Family Portrait Retouching in Photoshop and Lightroom

[@chanideutsch5683]

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you!

[@christinajules9290]

Thank you for sharing your talent with us. The warm skin tones that you achieve are the best!!

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you so much, I appreciate your feedback and glad you find inspiration in my work.

[@hasselayuste901]

I don't usually comment to most of the videos in youtube but you made me drop one. Thanks for sharing this Sergey.

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you so much!!

[@dhirajrai5817]

Sergey you are a great source of inspiration for me. I love watching your videos

[@SergeyBidun]

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your feedback!!

[@jeffarredondo]

You are a legend in my book! Great work! Thank you for sharing!

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you so much for your good words!

[@sandialdridge7599]

I love the posing. I love for my portraits to have a warmness to them as well.

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you for your feedback Sandi! Yes I like to have warmness in my family portraits.

[@wendpangaouedraogo5595]

Just wow!!!! Great job man!

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you very much!

[@independence_1947]

Wait how did you manage to pull this photo off with just f1.2.. where exactly did you put the focus.. what type of focus.. did you use live view.. what do you use.. continuous shooting? Servo or one shot? White balance setting? Pls advise

[@sylviezi9600]

I have the same questions !?!? f1.2 for a group??? how is that possible?

[@MrWiseinheart]

​@@sylviezi9600 make their faces are all aligned on a horizontal plain and then stand further back with the lens.

[@klemenmarkelj5764]

@@MrWiseinheart the kids are not, they're a tad more forward than the others.

[@tanzeelkhan8134]

Great work as always, Sergey.

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you

[@kenuwhoknew]

How far away are you from the subjects to keep them all in focus at 1.2? Also, I’d be really interested in watching a video dedicated to posing from you. You’re posing in your senior photo and family videos are great so I was surprised you don’t already have a video specifically about posing.

[@SergeyBidun]

Hi Kenny, I wasn't that far away from them, about 20 feet or so. I do have a video on family portrait posing, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqSkdXmAi62Cj5o

[@rickgalloway201]

lol l

[@amanmaan5257]

Great work....

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you

[@willogaz9606]

I need a bit more information. You're the only person on youtube that can get a group photo using an 85mm set at 1.2f, 1/320, with an ISO of 100. How? Did you use a light?

[@SergeyBidun]

This photo was taken with natural light only, no reflector or ocf.

[@BramLaenen]

Beautiful work, you know you can right click the image and choose "open in photoshop" right :)

[@SergeyBidun]

Thanks a lot! Yes sometimes I use shortcuts and sometimes I don't :)

[@jeffxu3490]

Thank you very much, practical skills and easy to understand explanation.

[@SergeyBidun]

You are welcome! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@dhirajrai5817]

I really like the family portrait retouching in Photoshop and Lightroom. So, on my request would you also be able to share how you do the retouch to an individual portrait, please!

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you so much for your feedback! Here is one individual portrait retouch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4PVl31jpaeEaLM

[@RobertRodriguez19]

Nice work thanks for sharing

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you so much!!

[@sophiali8782]

Beautiful work, as always! Will the Lightoom profile work for Sony cameras? I want to purchase the profile but only see Canon cameras listed on there.

[@GR1ZL1E]

+1 sub. So much to learn on your channel. Thanks for taking the time to create this content.

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you very much for supporting my channel, it means a lot!

[@Chrishell_b]

Your work is amazing! I always enjoy watching your videos. Where do you get your color profiles?

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you So much! Color Fidelity Canon Profiles: www.colorfidelity.com/canon.htm

[@UnaFamiliaMexicana93]

What editing software do you use?

[@abdullahali-qq8ez]

i love your work so much , can you upload the action of dodge and burn please .

[@paulelunico]

Sergey, greetings! Do you recommend a tablet for editing? I am debating between a laptop and a tablet to edit on the go. Keep up the great work!

[@UnaFamiliaMexicana93]

I want to start taking my own family portraits but i have no idea how to begin, i have the camera already just need the software and computer.....where do i buy this software and what computer do you recommend? Can i have the link to buy this software please? thank you!!!

[@howardtownsend2574]

Thanks for this

[@SergeyBidun]

You are welcome!

[@acsbeauty]

I'm saving up so I can afford your one on one session. Your work is amazing!!!

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you very much for your feedback! Sure just contact me whenever you are ready :)

[@artraq3923]

Wow thank you

[@SergeyBidun]

You’re welcome 😊

[@leaharaee]

Can I ask why type of camera you started off with?!

[@SergeyBidun]

answered in last live video

[@valeriedepeel7195]

I've been admiring your images for quite some time. Thank you for this as I learned quite a few things. I'm not familiar with TIFF but will need to research. Fantastic work Sergey!

[@aidas175]

Super

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you

[@aleksandrtank3853]

Спасибо за урок!

[@SergeyBidun]

Your welcome

[@MatthewMin]

Hi Sergey. Have you considered shooting with anamorphic lenses in the forest? I can imagine it looking pretty great!

[@MatthewMin]

Mount the 2x anamorphic block vertically and shoot with the camera vertically to get 4:3 normal aspect ratio for portraits.

[@MatthewMin]

But it’s kind of a niche though

[@DossIsBoss89]

How far away was you to keep them all in focus at 1.2

[@SergeyBidun]

I would say I was like 15 -20 feet from them.

[@jean-richardalfred733]

Love your work Free Ukraine

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you for Supporting

[@SJ02208]

Hello, I tried your method, but starting at 7:55 when I wanted to brighten up the faces/ people the tool was not working for me. I had the mode on normal and I changed the flow to 50% like you said. Please help thank you in advance.

[@armineyeghiazaryan9509]

Probably the brush color was on white, that's why, and when you brushed with a white brush on the white layer, it did nothing.

[@genem6380]

Do you always retouch final images in photoshop or sometimes Lightroom is enough?

[@SergeyBidun]

Most of the time Lightroom is enough, Im only retouching special images such us for print or post.

[@DirtyRedVI]

So you do not edit in lightroom at all?

[@rohitbk6915]

f1.2 for a group??? how is that possible?

[@NYCPhotographers]

*Like*

[@SergeyBidun]

Thank you

[@aleksandrtank3853]

Здравствуйте😇

[@SergeyBidun]

Здравствуйте

[@SpotBentley]

Shooting with an 85mm at f1.4 at 20 feet only gives a dof of 14.26 inches. Not much room for error.