Photo Retouch Challenge

Pick a photo from the WWII- Portraits folderLinks to an external site..  Create a mood board that investigates the correct colors needed for your image (see below for a description).  Then color and adjust your image to realistically retouch your photo. View this slide presentation for instructionsLinks to an external site.

 

Mood Board (15 pts)

• Size: 1920px x 1080px

• 5-10 images that show a similar outfit to the WWII soldier.

• 1-2 images that show a similar skin tone to the person you will retouch

• Create and save a group of swatches that will later be used for your photograph

Photograph: (50 pts)

• Resize image to be:  1080px x 1920px

• DO NOT ALTER THE ORGINAL PHOTO

• Use the color swatches saved from your Mood Board

• Separately save selections for various parts of your image based on color

• Create different layers for various colors of your image

  • Use Layer Masks or Clipping Masks to accurately apply colors to your image

  • Use the appropriate blending modes to apply color to the original photo

• Improve your image's contrast by creating a levels adjustment for each section of your image

 

You will need to research and create a mood board to realistically reference the correct color palette that should be within your image.  Your image should be in color, with improved contrast, and without any blemishes.