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Sunny portraits<br />
After<br />
Quick Tip!<br />
Brighten up<br />
shadowy faces on<br />
a shoot by using<br />
a reflector. Look<br />
for pocket-sized<br />
versions that can<br />
fit in a bag<br />
03 add some warmth<br />
Camera meters can often render scenes on the cool<br />
side, so the next stage is to warm up the shot from the<br />
Basic tab. Camera Raw usually defaults the white<br />
balance to ‘As Shot’ or ‘Auto’, but we’ll set it to<br />
Custom. Take the Color Temperature up to around<br />
6200. If you go any higher, the eyes start to yellow.<br />
04 Brighten the face<br />
The final stage is to selectively lighten the image.<br />
Open it up in Photoshop and select the Dodge tool.<br />
Set it to Highlights and 30% exposure, then use a<br />
soft brush to paint over the face once or twice. Use<br />
a smaller brush to paint over the eyes. You might<br />
want to carry out this step on a duplicate layer.<br />
Next month<br />
textural<br />
portraits<br />
The Canon Magazine 61
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