Angel Beatham - 20 July 2013

As a present from her brother David, Angel came to Nianda Studio for a modelling photoshoot. She has never done this before and is only 16 years old. Look at the results!

 

Portrait Retouching - Skin Softening

This is my favourite technique for softening skin as it looks natural. I use this method adding texture back into the skin.



Top: The RAW version (sharpening, contrast, and colour editing in Lightroom 3)
Bottom: The final image after retouching.




In Photoshop remove all spots and blemishes with the healing brush tool.




Duplicate the background layer and add Surface Blur (Radius 39 and Threshold 31) to the layer. Change the opacity of this layer to 50%. 



Add a layer mask to the layer and using a soft brush paint over the skin area, avoiding the eyes, lips and nose areas.




Press and hold the Ctrl key and click once directly on the layer mask tumbnail. Go to the layers panel and click on the Background Layer. Press Ctrl-J and create a new layer of the selection. Move the new layer to the top in the  Layers Panel. Select Filter, Other, High Pass with a radius of 5.8 pixels and apply to the new layer created. Finally change the blend mode for this layer to Soft Light.

 

Cloete Family - 5 July 2013

It is always nice to take family photos especially when there is a little baby! Here are the photos of the Cloete Family: Nick, Chantelle, Zack and baby Kyla....

Nikita Nel - 29 June 2013

My daughter, Nikita, just loves playing model and sometimes we take the time to do a personal photoshoot.

Neil & Imoné Seymore - 29 June 2013

A special Father & Daugther photoshoot captured by Nianda Studio!

Lanseria Airport - USA Aeroplane 28 June 2013

When President Obama visited South Africa in June the huge cargo aeroplane was parked at Lanseria Airport. These pictures were taken from the opposite side of the airport entrance. We are fortunate to stay nearby the airport to capture these photos!

 
 

Melisa & Joel (Maternity) - 29 June 2013

At Nianda Studio we make your Maternity Photoshoot a memorable event in a relaxed atmosphere. Melisa and Joel visited Nianda Studio for their Maternity Photoshoot!