Editorial and Fantasy Photo Editing with Bella Kotak - Part 2

Dive into an in-depth tutorial on editorial fantasy photography editing with renowned photographer Bella Kotak. Learn advanced compositing and retouching techniques in Adobe Photoshop, including image cleanup, photo expansion, and healing tools. Master the art of using the Clone Stamp tool, Spot Healing tool, and Content Aware Fill for seamless edits. Explore hair retouching methods and create custom hair brushes for intricate details. Discover professional techniques for dodging and burning, adjusting highlights, compositing dust elements, and applying selective color adjustments. Enhance your editing skills with motion blur effects and high pass filter applications. Perfect for photographers looking to elevate their fantasy and editorial work, this comprehensive session covers everything from basic retouching to advanced color correction and export settings for social media and print.

Start
Introduction
Bella’s introduction
Recap of design
Overview of process
Retouching with the Clone Stamp tool
Retouching with the Spot Healing Tool
Changing the tool mode
Retouching hair
Creating a hair brush
Content Aware Fill and adding the background
Dodging and burning
Artist Spotlight
Adjusting background highlights
Compositing in dust
Selective Color
Motion blur
High Pass filter