Tips To Edit Fetish Photos
In a world where photos are mostly shared on social media, I still process my photos the old-fashioned way. You could call it occupational deformation. All visuals go through my normal workflow and, depending on the use, are quickly touched up or extensively edited. After a shoot I go through the raw files and make a selection for editing. The first thing to do, especially with latex, is to clean the surface from dust, hairs and excessive streaks or smears in the polished surface. This takes some extra time, but it simply shows in the final work. Even when you only post to social media.
To clean the surface, it’s best to look at the photos at 100%; this shows the image at its full potential. It also helps to determine whether an image is sharp. Sometimes it happens that an image is slightly blurry due to minor camera shake. Especially when you have to work with slower shutter speeds. Through the years I’ve learnt to be extremely picky when it comes to sharpness. This is one of the reasons why I use flash photography most of the time. The images below give an impression of what the difference is between the before and after of cleaning up a latex surface.
After cleaning up the raw files, it’s time to crop the image. In my workflow the image is always edited before the final crop is made. Just in case the image needs to be cropped differently for use at another moment. There are many ways to do it, and most have their own preferences. Personally I believe there are a few important things to keep in mind. Just two simple but important things that can make or break an image.
The first thing to look at are the horizontals and verticals; either you keep them level or place them at a decent angle. Framing an image with the horizon or vertical slightly off their natural axis just looks wrong imo. In my work I rarely shoot and share photos like that.
Another big thing is distracting elements on the edge of an image. On-site it’s hard to get a clean background, so you’ll always have things in the background. Either you leave them out or keep at least a substantial amount in. I often find myself puzzling to get those elements right, but they are small details that can make a big difference. Worst case, you can always edit them out, but for fetish photography during events I try to prevent this.
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