the portraits
portfolio lighting setup
- select the object you want to shoot and place on your chosen background - plain is best
- using two lights, place each either side of the object , slightly in front on full power
- with your camera on a tripod, compose the shot - FILL THE FRAME
- for best results set your camera to record RAW files
- shoot the object from various angles include shots of the details of the object
- open the image file in Photoshop Camera Raw and use the sliders to correct exposure, and recover any detail needed using the highlight and shadow sliders
- open the adjusted file in Photoshop CC use Curves, Unsharp Mask, Dodging & Burning, Clone Stamp and Healing Spot Tool
- save the files as jpeg's level 6 or above