Spotlight Set Portrait Finish

Retouching

A spotlight-set portrait with the pool of light evened, the roses corrected and the black furniture kept readable.

Lighting
Set
Skin

Service: Standard Retouching

The same set with the light pool evened, the roses lifted and the chair's form recovered — Drag anywhere on the image, or focus the handle and use the arrow keys, to compare before and after.

Portrait on a spotlight set with a clipping centre, dark roses and a black chair lost in shadow — Drag anywhere on the image, or focus the handle and use the arrow keys, to compare before and after.

Project overview

The background spotlight is bright and hot in the centre, the roses sit at the bottom of the frame in near-darkness, and the chair is black on a dark floor.

Transformation details

The spotlight was evened toward its centre so it stops clipping while keeping its edge falloff.
The roses were lifted locally and corrected to hold their red, so the bottom of the frame carries weight.
The chair was opened in the shadows enough to show its shape against the floor.
Skin was evened and the sheer garment's transparency preserved.