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 Overdone Sep 07, 2009
The techniques may be useful, but the application is way overdone. Many of the 'after' photos look as if mortician's wax has been caked on the models. Very unnatural and unappealing.
 Nailed it. Jul 06, 2009
This book filled in lots of gaps fixing problems I was having getting good skin tones right out of the camera. Helped me a bunch.
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Heavy-handed Retouching Techniques Jun 24, 2009
Introductory chapters cover topics discussed ad nauseam and better in other digital imaging texts, while the retouching techniques are so heavy-handed as to be ludicrous--in one example, a battery of retouching and smudging operations make a man's face look as if his skin has melted!
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technical over-kill? Apr 02, 2009
This approach seems to be too technical, too scientific. I think you can just use your eyes to tell good color balance, because it's an esthetic thing anyway. For example, Joe McNally takes liberties with lighting his models by putting down gold reflector cloth and flashing with tungsten conversion filters on. Is this realistic skin tones? No. Does it work esthetically? You bet. Just use your eyes and esthetic sense - you'll be way ahead rather than get into your head too much over calibration, etc. Just look at Scott Kelby's books and the Nikon CLS DVD. (even if you use canon, etc.)
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Heavy Stuff Feb 16, 2009
This a serious work on color, posing, and lighting. it is not for the faint of heart. If you are willing to put in the time, it will be well worth it.
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