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Modeling news roundup

Modeling news roundup

Model and Olympic medal winning boxer, Marlen Esparza
Marlen Esparza is not just the pretty face seen in Cover Girl cosmetics commercials. She is an American boxer who became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic boxing match and she “claimed the first American boxing medal,” winning bronze in London.
Marlen clearly has what it takes to succeed after proving she can compete with the best in one of the most competitive and demanding sports in the world. We wish her continued success modeling.


Dotsie Bausch – from anorexic model to Olympic medalist
Can you believe that American Olympic cyclist and silver medalist Dotsie Bausch used to be a very thin runway model suffering from anorexia and battling drug addiction? At the age of 14, Dotsie won a modeling contest for Seventeen Magazine where she did a shoot in California and her career took off from there. But, as her modeling career blossomed she battled severe anorexia and began abusing drugs.
However, Dotsie overcame both and went on to win the silver medal at the Olympics. Her transformation and success is an inspiration to many, and Dotsie is more than just an athlete or a model, she is a role model.

Vanessa Lake scores cover of People Magazine

Model: Vanessa Lake

Congratulations to Model Vanessa Lake on her recent cover of People Magazine, Australian edition. In addition to her cover, she has been widely published in the past. Vanessa has a beautiful face, gorgeous red hair, and fantastic posing ability. We certainly look forward to seeing more of her in the future!

Ana Braga and Skyler Haze in Biker Beauties Magazine

Models: Ana Braga & Skyler Haze

Congratulations also to Model  Ana Braga and Skyler Haze on their recent shoot for the September issue of Biker Beauties Magazine. Ana and Skyler are often referred to as the “dream twins,” and it’s not surprising as they are both gorgeous, hard-working and are taking big strides towards industry success. These girls rock!

Lauren Calaway scores cover of Nailpro Magazine

Model: Lauren Calaway

Model  Lauren Calaway is often referred to as “travel size supermodel,” and for a good reason. Despite standing at only 5’2″, she has been a part of advertising campaigns and publications that many taller models only dream of. She is living proof that if you show your marketability and are dedicated to your craft, you can succeed in this industry. Now, she can add the cover of Nailpro Magazine to her extensive list of credits. Congratulations, Lauren!

The shot: Dust

 

The shot: Dust

Photographer: Luminosity by Evelyn M; MUA: Walter Fuentes Artistry; Model: Christie Gabriel

Inspiration/concept
The concept is credited to my amazing makeup artist, Walter Fuentes, and the inspiration came from the feather dusters used in Beauty and the Beast. He wanted to show Christie Gabriel awakening from a stagnant state and shaking it off.


The shot
The shot itself was done with a Canon 5D Mark II, using the 70-200 4.0 lens (my gear of choice).  The settings were f10, ISO100 and 1/125 shutter speed. For lighting, I used my Alien Bee 1600 and a 24×32 Photoflex softbox at a 45 degree angle. This is my usual lighting when trying to convey a slightly more moody image. The dust in the shot was actually achieved by throwing flour on Christie from a low angle, and me shooting just as it made contact. We had a lot of trial and error, but it paid off in the end.

Post-production
Post-production was actually very minimal. I removed the hand throwing the flour, and used a contrast filter to bring out more detail on the feathers, and also a light de-saturation filter to lighten the skin.

Result
The end result is great and I am very happy with it. The photo was very well received, getting accepted to my portfolio on the Vogue Italia website, and will also be published in November’s photography issue of Solis Magazine.

Modeling news roundup

Modeling news roundup

This week’s highlights: Condoleeza Rice – politician, professor, model and Augusta member; Olympic champions cashing-in as models;  Lana Elyse, Ulorin Vex, and Elegy Ellem score covers; and more…

Condoleezza Rice lands modeling gig and becomes a member at Augusta

Who would have thought that involvement in politics could get someone into the modeling world? According to this Global Post article, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will soon be a part of the NFL’s newest ad campaign, “It’s My Team.” Rice is working with Melania Trump, DJ Kiss and Serena Williams to promote the NFL’s new women’s clothing line. The line will be launched at New York Fashion Week in September.

In addition, USA Today reported today that Condoleezza Rice and business executive Darla Moore will be the first female members Augusta National Golf Club, “one of the most exclusive clubs in the world and the host of the Masters.” It has taken three quarters of a century for Augusta National to reach this point and we applaud their decision.

 Lana Elyse in Flava Girl magazine

Model: Lana Elyse; Photographer: photo tech

Congratulations to Model Lana Elyse on recently being published in Flava Girl Magazine. Her 6-page feature will be in the August issue of the magazine. Here is what she had to say about being published and her modeling career thus far, “I’ve been modeling for about 6 years, and I love it. To be published in a magazine is an amazing feeling. To know how I’ve made a goal and accomplished that goal, just makes me want to keep going and I can’t wait to see what’s next!” Lana is stunning and we are excited to see what she will do next. We wish her all the best!


Ulorin Vex lands cover of Photographer’s Companion


Model: Ulorin Vex; Photographer: Ken Pegg

A big congratulations to Model  Ulorin Vex on her recent cover of Photographer’s Companion Magazine (China). Model Ken Pegg shot the image. Here’s what she had to say about her accomplishments as a model, “It’s always exciting to get covers. I’ve been on quite a few previously with commercial and glamour work, but this is actually my first cover with an art nude image, which I’m especially happy about as it’s one of my favorite genres.”


Olympic champions cashing-in as models

Legendary American Olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps, has officially retired from swimming to pursue modeling. According to this City News Toronto article, the famous swimmer will appear in an advertising campaign for Louis Vuitton (pictured here). Larysa Latynina—a former Olympic gymnast who won 14 medals, including 9 golds—will also appear in the same campaign.


Elegy Ellem scores cover of Licked Magazine

Model: Elegy Ellem; Photographer: Peter Gonzales Photo

Congratulations to Model  Elegy Ellem on her recent cover of Licked Magazine. Model Peter Gonzales took the photo. Elegy is a beautiful and talented model with a unique look. We wish her all the best and look forward to seeing more of her features!

Heidi Klum’s other passion
Although German supermodel Heidi Klum enjoys modeling, she considers it more of a job than a true passion. According to this NY Daily News article, Heidi Klum loves designing kids’ clothes. The name of her new children’s clothing line is Truly Scrumptious, and it will be officially launched in mid-September. Heidi says that she enjoys the creative process that fashion design enables her to experience.

Another feature for Ana Braga

Model: Ana Braga

Model  Ana Braga is on fire. Aside from being a gorgeous and hard-working model, she also recently scored a spread in ModelsMania Magazine. Ana has been mentioned in our Modeling News multiple times, and she’s definitely taking the industry by storm.
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Unwanted Highlights-Retouching

Unwanted Highlights-Retouching

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Retouching/post-editing a photo can be fun, but its a lot of work. Photoshop is my tool (CS5). Look at the original image of my daughter's portrait. Taken with Nikon D5100, 18-55mm, no flash, standard portrait setting. Good photograph? I think so. But, needs a lot of post-editing work. For instance, the highlight on her nose.
Open the original file and always duplicate background layer. Layers are the key to retouching, in order to achieve the desired outcome. You cannot edit one part of an image without affecting another. Not without layers.
On the new layer, you are going to use the cloning tool to reduce the contrast of the highlight on the nose. Retouching should be done at 100% in order to view the pixels up close. Like a good fine artist, they work closely with their canvas. Step away, then get back close and on and on they go! Same here!
So, make sure you are viewing the portrait at 100%, select the cloning tool. Change the opacity on the tool (not in the layers box) to a mid-range number. You will have to play around with this to reach desired effect. I started low, with an opacity of 35%. I then selected the area above the highlight with a feathered brush, fairly small size, but not too small. The smaller the brush size selected, the more you can see your cloned work. This will be trial and error for each area that you want to clone.
So, with selecting the area above the nose, I then started cloning the original highlight (not so apparent) on the bridge of the nose and took it down almost to the tip of the nose. I then started selecting areas on the nostrils to slowly clone and fill in the highlight. If you are cloning too dark, lower your opacity on your cloning tool and that should help.
After you are mildly satisfied with your work, duplicate that layer. On the new layer, begin to use your dodge tool to lighten the area between your cloned work and original. Be sure to play around with the opacity of the Dodge tool (again, not the opacity in the layers box.)
This helps make it a smoother transition between the layer of cloning and the original.
I also used my Burn tool with low opacity to assist with blending the two together.
You may want to create another layer, then clone again if you haven't reached your desired outcome. The reason for using a low opacity while using tools is so that part of the original photo can still appear. If too much cloning, dodging or burning goes on, you start to lose the natural texture of the skin. Which will make the person look more flat.
It takes time and practice. I have a BFA in Visual Arts and Graphic Design. My passion for photography was always just a passion. Over the past 5 years, I have actually become a paid photographer. But my retouching skills and experience came from my many jobs in advertising and design. (Over 10 years in A&D)
Keep practicing!
To reach my desired post-editing goal, I also played with levels, dodging and burning, cloning, I added a warm photo filter, maually color corrected skin tone, hair and other components with my brush tool, using hue and color as my selection. I sharpened some highlights in eyes and hair also.
I hope I have helped! Happy retouching!

Best Photo Retouching by Adobe Photoshop

Best Photo Retouching by Adobe Photoshop

Photography retouching will be the fine art of earning gorgeous photos show up extra-ordinary. It is the technological know-how which helps inside concealing all the weaknesses of this model listed in that distinct photograph. Skilled corporations which make it judging by produce advertising, obviously are unable to have the funds for to present commercials which can be certainly not sleek. Weather resistant display the viewers a great picture to ensure that every person will get drawn to all of them. In order to do so one of these carry the help of photography retouching. This can be a quite complex perform which solely be practiced by authorities in this particular discipline.
The marketplace will be brimming with corporations which present photography retouching services. Like authorities are actually working coming from a very long time and they’re held because of the equipment along with talent to complete your projects. You should just found all of them the picture along with manual all of them further. Whatever can be additional, wiped, modified in a picture by this kind of qualified authorities. Anything you request, almost everything can be performed. But make sure you share your own information inside distinct phrases to prevent any type of miscommunication.
Photography retouching services are supplied by many firms in the profession. A lot of them come in effort while using promoting companies. It will help all of them find fast clients. Not just that, this kind of job user profile will be of which of an artisan. One has to know exactly what they are doing. The particular cost is going to be entirely established by the work written by you. The harder the work, a lot more would be the cost. If the client will be unsatisfied while using perform, then you can certainly additionally request a refund. But there will be absolutely no opportunity how the client is going to be miserable while using perform carried out. These kinds of authorities contain the probable to produce a good deceased bloom show up well along with blossoming.
Clipping Path is an outsourcing graphic design company. They serve photographers, ad firms, design firms, publishers, eCommerce business and other design related clients. They provide Photoshop Retouching Service and also clipping path, color path, photo masking, catalog design etc.

gjWorkflow Adds Photo Retouching Service

gjWorkflow Adds Photo Retouching Service

gjWorkflow Announces Photo Retouching Services: Offers everything from color correction to turning that frown upside down MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - GJ, owner and founder of gjWorkflow, today announced the official launch of photography retouching services for clients seeking photo editing assistance.

gjWorkflow allows photographers to focus on their craft and leave the stress of photo editing to gjWorkflow’ s expert team. The company focuses especially on editing, producing and distributing stock photography, as well as everyday uses for photo editing needs.
At just $0.90 an image, gjWorkflow offers top tier professional quality work at an unbeatable price. Included in the initial edit of a photograph is the raw processing of color correction, white balance, noise management and JPEG conversions. gjWorkflow also offers the ability to choose the best images based on batches of several pictures from photography sessions for a few cents each. In addition to the basic retouching services offers, clients are also able to choose from raw processing, dust spotting, eye brightening, teeth whitening, facial shine removal, stray hair removal, merging images, removal of logos, photo restoration, removal of glasses or braces and much more ranging from a few cents to a couple of dollars depending on the amount of work needed. 
Clients are given total control over what they require in their pictures and gjWorkflow is committed to leaving customers 100% satisfied with their work. Their experienced teams of editors will suggest what would be best for a photograph while also considering the needs of the client. Photographers simply need to upload their images to the website, choose the retouching tasks desired and provide information about the desired result, and one of the experienced professionals will personally work through the images to deliver the highest quality product and service. gjWorkflow’ s retouching team handles over 10,000 images every day and continues to build a strong client-base. gjWorkflow offers online stock and commercial photo workflow tools and services for clients. It is part of the company, which started in early 2008 as a simple tool to help research the potential for new images in the microstock photography market.
Since then it has grown to include a variety of tools and websites for photographers and image-buyers, all with the goal and dedication of improving the stock photo workflow, reducing production overheads, and ultimately increasing a business’s revenue from stock photography. Everything in the suite is owned and operated by GJ, a stock photographer and illustrator with a modest stock portfolio at various agencies. He is an experienced software engineer and workflow specialist, and has worked on many workflow-improvement projects for top corporate clients around the United Kingdom.

Visit http://gj-retouching.com/ to view our before and after gallery and to find out more.

Introductory about “Body Retouching”

Introductory about “Body Retouching”

         

As body of a human being is a very sensitive part, it’s retouching is also need to be very rational and realistic. Anyone in this world will prefer to be a realistic retouching rather than an illogical and a fake one. The most important reason I find is due to the preference of a man. As a sensitive part of a body, the photographers want mostly celebrities as their model.  After what happens is that all the followers of that particular model came to know about that model and if they see that their favorite model does not look good, they blame the photographers. Since people want to see their favorite celebrities look not only fabulous but also look real, one should be very careful about what they are doing with those images. People know that Adobe Photoshop is the software application that is often used to digitally alter photographs. Therefore, it is very important to be very sensitive about body retouching and try not to be digitally altered those images or photographs through Adobe Photoshop. Here are few samples of ‘body retouching’ that I found interesting and beautiful……

body retouching

body retouch

Glamour and full body retouching

Glamour and full body retouching

Body Retouching

beach body retouch

beach body retouching

(Re)touching Lives Through Photos and Using Photoshop for Good

 

Photoshopping gets a lot of bad press due to the fact that it’s often used to “make skinny models skinner and perfect skin more perfect”, but there are also people out there using it for good. The video above is a recent TED talk given by retoucher Becci Mason on how Photoshopping was used to bring joy and memories back to those affected by the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan.

After the disaster, Mason traveled to the country with the organization All Hands in order to provide relief. While there, she discovered that lost photos, albums, cameras, and memory cards made up a huge part of the heartbreak experienced by the victims.
Of the photos that were recovered, nearly all of them were damaged after being soaked in salt water, sewage, and oil.
Deciding that the photos should be restored before returning them to their owners, Mason turned to social media to seek volunteers. Within 2 weeks after putting out a call for help, she found herself with 150 volunteers willing to offer their time and services. Half a year later, the Photo Rescue volunteer count had ballooned to 1,100.
In the end, Mason’s efforts led to over 135,000 photographs being cleaned, and hundreds were retouched and returned to their owners.
Here are some before-and-after samples showing photos restored by the project:



There you have it: one way Photoshop is being used to make a positive difference in the world.

Un-Photoshopped Victoria's Secret Ads Show Doutzen Kroes Without Retouching (PHOTOS)

                              

                                          

             

Every now and then a star will voluntarily pose without Photoshop or makeup to raise awareness of media's affection for airbrushing. (Jessica Simpson for Marie Claire, anyone?)
But what's even more interesting is when unretouched images that you're NOT supposed to see leak online, as is the case with these new supposedly Photoshop-free photos of Victoria's Secret model Doutzen Kroes. (Victoria's Secret, after all, seems to be a devoted fan of airbrushing.)
Jezebel claims that the pics leaked on the forum The Fashion Spot, and the photos -- which show gorgeous Kroes posing in various VS swimsuits -- do reveal the unmistakable idiosyncrasies of natural beauty: a veiny hand, lighting imperfections, stray pieces of hair. You can also spot glimpses of the flesh-colored thong that Kroes is wearing underneath each suit, which we assume is for sanitary reasons if different girls are modeling the same suits. Do we even have to say it? Doutzen still looks amazing.

Check out the allegedly un-retouched photos below and see more Doutzen pics over at Jezebel.





See more celebs without airbrushing below!

Glamour Boudoir Photo Editing Manipulation Revamping or Retouching

Give your sexy boudoir photos a glamourous look! Lighting, body editing, skin smoothing, makeup and whatever else you desire I can do it.

*This is for a single person, if more than one is in the picture, an extra 20 dollars will be applied.*

Don’t hesitate to let me know some specific things you would like worked on, i.e nose, arms, butt, ect. Get creative, if you want a specific theme let me know and I will let you know how realistic that can be to achieve. Color schemes or eye color hair color, ect, are good to choose from. Courtesans aim to please, as do I!

Photo ReVamping can take up to 7 days, but most likely I can accomplish this sooner. If you are on a specific time frame, please let me know and we can make arrangements!

By purchasing my services, please provide the photo to be revamped within 5 days. It would be perfect if you had these picked out ahead of time. The larger the picture the better! You can always resize these afterwards, but for digital manipulation the higher the picture file the better. If you are on the fence about a few pictures but only want one worked on, send me your favorites and I would be happy to choose one that I know would work best!

This listing is for a 1 oz bar of soap sent through the post office and a digital file sent through email. If you would like an actual print, just email me and we can make arrangements for a separate listing. PLEASE note that I do not send soap out of the USA. There will be a 1.00 shipping fee for those that want the soap. If you prefer to pass, please leave me a note during check out!

All of my soap is crafted by hand in small batches using the cold method or the “old fashioned” way! Along with a picture revamp I send a one ounce bar through the mail. I don’t usually sell my soaps commercially, as its a home hobby for friends and family- but I thought I would pass on the beauty of wild crafted homemade soap! If you like the soap and are interested in buying bars please let me know and we will work out something!

I am giving 8 different varieties out. You may get one of the following:
Tingling Temptation (Mint & Citrus)
Aroused & Alert (Peppermint & Herbs)
Provocative Patchouli (Patchouli & Blossoms)
Exotic Stimulation (Peppermint & Coconut)
Naughty Lil’ Honeypot (Honey & Vanilla)
Lustful Lilac (Lilac & Coconut)
Passion in my Poppy (Lemon & Poppy)
A Maiden’s Flower (Calendula & Coconut)                                

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The Daily Edit – Monday

Scientific America

Art Director: Patricia Nemoto
Assistant Photography Editor: Anna Chin
Photographer: Aaron Goodman

The Daily Edit – Friday

Travel+Leisure

Design Director: Sandra Garcia
Deputy Art Director: John Sheppard
Photo Editor: Whitney Lawson
Deputy Photo Editor: David Alexander Arnold
Photographer: Dagmar Schwelle

Retouching Photos and Lives After a Natural Disaster

  



 two months after a tsunami had devastated the coast of Japan, professional photographic retoucher Becci Manson headed to the country to volunteer. She traveled there with All Hands to help with the clean up, intending to do everything from removing rotting fish from buildings to piling up debris. After a week doing drudge work, she noticed that people were bringing old, damaged photos to the public baths. She knew she had the skills to fix the pictures, and had a big idea.

Manson organized her friends together on Facebook and they developed a program to start retouching photos. In the above TED talk, she details that project. It might do something to affect your perception of retouchers, who are often villified in the media for making skinny people skinnier and beautiful people more beautiful in the pages of magazines.
"There's always someone who's got something to say about how thin someone is made or how flawless someone's skin is and the effect it has on young women," Manson told NPR. "So when I set up the project, it was nice to think we could actually do something to help someone."
For more, check out NPR. They have built an online slider tool where you can see the before and after of the retouched photos.

6 Questions Nature Photographers Should Ask Themselves Before Pitching to Clients

               

First things first – it’s good to know how the nature photography market operates. There are a few categories for selling: stock sales, print and online editorial publications, and fine art, just to name a few. Then there are the tours, workshops, books, and podcasts that are also part of the nature photographer’s market.
If we stick with editorial licensing, the market is further divided into magazines, journals, websites, newspapers – the list goes on. In fact, publications of almost any sort (whether they have a natural bent or not) have a need for nature photography. Photo buyers can attest to the competitive market and the high bar set for natures photographers.

Photo by Jody MacDonald

In our free guide to Selling Nature Photography, buyers told us that making it in the industry comes down to knowing how, when, and where to pitch. Senior Photo Editor Elizabeth Krist from National Geographic says that a photographer who has specialized knowledge of a topic or “access to rare events or hidden worlds” gets her attention. Meanwhile, Venita Kaleps, Photo Editor at German GEO, says that when it comes to finding new photographers to work with, “Our photo research methods cover the world market. We go from Google searches to international magazine clippings, and book publications to photo competitions.”
In this competitive market, it’s very important to know how the editorial selection process works. So we put together 6 questions that you, the nature photographer, should ask yourself before pitching to editorial clients:
1. What type of shots does this publication run?
Don’t send 100 images of migrating cranes to a sports publication and expect them to trust your ability to capture their audience. Knowing the content of a magazine before you send photos is key to making a good first impression.

Photo by Grant Kaye

2. Does my work fit in the publication AND add something extra?
This can be a fine line to walk – as German GEO’s Photo Editor Venita Kaleps says about nature photography, “It’s all about raising the bar and finding new angles.” And there are always trends, but in the end, many buyers still goes for a classic, well-crafted image. Molly Scharfenaker, from art consulting firm Nine dot Arts, says ”While trends are interesting and new, there is nothing better than a perfectly executed nature photograph.”
3. Can I utilize my own expertise?
Because nature photography is such a competitive market, one way to make yourself stand out is by becoming an expert on at least one particular topic. If you have made it your business to stay up-to-date on the environmental status of a certain type of fish, you are much more likely to get the job photographing them than another photographer. Regardless of how beautiful the other person’s images are, your captions will be more informative – and this helps reduce the work of editors and writers. Adds Nat Geo Senior Photo Editor Elizabeth Krist, “Photographers who happen to focus on needed specialties – like archaeology – have a better chance of attracting my attention.”
4. How can I promote my brand, but not be too pushy?
Adventure photographer Jody MacDonald says that when she sends an email to prospective clients she makes sure to list her past work, explain what she can offer, and then lets her images speak for themselves. And as wildlife photographer Martin Bailey says, “You just have to be nice. If you treat people with respect then they will respond in kind.”

Photo by Martin Bailey

5. Do direct mailers still work?
You might think that everything is done digitally these days, but some editors still like a good old fashioned mailer. Heather Marcus, Photo Editor at Yankee Magazine says, “I still like old school print promos in the mail. If the image is intriguing to me, it will definitely make me want to check out more work on the photographer’s website.”
6. What makes a good email pitch?
When you’re pitching, be sure to include information that shows you have a good understanding of the story’s topic. Vanita Kaleps, Photo Editor at German GEO says, “Email promotions work best for me if there are small edits. I’m looking for a series of images with captions that show [a photographer] knows the subject, tells a story, or makes [the images] relevant and focused.” Elizabeth Krist of Nat Geo says that securing a referral ahead of time, if possible, and including it in the subject line is another good way to reach out.

The Daily Edit – Monday

 

New York Times Magazine

Design Director: Arem Duplessis
Director of Photography: Kathy Ryan
Art Director: Gail Bichler
Deputy Photo Editor: Joanna Milter
Photo Editors: Stacey Baker, Clinton Cargill, Amy Kellner, Luise Stauss
Designers: Sara Cwynar, Hilary Greenbaum, Drea Zlanabitnig
Photographer: Richard Barnes

Portrait Retouching Tips and Techniques

here is a fine line between a subtly enhanced photograph and one that has been over “Photoshopped.” Fact of the matter is, we are always trying to find ways in which we can improve our photography and sometimes those ways might include retouching an image. This is especially true when it comes to beauty and fashion spreads. Professional photo retoucher, Pratik Naik is here to share some of his best tips on how to enhance your photographs, all the while maintaining the spirit of the original image. The video is about 45 minutes long and offers great advice from beginning to end, so you may want to grab a piece of paper for some note taking!

“It’s the aesthetics, especially with makeup. If your makeup lines aren’t straight or things like that, many people don’t realize, many make-up artists don’t realize, when they are doing a bad job, but when you get the files back at home and you see all these things you have to fix, you realize what you’re doing isn’t retouching work, it’s actually fixing people’s mistakes.”

Before The Photoshoot:

• Invest in a good make-up artist. A good make-up artist can save you hours of time in post by making sure your model is truly camera ready.
• Make sure that both eyeliner and lip liner is on straight and balanced. Otherwise you will be faced with a lot of tedious Photoshop work of correcting what appears to be crooked features. This is another area where a good make-up will come in handy!
• Very important, always make sure the foundation used on the models face matched the rest of her bodies skin tone!
• If using fake eyelashes and/or mascara, make sure that there is NO visible glue or peeling of the lashes. Also make sure that the mascara isn’t clumping together.
• Before and throughout the shoot, tame any fly aways with a can of hairspray and a brush or comb. Managing fly aways in Photoshop may not be that difficult to do, but it is time consuming and the time spent erasing stray hairs is time you could be spending taking more photos!

Image Retouching In Photoshop 

• From the very beginning, know the intended outlet for the image. If it will only be viewed online or in a magazine, chances are it will never be enlarged bigger than a standard size sheet of paper. Keep that in mind when you zoom in extra close and start making corrections to skin tones that will not be seen at such small sizes in the first place–it’s a waste of time! Edit the image at the same size as it will be printed at.
• One of the most common mistakes is over-editing. There is such a thing as too much and as an image retoucher you need to know when you’ve crossed that line. In most cases, less is more.
• When using the dodge and burn tools, set it to a low flow rate so that the changes it makes occurs over a gradual increase instead of getting ultra-dramatic effects instantly. This will help keep you from over doing it.
• Even when the finished product will be in color, make most of your corrections in black and white mode. The reason for this is that having to process all the colors will distract your eye whether you realize it or not.

“You have to remember that they are people, not dolls. You spend all this money on expensive lights and gear and you shoot and everything is sharp and beautiful. Then you go destroy your files by blurring it to death. What’s the point of that? You could have just went and bought a $50 lens. Keep the beauty of it, keep the soul of the file. Don’t destroy the original soul that the file had, that’s what made the file beautiful in the first place. “

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Modeling news roundup

This week’s highlights:  Ariana Cole lands cover of StreetSeen Magazine;  Sabina Kelly in 2013 Tattoo Energy Calendar; Mosh scores cover of Kustom Magazine; and more…

Ariana Cole lands cover of StreetSeen Magazine

Model: Ariana Cole; Photographer: StreetSeen Magazine

Congratulations to Model  Ariana Cole on her recent cover of StreetSeen Magazine. Getting a magazine cover is a great achievement for a model. Ariana looks absolutely stunning in her photos and we are sure that we will see more covers from her down the road. We wish her all the best!

Modeling is hard work, even when you’re not shooting
If you think that being a model starts and ends at a photoshoot, you are in for a surprise. This Herald Sun article discusses what model Jessica Gomes does long before her photoshoots. Jessica Gomes is an Australian Sports Illustrated model, who has successfully transitioned into mainstream fashion. She stated that she often feels the need to compare herself to other models, such as Miranda Kerr. Jessica always looks for ways to improve her already fantastic body. In addition to doing dance cardio classes and band adhesion classes, she also hired celebrity personal trainer Tracey Anderson to help her plan a fitness routine. Anyone who wants to be a model must understand that they must give their best on and off camera. Modeling is a very competitive industry, and it’s crucial to be on top of your game.

 Sabina Kelly in 2013 Tattoo Energy Calendar

Model: Sabina Kelly; Photographer: Christian Saint

Model  Sabina Kelly is doing very well in the industry. She’s worked with Playboy, FHM, David LaChapelle and Bunny Yeager. Now, she can add the 2013 Tattoo Energy Calendar to her amazing list of credits. Christian Saint shot the calendar and did a fantastic job. Sabina looks absolutely gorgeous!

Short yet iconic life of Marilyn Monroe
It has been 50 years since Marilyn Monroe’s death, but according to this article by Fashiontv.com, she still inspires many industry professionals, including glamour models, actors and photographers. She is still an icon, with many current glamour models attempting to imitate her style and look. Marilyn was more than just a glamour supermodel; she was a sex symbol, a talented actress and a well-known fashionista. Hugh Hefner also credits Marilyn for Playboy’s success in the beginning. Could anyone ever believe that a girl who initially never dreamed of modeling would go on to become such an influential part of the industry’s history?

Mosh scores cover of Kustom Magazine

Model: Mosh; Photographer: Holly West

A big congratulations to Model Mosh, who just added yet another cover to her already extensive list of credits. Last week, she was featured in our Modeling news roundup for starring in Pink’s new music video, and this time, she is on the August 2012 cover of Kustom Magazine. “A special thank you to the Petersen Automotive Museum, Holly West who photographed everything beautifully and the owner of that gorgeous car,” noted Mosh. This girl rocks!

Get married at supermodel Kathy Ireland’s vacation home
And finally, have you ever wondered what life’s like for the supermodels? This Daily Mail article discusses what a couple could expect when they rent supermodel Kathy Ireland’s vacation home as their wedding venue. Although getting married there will not make you a supermodel, you can certainly feel like one when you walk down the aisle. That home is absolutely fantastic. Apparently, Kathy Ireland has a new business called, Kathy Ireland Weddings. This company organizes dream luxurious weddings for people who can afford to travel to exclusive locations. Not only is Kathy Ireland a former supermodel, but she is also a business genius. Kathy’s business ventures including everything from clothing to office furniture and even books fitness DVDs. It’s no wonder that she is worth $350 million.

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