How to Clean Up Shiny Faces in Your Photos | Ask David Bergman
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3 жыл бұрынToday's question from Numan A. -- “What do you do to prevent or eliminate hotspots on your model’s face, even when using a large softbox?”
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@marchinderickx8193 3 жыл бұрын
I love this approach: 1-2-3. How to prevent the issue and how to solve it. Really great!
@bala1000mina Жыл бұрын
Thanks David and Adorama team! Very helpful and informative tutorial! God bless you all!
@edwardperry4416 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that great makeup tip and the oil blotters too! I shoot outside her in Florida quite often and even on cool days the humidity can be troublesome.. As always great content.. Thank you, David and Adorama!
@CanadianArchivist 3 жыл бұрын
Great tips. Every little bit helps. Keep the videos coming.
@ezekielnduli5181 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. Some of the most meaningful content I've watched.
@tonyhales-BigT 3 жыл бұрын
As a novice portrait tog, this was just freekin awesome. Great question and as always, great answer. Many thanks
@michaelodonnell4467 3 жыл бұрын
The tip and advice was great, but the model stole the show, such a beautiful smile and face
@aandpforme 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I needed this information!
@detectivejonesw 3 жыл бұрын
I don't even shoot portraits or anything professionally but when I start I'll remember this video. Excellent information
@larryvalencia2528 3 жыл бұрын
I love this man. Continue this useful series.
@olakunleolafisoye8433 3 жыл бұрын
Whao! So much information!!! Thank you!!!
@mediatrends3605 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all 3 tips!!!! Simple but powerful!!!
@Bob-Horse 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you David, very helpful. 👍
@davirosa 3 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU NAMESAKE! Sometimes when I photograph some models, specially kids, that does not hire an make up artist, I have to work around about the oily area... Usually I ask then to clean it up with some moistured paper towel, but it´s a work around and sometimes it does not fix at all. So I love the powder tip! As I´m not a makeu artist... I did not know. Now I will buy it to have in my studio! Very Valuable one! Thank you and God Bless you David!
@0135011199 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro! Your explanation is very helpful
@wannabeturbo 3 жыл бұрын
Great advice. Thanks.
@ginotarabotto 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing tips. Thank you!
@randyschwager84 2 жыл бұрын
Great info! Thanks!
@alexanderpons9246 3 жыл бұрын
Great tips David Bergman! Yes the Oil Absorbent Tissues are great as well as the Translucent No Color Powder are excellent things to own regardless of if you can hire a Preofesional Make Up Artist. The Post Process you showed is great too but even better the tip on placing the Soft Box slightly away from the subject, you sure know your stuff Sir. Thanks ADORAMA for having great Profesional on your channel!
@malhamishery9 3 жыл бұрын
Spot on teaching.
@wendystumbaugh695 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Helpful!
@lynnm8081 7 ай бұрын
Thanks David. Very practical tips and solutions. 😄
@nigelowen9618 3 жыл бұрын
great tutorial DB!
@felixrodriguez4263 3 жыл бұрын
Other great lesson in how to solve hotspots and what should one add to one gear bag. I agree with you on solving the hotspot problem on the shoot which will make one more aware of the devil is in thr details. Less work on the computer for corrections and best spend on the print work. Thanks again David
@Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын
Excellent advice once again!!
@kayhamilton5943 3 жыл бұрын
Great tips thanks for sharing
@shinajvlog 3 жыл бұрын
awesome technique, really helped
@GRATCHNAT Ай бұрын
Great advice, THX!
@ChemaGD 3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial👏👏👏👏 thanks
@johnpersson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. That was useful advice!
@abderrahmaneelouennane7092 Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated ,your method helped me and saved me too much time
@sexysilversurfer 3 жыл бұрын
What an excellent topic. I remember years ago finding only one solution and that was a highly complicated photoshop one. The wipes and powder seem like a better place to start. 👍🏼
@AndreDangerfield-no4wd 6 ай бұрын
. 6:19 ❤😂🎉😅🎉
@deenugent473 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks David Bergman!
@nickhammonds6662 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks David, I have this issue all the time, particularly with Teens. I do lot of sports portraits for teams in Middle and High School and that age if really bad for having the shine.
@davidarilotta2528 2 жыл бұрын
Great video also love the PS patch tip.
@sharathpadaru 2 жыл бұрын
Superb. Thank you.
@JohnPArgueta 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid David. I have been feathering light on subject for a while but sometimes forget. Good reminder. Say hi To Brooke!
@Ken.s.Snapshots 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks David!
@Vipuljadav-ql4vb 3 жыл бұрын
Sir your video is always informative
@irabrucelevine 3 жыл бұрын
Very much appreciate you slowing down the pace of your speech. Much more enjoyable to listen to you, and makes it much easier to absorb what you are saying. I know you started slowing your speech down a couple of videos ago; I just want you to know that it works, and makes your videos much more watchable. This video was very helpful. Thanks.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that, thanks. :)
@visualsbysanga5523 3 жыл бұрын
Such a bubbly model......
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Joey’s great!
@yoelrey 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir you just saved me!!
@ARGHAMUKHERJEE Жыл бұрын
I like the way you said, better doing it on shoot rather than post editing.. Saves lot of time & hard work
@jeromerelayson3850 3 жыл бұрын
Nice cheat codes I love it!
@veselinvasilev9362 3 жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@bryanprisly3307 3 жыл бұрын
So helpful
@youseftomar 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million!
@joshuagharis9017 3 жыл бұрын
Feathering is awesome
@joshuasilvers899 3 жыл бұрын
Literally a day later than I would have wanted to see this. lol Thanks though. Very helpful.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry! :)
@richardweathers6194 Жыл бұрын
It was all good but that tip about the oil absorbing sheets is great. I recently shot a coworker & his family in a local park and didn't notice until getting home to touch up the images that his youngest child had little beads of sweat on the bridge of her nose. I'm new to photo editing so it took me more time to remove but having them would've saved me some work. Even though I'm shooting with a different brand camera & lights, applying your guides to my own gear has been relatively easy.
@charlesstephens5974 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@mrls2u 3 жыл бұрын
Great tips. I've been churning out school/corporate-type headshots for a few years now in a studio that has under-sized soft boxes that tend to exacerbate shine/specular highlights and - since I couldn't convince management to switch to larger boxes - I've been doing a lot of correction in post. The quickest way I've found is nearly identical to your patch tool method. I make a duplicate layer, do a pretty hasty patch on the shine, then dial back the opacity on the duplicate layer until it appears natural and then flatten. That said, it looks like I may finally get to replace our soft boxes and save myself a lot of time!
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
You could also try shooting into a white wall or even a large piece of white foamcore. Lots of ways to soften light!
@stanspb763 Жыл бұрын
If the room is small, and has white walls, point the lights to the rear upper wall. You can also use the small softboxes to excite translucent screen like a scim to use as the light source close to the subjects. Sometimes small rooms are easier to light omnidirectionally than using large sources. A couple of remote triggered speedlights hitting high on a back wall keeps the floor open and creates very diffused light. Experiment on off hours to get it right and never touch the lights again.
@chandascott2479 3 жыл бұрын
Best tip ever! I purchased a $200 umbrella and still get hot spots!
@rl4889 Жыл бұрын
Her natural glow is awesome. I can understand lessening the shiney spots though. Happy medium would be my objective. Ty
@bencorwin 3 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@pascaldj Жыл бұрын
Amazing thank you
@ketso_kmp2017 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@MichaelMa 3 жыл бұрын
Frequency separation is better as it retains the texture information. Or borrow texture or color from different areas.
@EricRoseBahamas 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the wisdom. Waving from The Bahamas :)
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Can I join you?? 🤣
@EricRoseBahamas 3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBergmanPhoto :) :) :)
@lenzielenski3276 3 жыл бұрын
When I was shooting I'd just shout at the makeup artist. Seriously, we even had it down to one particular brand of powder that produced the most matte effect. I think it was Borghese but don't quote me. I still have some in my kit..just in case.
@Neopulse00 3 жыл бұрын
I admit, did not know the Oil Absorbent Tissues worked even with makeup on. Thought it was going to smudge or mess it up if you used them. Learn something new everyday.
@jimfeldman4035 3 жыл бұрын
Blot not wipe! I always care rice paper blotting tissue in my bag
@longliveclassicmusic 3 жыл бұрын
One thing to consider also is that the Xplor 1200 Pro has a basic flash tube without a frosted end on the bulb. Other high end strobes like the entire Profoto line, Broncolor, and the Flashpoint 400 Pro, 600 Pro, and 300 Pro have frosted bulbs/heads. The Flashpoint lights are just on the end, but it still is designed for this exact purpose. The 1200 Pro is likely bare to maximize output since output is the #1 goal of this model, seeing how diffusion/frosting cuts down intensity. But using strobes that have frosted panels or bulbs will greatly reduce the need for other workarounds.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Every little bit helps!
@jimmyhill9591 3 жыл бұрын
I always have matte powder and wipes in my camera bag. I used to waste money on brushes for the powder, not wanting to reuse them on multiple clients, and then Gary Hughes brought disposable applicators to my attention. 100 latex free applicators can be had for about $7.00. On wipes, for guys like me with shaved heads the wipes are great as long as you blot and not actually wipe. While there's no makeup to smudge the wipes can leave bits of lint behind if there is any stubble. Rather than a shiny head you end up looking like you have dandruff. One other thing I've done is move away from modifiers with silver interiors. While they may get you a little higher F stop, helpful if you're using speedlights, there's still a bit of specularity to the light coming from them. The difference between white and silver interiors is minor once the light passes through a diffusion panel, but it's also addative. P.s. Don't let Seth know you use Portrait Pro. He hates it with a passion.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
All great info - including Seth. :)
@stanspb763 Жыл бұрын
I use Portrait Pro for all the photos not going to be processed manually. The actor clients want all the photos and that allows auto processing RAW files as a batch, whole the selected few are done with PS/LR. Setting a mild custom preset, the batch processing works really well but most people hate it are using the overly aggressive presets.
@Jackourd 2 жыл бұрын
using CPL filter also helps to reduce some over highlight areas,,i tried it on direct sunlight hiting on face,, and use cpl and it works and make even light on face...
@doommuffinz5276 Жыл бұрын
Thank youuuuuu
@niikaiwells 3 жыл бұрын
This was dope and much needed.. 🤘🏽
@stanspb763 Жыл бұрын
The translucent powder is a key in makeup but not all have the same reaction to the skin, oil, and foundation. A pro model will know what will remain neutral but one-time portrait sessions have the choice of hiring an MUA or oil absorbing pads. I have a pretty wide selection of powers for various skin types and blotting paper. Most of my shooting is stage actor headshots or full-length for their intent in transitioning to cinema. We work with casting directors and film directors conducting master classes preparing them for film work. who know how to control oil. Stage actors do their own makeup but they are not doing it for close-ups, their audience is 13 rows away. Cinema or TV makeup is much more complicated and can take two hours for a short scene in makeup. Luckily where I live I can get experienced MUA for modest fees. Three-day master classes twice month with up to 60s stage actors being shot on one of those days, plus video 1-2 dialog pages of video clips, plus a 1-minute introduction video shot for each means keeping MUA busy. In my city, there are a few thousand trained professional stage actors and 250 drama theaters. Also do stills of ballet and opera, for the 8 opera houses and 5 ballet theaters. I have one frequent model whose day job is jazz standards singer. She is beautiful with high cheekbones and perfect features...but produces oil like an oil well. On stage I can only get clean shine-free photos for the first song., then wait for the break for more powder but power builds up so after a short time so don't add any more and trust blotting and post-processing. For model sessions and fashion, if there are more than 3 changes of clothes I get a MUA. The advantage of women with high oil production is their skin looks great for decades longer than most women. Too much oil is better than having too little. She is 36 and passes for 24 and might not have a wrinkle at 50.
@simianinc 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of soft boxes have reflector dishes and silver lining. So you don’t have to worry about the light in the middle, the lining gives you hot spots, even if you feather it.
@love2cycle2 3 жыл бұрын
“Didn’t do number 1 or number 2”. Ha, ha! Good play on words! I shoot lots of executive headshots and the translucent matte powder is the the real “number 1”. Cheers and thanks for the great and often funny but helpful videos. You have a great personality.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Aww shucks, thanks!
@silenciowatford 3 жыл бұрын
very good
@jans19772012 3 жыл бұрын
Really bro...you actually gave away the pro software we use for skin...ahhhg.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Shhhhh. :)
@jans19772012 3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBergmanPhoto lol. I know. I know.
@stacyperrone-petta3326 16 күн бұрын
Thank you for the tips. Is this program available to be used in video as well?
@MikeT-yy3 3 жыл бұрын
Hi David, excellent advice all round, thanks. I often see black & white images of models with what I can only describe as chromey looking contrasty skin, any ideas how to achieve this look.
@rohitagarwal798 3 жыл бұрын
Hi David, this was a great video. You used the speed light of what wattage for this tutorial
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
It was the XPLOR 1200 on TTL. Link in description.
@rony7758 Жыл бұрын
its super helpfull
@Adorama Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@Taz86 3 жыл бұрын
Fade patch selection is a nice touch, but you can also use a blank layer for color between frequency separation layers and a brush at something like 1% or 2% flow to lightly paint over the hotspot while retailing the construct of your lighting. That's the easiest method for me, personally. I'm going to do color work anyway, what's cleaning up a hotspot in the same step?
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Lots of ways to do anything in photoshops. Sounds like another great option, thanks!
@angelgerena4277 Жыл бұрын
hello, I stumbled onto this tutorial which helped however am curious if you could do an update. I'm not seeing the option anymore to be able to fade the patched selection so it blends better. Not sure if Adobe took that away or substituted it with another tool or generative fill maybe? thanks in advance!
@alantuttphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Getting this right in camera is even more important when shooting video. I remember working with a male subject, and even if he washed his face immediately before the session, we still had a lot of hotspots, and even with a larger light source. Feathering the light is a good suggestion and one I'll try next time this comes up. Is there a type of makeup that the typical guy won't balk at using?
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
I think anyone who is seriously going to be on camera just has to deal with it. Powder wipes off easy enough after a shoot. One thing I've always done is call it "grooming" instead of "makeup." :)
@derekmadge 3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBergmanPhoto "grooming" , not "makeup" ... great approach. We men DO have fragile egos!
@jasonlangheine1295 3 жыл бұрын
The name of and link to the powder and wipes isn't in the notes. What is powder and wipes??? @davidbergman
@manoharmgr8235 3 жыл бұрын
Super
@Isaypreach 3 жыл бұрын
Sooo are u talking about feathering the light a little bit rather than it being a direct softbox light?
@ranaripon 2 жыл бұрын
how do you get fade toolbox ? i am not clear can you explane plz
@alanc6416 2 жыл бұрын
I think I asked the same question about getting rid of the glare on eye glasses, but this is the problem I really want to solve when shooting family photos. Can you use a polarising filter to get rid of the hot spots?
@marjanskrizevhevski2366 Жыл бұрын
I have two daughters and both of them wear glasses. When I take family photos I tell them to do some chin down in order to avoid glare in the glasses.
@AjanProvocateur 3 жыл бұрын
Feathering to soften light is the biggest myth in studio photography, turning the light away from your subject effectively decreases the size of the light source relative to the subject which leads to increased specularity and harder shadows.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Not when you're indoors surrounded by white walls and ceiling.
@josewantland 3 жыл бұрын
I was also told that the toilet seat cover paper that you see on public restrooms would do the trick too, cut it in small pieces and don’t tell your model where you got from, lol.
@rachelg7371 3 жыл бұрын
lol
@herdelspace1970 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty woman and charming.
@raydunn3501 3 жыл бұрын
That was great advice David,,, most of my shoots are with black people these days,,, and because there skin is black or dark the bright sweat patches seem to stand out more,,, as they are not models,,, and we don't have the luxery of a make up artist,,, so will the powder still be as effective on there skin as well without it being noticeable on the photo. Many Thanks
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Yes - translucent powder will work on any skin tone.
@pocphotocompany 3 жыл бұрын
Is there a particular brand of Translucent powder you'd recommend/ Thanks for the video
@wendystumbaugh695 3 жыл бұрын
He used NYX.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
No. I just asked Joey to bring hers! :)
@garymonday9509 3 жыл бұрын
what type bulb are you using in the soft box
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
I'm using the
@fliphustler4104 3 жыл бұрын
i can't see where you'd click it on the fadepatch
@CLPjt 3 жыл бұрын
👍😉
@sofiaoropesa 3 жыл бұрын
would you use grids?
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
I use egg crate grids for other reasons, but if you plan on filtering the light as I suggest, the grid will work against you.
@Lady_in_Waiting 3 жыл бұрын
simple fix ... powder!
@noyb154 3 жыл бұрын
excellent tips, except for the patch tool, which is awful and just blurs the skin when you fade it. the best would be a texture separation technique. it's not that hard.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Like most photoshop solutions, there are many ways to accomplish your goals. Thanks for the option!
@ennedeygilead1098 3 жыл бұрын
What the powder name? Im not clear.
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Any translucent powder should do the trick. Ask a friendly face at the makeup counter. :)
@davirosa 3 жыл бұрын
Somehow, at first glance, I thought that the small reflector make the image looks more yellow in hue, specially at the diffused color area, but then I took a print screen and realised that it was an WB issue. Did you use the same WB / color temperature to all or was it in auto WB? Thanks! :D
@DavidBergmanPhoto 3 жыл бұрын
RAW images using the exact same WB in post. I see the difference as well. Maybe my softbox needs a good bleaching....
@davirosa 3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidBergmanPhoto Thank you for your kind atention, David. Interesting. But, if your SB screen needs a bleaching, it means it would be yellowish - then would make the photos WB even. I guess. Anyway, it´s undestandable a little shift in color temperature when modifying the light - also if you change the power output... Interesting subject to do some science and research.
@user-ql1wg2kz8b 7 ай бұрын
Only if you get the silvery pictures off ,I want normal🎉
@maxresdefault8330 3 жыл бұрын
Is nobody going to mention polarising filters?
@gregorylagrange 3 жыл бұрын
They'll reduce some of the glare, but they don't give you the broad highlights and reduce the texture of the skin that makeup and a soft box will. Makeup really does wonders. People take it for granted in portrait work because they hardly see examples that aren't using it.
@maxresdefault8330 3 жыл бұрын
@@gregorylagrange the way I see it, following the light to the final image, there are four places to solve this problem. 1. At the light source - using a diffuser 2. On the subject - using makeup 3. In the camera - using a polarising filter 4. In the computer - using patch/clone or compressing highlights The polarising filter isn’t always the right choice but it’s probably the quickest.
@virajth 2 жыл бұрын
for photoshoppers it's 8:23
@rezario 3 жыл бұрын
Apa yang anda klik di menit ke 8.52 ??
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