Zec@Work: Tok Tak @ Somewhere Around Cha-Am

[tungtong]

No. I won't do that. I spent tremendous time and effort for the past years trying to get the formula right. Had been whacked left right center by clients, experts, fellow members and peers. It doesn't justify my effort to just let someone like you to ask for the formula from me like what you are doing now. You do your own research! I don't spoon-feed!

However, I can reveal my workflow to you as a guide for you to start:

a) Converted from RAW using ACR v6.0
b) Global color adjustments
c) Skin tone color adjustments
d) Skin blemishes removal
e) Eyes brightening
f) Hair softness treatment
g) Skin dodging & burning
h) Eye shadow make-up
i) Skin sharpening
j) Skin blurring
k) Skin plugin applied
l) Skin texture re-applied
m) Overall image sharpening
n) Vignetting

Next time, stop asking and start working on those fingers.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
good A !

tungtong2010
;p

 

[blurry80]

wow thats very advanced workflow. esp the reapply skin texture part. Can i ask do you re-apply the shadows after bluring the skin?

 

[Zeckson Chow]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
good A !

tungtong2010
;p

You know? I like your series where you took the festival on the beach with smoke and a light source. So movie style. I like the mysterious feel. Nice work on that.

 

[Zeckson Chow]

wow thats very advanced workflow. esp the reapply skin texture part. Can i ask do you re-apply the shadows after bluring the skin?

No, the idea of skin blurring is to remove the 'trademarks' of the blemish removal technique. The use of a skin plugin is to even out those uneven pigments on the skin. Skin sharpening is to sharpen existing pores and textures on a separate layer and then re-apply that separate layer onto the smoothen skin so that the skin still looks real but minus those unwanted things.

Shadows are added through skin dodging and burning process but you must know where to dodge and where to burn and use the correct amounts.

 

[SnagIt]

No. I won't do that. I spent tremendous time and effort for the past years trying to get the formula right. Had been whacked left right center by clients, experts, fellow members and peers. It doesn't justify my effort to just let someone like you to ask for the formula from me like what you are doing now. You do your own research! I don't spoon-feed!

However, I can reveal my workflow to you as a guide for you to start:

a) Converted from RAW using ACR v6.0
b) Global color adjustments
c) Skin tone color adjustments
d) Skin blemishes removal
e) Eyes brightening
f) Hair softness treatment
g) Skin dodging & burning
h) Eye shadow make-up
i) Skin sharpening
j) Skin blurring
k) Skin plugin applied
l) Skin texture re-applied
m) Overall image sharpening
n) Vignetting

Next time, stop asking and start working on those fingers.

Yes sir. I will post my attempt on portrait real soon

 

[blurry80]

No, the idea of skin blurring is to remove the 'trademarks' of the blemish removal technique. The use of a skin plugin is to even out those uneven pigments on the skin. Skin sharpening is to sharpen existing pores and textures on a separate layer and then re-apply that separate layer onto the smoothen skin so that the skin still looks real but minus those unwanted things.

Shadows are added through skin dodging and burning process but you must know where to dodge and where to burn and use the correct amounts.

Thanks for sharing. Will try that. Feels like light has shown in places where it has never shone.

 

[Zeckson Chow]

Yes sir. I will post my attempt on portrait real soon

Okay. Good luck on that. And apologies if I had been harsh on you just now. My techniques are unique and they are making good money for me right now so I cannot simple reveal the formula out. I can release my workflow because it still takes a lot of practice to get the right formula. Also, the workflow I revealed are not any particular order and some of them are used more than once and they are not a standard ingredient list for every image and/or every type of skins.

Really hate those bumps that always say skin overly done.

 

[Zeckson Chow]

Thanks for sharing. Will try that. Feels like light has shown in places where it has never shone.

Good luck, my friend.

 

[SnagIt]

Okay. Good luck on that. And apologies if I had been harsh on you just now. My techniques are unique and they are making good money for me right now so I cannot simple reveal the formula out. I can release my workflow because it still takes a lot of practice to get the right formula. Also, the workflow I revealed are not any particular order and some of them are used more than once and they are not a standard ingredient list for every image and/or every type of skins.

Really hate those bumps that always say skin overly done.

Understand. No offense taken. I've seen worst kind of comments on this forum. After all this is a form of art which depends very much on personal preference. My oversimplification of this art is the photo is either "liked" or "not liked". If your clients like your work and pay big money for it then you should not be bothered too much by what some haters here say

 

[blurry80]

Okay. Good luck on that. And apologies if I had been harsh on you just now. My techniques are unique and they are making good money for me right now so I cannot simple reveal the formula out. I can release my workflow because it still takes a lot of practice to get the right formula. Also, the workflow I revealed are not any particular order and some of them are used more than once and they are not a standard ingredient list for every image and/or every type of skins.

Really hate those bumps that always say skin overly done.

I really like the skin processing technique now find it so much better than most of those i see from cosmetic adverts. i feel the pores are very 3D .

I'm quite distracted by the contacts shes wearing seems like the local contrast in the area is very high or the contacts itself is too detailed.

esp in pic 1 and pic 10.

 

[bEnd1ck]

Nice work there Zeckson. :thumbsup:

 

[Zeckson Chow]

Understand. No offense taken. I've seen worst kind of comments on this forum. After all this is a form of art which depends very much on personal preference. My oversimplification of this art is the photo is either "liked" or "not liked". If your clients like your work and pay big money for it then you should not be bothered too much by what some haters here say

I really like the skin processing technique now find it so much better than most of those i see from cosmetic adverts. i feel the pores are very 3D .

I'm quite distracted by the contacts shes wearing seems like the local contrast in the area is very high or the contacts itself is too detailed.

esp in pic 1 and pic 10.

Thank you both.

 

[Zeckson Chow]

Nice work there Zeckson. :thumbsup:

Thank you for your comments. Nice of you to drop by.

 

[tungtong]

You know? I like your series where you took the festival on the beach with smoke and a light source. So movie style. I like the mysterious feel. Nice work on that.

ha, thanks !

interested to C how U shoot:thumbsup:....if can may i tag along one day.....(singapore Or Thailand)...:embrass:

& thank you for sharing.......All the best !

tungtong2010
singapore

 

[Zapper]

Got some really nice shots in your stack. :thumbsup: But I do find that the model's facial skin in the close up shots looks a tad corse. How is her facial skin condition? Is she wearing heavy make-up?

 

[RondoZen]

cute model, but wear too much liao

 

[Soundaholic]

cute model, but wear too much liao

No offense, but careful with what you say on the internet buddy, people can sue you for stuff like this in real life

Beautiful and very refined photos, no C&C from me . No fancy fancy stuff but still stunning.
I must say the nice skin tones and colour inspired a straight-off-the-cam purist like me to take up pp haha xD

 

[FusionMist]

Gorgeous series bro! How come got QR coding? =P

 

[Zeckson Chow]

ha, thanks !

interested to C how U shoot:thumbsup:....if can may i tag along one day.....(singapore Or Thailand)...:embrass:

& thank you for sharing.......All the best !

tungtong2010
singapore

Can. Not a problem. Let's keep in contact.

 

[Zeckson Chow]

Got some really nice shots in your stack. :thumbsup: But I do find that the model's facial skin in the close up shots looks a tad corse. How is her facial skin condition? Is she wearing heavy make-up?

Thanks for your comments. Hmm. Coarse... I think I may not have lowered the opacity down enough. Those are natural textures that I sharpened before I blend it back onto the skin. I usually prepare my images to be print ready and the print master always require the images to be a little sharper. Maybe that could be the reason why you see her skin texture is a little coarse... Thanks for bringing up.