There are of course a million different ways to edit different types of photos using Photoshop. As a fashion and editorial photographer I use many different techniques myself depending on the style, lighting, clothing and skin tones of the model. There are some Photoshop techniques that I do consistently use though on a variety of shoots, this article I talk about specifically some different things I do to a model's eyes when editing a photo.
For me, the most important thing when I look at a photo are the eyes of a model, it can completely change the look and feel of the entire photograph. I use all of the following tips on some photos and then on other photos maybe 1 or 2 of these techniques. As a photographer, you need to look at the photo and see what it needs to make it a brilliant looking photo. Whether I use all or some of the Photoshop techniques below, I will do them in the order that I have written them.
Lightening the Eyes. Select the history brush and set it to "screen", then zoom into the photo and lighten just the color part of the eyes, don't get the dark outline around the eyes or the pupil. I will sometimes do the whites as well, just be careful not to go to crazy on this part or it can look a little weird.
Darkening the Eyes. Still using the history brush, now set it to "multiply", zoomed in on the eye still now darken the dark/black outline of the eyeball, then darken the actual pupil a little. Be very careful when you are working with the outline of the eyeball, make the size of your brush very small, you don't want to make this line "bigger" than it is, just darker.
Saturating & De-saturating. Many times when you are in a photo studio the white parts of the eyes will get red. Select the "sponge tool" and set it to "de-saturate". I usually use my tools at about a 10% flow so I can have total control and work little by little. Remember a lot of times, less is more when you are editing fine art photography. After you have desaturated the whites, I then select the dodge tool and put it to "midtones" and go back over the whites to brighten them a little. I will sometimes saturate the color part of the eye, it just really depends on the type of photo, eye color, etc.
Highlighting. Select the dodge tool and set it to "highlighting" and set the flow to 10%, then go over the eyes, usually once is enough to brighten and highlight them. I will also sharpen them up a little as well if needed.
These techniques work well with any type of eye color, but you won't see as big of a difference when editing really dark brown eyes, you will see a huge difference with blue eyes, green eyes, etc. As a professional photographer, you want to look at the photo carefully and make sure you didn't go overboard with the editing. And sometimes you can lose judgement of the photo because you have been staring at it for so long, sometimes I will leave the photo open on my computer and get up and take a break for a little while and come back to it later to see what my first impression is. Many times I haven't liked what I have done as much after I have had a chance to get away from the photo for a bit, and other times I have loved the photo even more.
Every photographer uses different techniques, it is important to try out different Photoshop techniques to decide what your personal style is and what works for you.
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