When studying the beauty topic, I have noticed all magazines which publish studio images of celebrities manipulate their appearance in photoshop. Therefore, to keep my work similar and try and recreate images in the beauty scene, I have also decided to teach myself how to airbrush and edit Beauty images on Photoshop. As we can see from the image below, I have edited Vandana to conform to these expectations. This included me firstly applying the RGB and selecting a colour filter of 'Yellow'. By doing this I was able to see the skins surface much easier as a lot of colour was drawn out. I then inverted this so that I would be able to paint over the bits I want to filter out. This was known as the Flaws process. Following this, I smoothed out the skin using a filter technique which takes away certain flaws - which do not conform to the beauty industry. I found this an extremely hard photograph to edit, as I feel like the positioning of the model as well as the lighting and her skin tone - was something new to me. Although, it has enabled me to learn how to airbrush successfully - to conform my work to that of the beauty industry. Below, you can see the technique I went through summed in a few images and also the final image which has been airbrushed.
Technique
Edited Image:
Progression
In my next shoot, I aim to experiment more with the makeup choice and use a softer background. I feel like using a white background, will give a stronger contrast and brighten the models face. I will then experiment with a bolder colour, perhaps on the lips to enhance femininity. I also want to incorporate the colour gels, to give different tones on the face and highlight different parts of her face. I will also try and use different angles and compose the model in different ways.
