Baby photo retouching tutorial| On Jill Greenberg style

Go back to layers and duplicate layer (shortcut ctrl+j). We will create shadow now. With Right mouse click on the duplicated layer choose Blending options. Click on Color overlay and choose black color.

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Move this black layer under baby layer. Select Marquee tool, then with right mouse click on baby image select Free transform option. We will transform the shadow. Try to find the best shadow position – It all depends on your picture. I will also use perspective option (right mouse click).

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Now decrease opacity of shadow.

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Use Gausian blur because shadow is too sharp. Go to Filter – > Blur – > Gausian Blur

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This is still not good position of the shadow so I will use Free transform again. Next step is to create new layer because we need to create one more shadow. Then select Brush tool, choose black color and paint under the baby:

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  • http://www.clippingpathindia.com/image-manipulation.html Jannatul Ferdous

    The good part of this tutorial is the images used here for specifying the steps very clearly. Its helpful for the beginners in many ways. Retouching requires skill and perfection so I practicing all the tutorials one by one to get the perfect one.

  • http://www.clippingsolutions.com/ Background Remover

    If anyone ever asks me how to sew, I’m sending them to your blog and this series. Congratulations on such an extensive, well thought out and clearly presented set of this Photoshop tutorial.

  • Tani Adams

    Love it! I would love to see a video of your editing! Maybe it will help to stop outsourcing images to freelancers or companies as Lavalu and Fixthephoto. This photo enhancement services make a great job but I want to do it by myself. Everything you guys do is so awesome, so creative, and so helpful. You rule!

  • https://www.clippingpathasia.com/clipping-path/ AR Khan

    Dear owner, i really like your awesome photo retouching idea. thank you so much

  • Another one

    This is Jill and no, that is not how I retouch my photos. It is done with lighting. that does not look very good. ;)

  • https://backgroundremove.photos/background-removal Sayedul

    Firstly capttiong photos of baby is a very difficult job. Secondly editting them is another one. Thats a very nice and effective retouch tutorial you have shared with us. I really loved the way you you did the retouching. It seems to be easy doing this way. Loved the way you presented your way here. Hopefully it will help a lot of people. Keep it up.