keep sharpness in areas like the eyes and mouth.. I'll just play around... A little trial and error.

[RKEnnis]

I've been using the Imagenomic Portraiture product for a couple of months now, and I like it really well. But it's really just one step in the workflow.

Lynda.com has a very good portrait retouching series, "Photoshop CS4 Portrait Retouching Essential Training". I got a lot of of this set up tutorials. I think you can get a free month there, you could sign up and watch the whole thing.

[JohnT]

I learned a lot at KelbyTraining.com, but I had to pay for it (about $20 for a month). Well worth it though.

[schwanz583]

Thanks Randy, and John. I will check those out!