My Photography & Editing of Face Painting Images.
When I face paint I love to take a few images of the day. Not only is it good for me to reflect on and improve my work but I also want to make available to the parent a great photo of their child to help "create and share memories". Thank you to all those parent's who have let me photograph their child, which also allows other parents considering my service to see the work that I do.I am an avid photographer so when I take an image I do some post edi [...]
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When I face paint I love to take a few images of the day. Not only is it good for me to reflect on and improve my work but I also want to make available to the parent a great photo of their child to help "create and share memories". Thank you to all those parent's who have let me photograph their child, which also allows other parents considering my service to see the work that I do.
I am an avid photographer so when I take an image I do some post editing. I want my work and your child to look their best. I treat each image with care.
So here is an insight to what I do:
I always photograph in RAW so that whatever the lighting is I can recover detail in blown out or underexposed areas. I always shoot with a wide aperture of around f4 and focus using the AF point over the closest eye. This allows my background (which can be quite busy at places like Bunnings e.t.c) to be out of focus.
In post processing I will open the image in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and adjust exposure, contrast, lighten shadows and darken highlights as necessary. Sometimes I will adjust the white balance, if there is a colour cast, and sometimes add slight vibrancy.
I will then bring my image into Photoshop. Here I will create a separate layer to make any small adjustments. I will use the clone tool or spot healing bush to tidy up what would not be a permanent feature - such as tomato sauce, party food, sleepy dust, a pimple or scrape and yes... snotty noses.
Sometimes I will sharpen and/or lighten the eyes. I may put a vignette on the background and/or brighten the face so that the child stands out from the background.
Prior to posting on face book I will crop, put my logo on, and resize down to 720 pixels wide and save as a png file. I have found png files , although larger, keep the image looking crisp as there is no point in posting a pixelated image! I am rather quick at this so it may take 5 minutes all up.
I am an avid photographer so when I take an image I do some post editing. I want my work and your child to look their best. I treat each image with care.
So here is an insight to what I do:
I always photograph in RAW so that whatever the lighting is I can recover detail in blown out or underexposed areas. I always shoot with a wide aperture of around f4 and focus using the AF point over the closest eye. This allows my background (which can be quite busy at places like Bunnings e.t.c) to be out of focus.
In post processing I will open the image in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and adjust exposure, contrast, lighten shadows and darken highlights as necessary. Sometimes I will adjust the white balance, if there is a colour cast, and sometimes add slight vibrancy.
I will then bring my image into Photoshop. Here I will create a separate layer to make any small adjustments. I will use the clone tool or spot healing bush to tidy up what would not be a permanent feature - such as tomato sauce, party food, sleepy dust, a pimple or scrape and yes... snotty noses.
Sometimes I will sharpen and/or lighten the eyes. I may put a vignette on the background and/or brighten the face so that the child stands out from the background.
Prior to posting on face book I will crop, put my logo on, and resize down to 720 pixels wide and save as a png file. I have found png files , although larger, keep the image looking crisp as there is no point in posting a pixelated image! I am rather quick at this so it may take 5 minutes all up.
 Straight out of camera |  Edited: Increased exposure but darkened highlights so stars on the right are easier to see. Sharpened eyes, cleaned up the small scrape on the side of the mouth, cropped and added logo. |
 Straight out of camera. This was a real snapshot as after I painted him he did not want a photo and was at the computer so I had to be quick! |  Edited: The white balance needed serious adjustment! I did a bit of cloning re the distracting background, slightly lightened his face and sharpened his eyes , added logo and cropped. |
