The art of retouching...

GoingUp

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while the guy does have some talent, the people look almost cartoon like with so much airbrushing
 

Injury

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Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
while the guy does have some talent, the people look almost cartoon like with so much airbrushing

exactly.

Looks like the portrait I did in Illustrator from scratch.
 

0roo0roo

No Lifer
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amateurish retouching. you can find photoshop books that teach you how to do it correctly.
 

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
while the guy does have some talent, the people look almost cartoon like with so much airbrushing
Yeah, what he said!

Originally posted by: Tomato
Originally posted by: DearQT
Sorry, but I'm not too impressed with his work. I do admit that it isn't an easy task though.

Only contact information is e-mail? Geez! :/

Do you have a link to other/better samples?
Yes! Here you go....

Edit: Well, never mind! There are no original pictures in my link to compare them.
 

myusername

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Originally posted by: ghostman
Is it just me, or does this one look better untouched? BTW, is that Vida?
You are correct. If you check his bio page you will see that he is an .. er .. ass man :D

Also, where the white wimmenz at?

Also, I'm not over-impressed with the work.
 

JoeKing

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:thumbsup:

The guy is a master with the eyes, I always mess up with that and mine end up looking unnatural.

Some of those alicia keys photos.... :Q
 

virtuamike

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Personally I think it's a little much. Digitally augmented T&A. Massive airbrushing. Pose correction. Even changed his lighting. Have much more respect for photographers that take the time to get the shot right before the shutter gets clicked.
 

JoeKing

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Originally posted by: virtuamike
Personally I think it's a little much. Digitally augmented T&A. Massive airbrushing. Pose correction. Even changed his lighting. Have much more respect for photographers that take the time to get the shot right before the shutter gets clicked.

dude, 95.824% of all magazine shots with models are retouched digitally in one way or another.
 

vi edit

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About every other one looked better untouched. I'm a fan of natural skin and color tones. He just completely strips them of any of their natural beauty.