Here’s something you may not have thought about. Have you ever tried to retouch a portrait, but the skin is so brightly exposed that you can barely see any blemishes?
Why not use a “crazy” layer to simply aide in retouching, but not as an actual adjustment layer? If you’ve already thought of this, congratulations- you’re one smart cookie! If you’ve never thought of this before, …you’re welcome! Enjoy this video from Calvin Hollywood, discovered by the keen folks at DIYPhotography.net
The Example
Some blemishes are easily visible, and some are harder to see…
…With a channel-mix B&W layer that plays with the red and blue channels in an un-natural way, we can see clearly!
The concept of using “intermediate” layers is actually quite useful in all sorts of conditions. Even in Lightroom, you can use a curves layer to aide in retouching or other delicate work that can be made easier by some sort of “enhanced visibility” (The SLR Lounge preset system does have a retouch-aide curves preset for spot removal, too!)
So, what do you use intermediate / check layers for? Share your tips with us in the comment section.
Take care,
=Matthew Saville=
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