Gene Kimm

• TITLE: Untitled • TYPE: Portrait • ROLE: Photo Retouching • TECHNOLOGY: Photoshop • DESCRIPTION: In order to lighten most of the woman’s complexion, I first color corrected the overall tone with Curves tool, and then smoothed over her skin with Dust & Scratches filter. I accentuated her irises and lips by airbrushing with Brush tool and layer blending.

• TITLE: Resort Wear • TYPE: Fashion • ROLE: Photo Retouching • TECHNOLOGY: Photoshop + Fluid Mask • DESCRIPTION: Performed in the order of 1) silhouetting, 2) background texture, 3) shadow, 4) reflection. Masking was done in 2 stages. First, a plug-in named Fluid Mask 3 was used to separate her hair. Then, the fabric and her body were done with Pen Tool.

• TITLE: Swim & Resort Wear • TYPE: Fashion • ROLE: Photo Retouching • TECHNOLOGY: Photoshop • DESCRIPTION: Performed in the order of 1) silhouetting, 2) color correction, 3) clean-up, 4) symmetry, 5) drop shadow. Masking was done with Pen Tool. ColorChecker along with Photoshop’s Curves was used for color work.