Zara of Sonne Studios is no stranger to orchestrating the perfect photoshoot-managing event spaces, coordinating models, and hiring top-notch makeup artists are all part of her daily routine. In this episode of Adobe Live, Zara unveils the secrets behind her success, sharing the artistry and techniques that transform a simple shoot into a visual masterpiece. Explore her creative process as she demonstrates how Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop elevate her images. From refining stray strands of hair to smoothing skin with precision, discover the professional tricks that make her photos truly stand out.
Zara Visuals is a professional portrait photographer based in Baltimore, Maryland www.zaravisuals.com/
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00:00 Start
01:00 Zara’s introduction
02:51 Project overview, shoot in Lightroom Classic
04:26 Initial adjustments Zara makes, round 1 color correction
07:56 Lens corrections, transform, and calibration
09:44 How Zara chooses and uses presets in Lightroom
14:01 Choosing a look to start with
16:01 Initial edits in Photoshop, cropping, removing distractions
20:59 Cleaning up and enhancing make-up
27:01 Creating a layer from selection, and adding a selective color layer on lips
32:19 Before and after
33:23 Sharpening jewelry and eyes, final crop and using different methods to extend the background
39:54 Chat Q&A how the model’s hair was styled
41:13 Cleaning up background, favorite editing hacks
45:29 Making edits to skin tone for consistency, before and after
47:14 Fine tuning the colors using adjustment layers, selective color
53:50 Cleaning up flyaway hairs
56:29 Mask with hue and saturation adjustment layer to change background color
1:02:05 How to fix the red reflected light from the background
1:06:02 Starting edit on different look, retouching in Photoshop
1:07:42 Chat Q&A Best export settings for social media
1:09:23 Tips for color correcting hyperpigmentation
1:10:24 Adding a hazy glow
1:12:53 Adding catch light back into photo and enhancing eyes and face
1:17:51 Selective color edits, strangest thing Zara has had to retouch
1:22:21 Before and after edits
1:23:49 Outro