PRO IMAGES POST PROCESSING
Hi everyone,
I’m curious about the digital post-processing techniques used by professionals, especially in digital fashion photography. In my opinion, post-production plays a crucial role that impacts stunning images, alongside lighting.
I’ve gone through some shared resources on post-processing in this group, but I find that most about headshots and portraits rather than general fashion photography. I’m specifically interested in how post-production is handled for lookbooks, catalogs, editorials, campaign,… are there any videos or resources ? What I’m curious are:
Color Grading & Luminosity Control – How do professionals handle color grading, luminosity control, curves, layers,… for richest color and dynamic range apperance ? (yes I’ve tried PTS selective color, HSV/HSL,..) Are there any overarching principles or tricks which good to know, and how to apply these adjustments consistently across a full set of images more efficiently ? :)
Texture & Softening – How do they treat texture and soften the structure of digital images beyond printing /film photography ? I’ve experimented with negative clarity, structure sliders along with luminance mask, Gaussian blur, and frequency separation in photoshop but I feel like I might have missed something key. (Some of Louise & Maria Thornfeldt’s soft looking images are entirely digitally processed— 1st image)
Grain – Are there any in-depth discussions or insights on how nice grain is variously added and controlled ?
Looking forward to your thoughts!