12-31-2011, 03:35 AM
Slynky, I totally agree with you.
I have one customer who insisted that I have to "overdo". But at the end, he is the one who pay for it.
Just to share with readers here how I "undo an overdo".
I normally set my touch up brush strength to around 20. I don't know why I did that but I just found that I am comfortable with it.
If I found that I have overdone, I will use the restore brush and set strength to something lower (perhaps half) of the touch up brush strength. I would just glide the restore brush over the affected area(s). There is no right or wrong on the number of times I should brush the affected area.
I set the zoom to 100% while doing this. The brush size is normally about 1/3 the size of the area to be restored.
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On the issue of using green screen, I found that latest version of Primatte by digitalanarchy can do quite a decent job. If anyone here knows of a better software, please do share it here.
Using green screen is not very straight forward due to the green fringe. I am still experimenting.
Deanna, regarding studio equipment, I would suggest that you start with the camera manufacturer own flash light. Starts with a single off camera setting. Then progress to add in soft box, reflector, colour gel, and more. The main reason why I suggest this method is because of TTL control from the camera. My 2 cents worth. I hope other pro with share their experiences here.
Wish you luck. I am also learning on my own. There are quite a lot of information on the web.
I have one customer who insisted that I have to "overdo". But at the end, he is the one who pay for it.
Just to share with readers here how I "undo an overdo".
I normally set my touch up brush strength to around 20. I don't know why I did that but I just found that I am comfortable with it.
If I found that I have overdone, I will use the restore brush and set strength to something lower (perhaps half) of the touch up brush strength. I would just glide the restore brush over the affected area(s). There is no right or wrong on the number of times I should brush the affected area.
I set the zoom to 100% while doing this. The brush size is normally about 1/3 the size of the area to be restored.
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On the issue of using green screen, I found that latest version of Primatte by digitalanarchy can do quite a decent job. If anyone here knows of a better software, please do share it here.
Using green screen is not very straight forward due to the green fringe. I am still experimenting.
Deanna, regarding studio equipment, I would suggest that you start with the camera manufacturer own flash light. Starts with a single off camera setting. Then progress to add in soft box, reflector, colour gel, and more. The main reason why I suggest this method is because of TTL control from the camera. My 2 cents worth. I hope other pro with share their experiences here.
Wish you luck. I am also learning on my own. There are quite a lot of information on the web.