I’m going to be doing a beauty Retouching workshop on March 13th in DC.  This is 3 hour retouching workshop where you get to retouch an image with me from RAW to the finished product.  We will go through all the steps I use for beauty retouching.  Here is a rough table of contents.  Click here to sign up on meetup.  Feel free to email me if you have any questions

Retouching is an essential part of the digital photography process. With
the right retouching mindset and skills, post processing can completely
transform your photograph. This retouching course focuses on retouching
your fashion and beauty photographs with a concentration on flawless skin

retouching. Learn how to edit smooth skin while keeping all the texture

through a live editing demonstration.

Please see below for the aspects that will be covered….

1. pulling the best out of your original photograph

2. skin toning/color matching

3. body contouring and restructuring

4. background/hair editing

5. blemish removal

6. skin colour matching and smoothing

7. toning and highlight/shading

8. dew and sheen

9. hair shine/ volume

10. sharpening

Duration: 3 hours, 12 to 3 pm on Sunday the 13th

Workshop Pre-Requisite:

A fundamental understanding of working in Photshoop including:

a) understanding of layers and masks

b) skills with brush and heal tools

Still spaces left.  see full details here on meetup:

Unlike other workshops where there is a lot of shooting and not much teaching, this workshop is aimed to give much more detail photoshoot workflow process. Go through with Bo the thought process behind planning a shot and the technical aspects of executing a shot. The workshop will be limited to 10 photographers to ensure plenty of direct involvement with Bo.

The workshop (2 pm to 7 pm) will cover a beauty look and a fashion look. In the first part, Bo will cover what to look for when searching a model, a MUA, a hair stylist. Then Bo will go through the process behind each look and what to look for in the final beauty or fashion photo. You will learn how to interact with a model and what directions to give.

Each photographer will have the opportunity to take photos of each look. In the second part of the workshop, the photos will be uploaded to the computer and a group feedback and critique session will start for the best pics from each photographer. Feedback will include, but not be limited to details to look for when choosing the final photo, and what to look out for in post processing each specific photograph.

(Please note, this is not a lighting workshop or a workshop to get dozens of images for your portfolio. This a a workshop to teach you the subtle details to get your photo to the next level!)

Content:

1) What to look for in a Model?
2) What to look for in a MUA/Hair?
3) Model Interactions and Directions
4) Intro Beauty Concept
5) Beauty photoshoot
6) Intro Fashion Concept
7) Fashion photoshoot
Individual photo evaluation and feedback
9) Prepping for post processing.

See you there

The workshop also included live critique of the photos taken during the workshop.  It was very refreshing to see how everyone’s visions differed and what each photographer wanted to pull out of the model.

Here are a couple of mine from the workshop and the lighting setups (I forgot the light power setting and distances, but you get the idea).  You can check out everyone’s photographs on the meetup event page.

and a few light fashion ones as well

Unlike most shootfest workshops, this workshop will focus more on the stuff you can’t learn from the books, ie the less technical areas which are not often covered in workshops.    We will be doing some live shooting as well as onsite critique.  We will also look at how to pick that one final photograph as well.

The topics include but are not limited to:

• what to look for in a model, a mua, hair stylist, wardrobe stylist?
• prepping the team for the shot
• budgeting shooting time and expenses
• interacting with the model to pull the best look
• giving directions and instructions
• poses which work and what to watch out for
• picking the final photograph, how to go from 100 to 1.

*here is a shot from one of the past workshops

There will be some limited live shooting and demonstration as well with a professional model, the photographs will be evaluted and detailed feedback will be given in a second part of the workshop detailing what to look for in preparation for post processing work.  Also we will cover briefly what to edit in your post processing.

You can find out more info and RSVP at meetup.com As of posting this there are only 2 spots left..be quick.

It’s a new style of fashion photography workshop that focuses more on the stuff you can’t learn from the books, ie the less technical areas which are not often covered in workshops.    I’ve developed a new curriculum for the full day event.   The topics include but are not limited to:

• what to look for in a model, a mua, hair stylist, wardrobe stylist?
• prepping the team for the shot
• budgeting shooting time and expenses
• interacting with the model to pull the best look
• giving directions and instructions
• poses which work and what to watch out for
• picking the final photograph, how to go from 100 to 1.

There will be some limited live shooting and demonstration as well with a professional model, the photographs will be evaluted and detailed feedback will be given in a second part of the workshop detailing what to look for in preparation for post processing work.  Also we will cover briefly what to edit in your post processing.

I’m really excited about the workshop.  Hope to see you all there.

You can view details and RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/The-Carriage-House-Studio/calendar/14500884/ Only4 spots left as of writing this.

Anyways, here are a couple quick shots from today while I was testing the lights.  Thanks to  everyone who came along  Ps. join up to meetup.com if you want to check out what other workshops I will be hosting and etc.

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(c) Bo and Bro | Bo Zhang

Here is the information on the workshops:
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Subtitle:   Part 2:  Introduction to Soft Light and modifiers

Required Prerequisite:  Fundamental knowledge or experience shooting in a studio environment

Recommended Prerequisite: Advanced Creative Lighting Workshop 1.0

Contents:

1. Diffused lighting- introuction

1.1.  Diffused lighting with hard light

1.2.  Diffusion layers

2.  Umbrella- introduction

2.1  Bouncing

2.2  Shooting Through

2.3  Colour (silver/gold/white)

2.4   Size

2.5   Creative uses

3.  Softboxes- introduction

3.1 small vs big

3.2 layers of diffusion

3.3 Creative uses

This is the 2nd part of a series of advanced creative lighting workshops to be hosted by Bo Zhang, published fashion photographer based in the DC metropolitan area.  The lighting techniques will be based around fashion/portraiture lighting.  Furture workshops in the  Advanced Creative Lighting Workshop series will include other types of light modifiers, light sources, indoor outdoor lighting techniques.

Here is the information on the workshops:
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Title:  Advanced Creative Lighting Workshop hosted by Bo Zhang (www.boandbro.com)

Subtitle:   Part 1:  Light behaviour & introduction to one light

Prerequisite:  Fundamental knowledge or experience shooting in a studio environment

Contents:

1.  Light Behaviour:

1.1.  hard vs soft

1.2.  big vs small

1.3   light fall off and spread

1.4   white vs silver

2.  One Light w/ reflector

2.1 small vs big

2.2 positioning

2.3 lighting with dependent lighting accessories

3. One light w/ Softbox

3.1  small vs big vs shape

3.2  positioning

This is the start of a series of advanced creative lighting workshops to be hosted by Bo Zhang, published fashion photographer based in the DC metropolitan area.  The lighting techniques will be based around fashion/portraiture lighting.  Furture workshops in the  Advanced Creative Lighting Workshop series will include other types of light modifiers, light sources, indoor outdoor lighting techniques.

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