Pinup Photography

[cyngus]

style ive enjoyed shooting / editing for a while.. let me know if you have any questions or what not bout the photo

photomodelnetwork.com - Eric Chiarito

 

[mrshaleyberg]

I like it, but the only thing I don't like is how the hair blends in too much with the floor/blanket or whatever that is.

 

[crimbfighter]

Could you give a brief list of what you did in post to achieve this look? Specifically what you do to get that look on the models skin.

 

[cyngus]

it depends the model.. and the makeup artist

the makeup artist on this set was great and had used a lot of heavy eye makeup and bold lips colors.. so no need to add that in post

for the most part the skin is a combination of masks..
generally i'll create a few layers.. blur 1 layer ALOT then create a negative mask.. and paint back in the blurred mask on the layer below.. with a semi opaque brush

once things are nice and smooth i'll select a color range of the lightest color on the skin and fill that in with a almost white color.. then blur that out quite a bit and duplicate the layer a few more times.. masking off areas that spill off of the subject..

its just a push and pull procedure til things start looking good

after that its a bit of liquify to get nice even lines / emphasis certain shapes..