Sam Bokeh Editing

I shot my images in RAW, so therefore, I had to open them up in Camera RAW on my laptop. Using Camera RAW means I have so much more control over my image and how I work with them. I used the healing brush to clear up the skin and get rid of any stray hairs and spots that were on my models face (I wasn't going to ask my model to go through a strict beauty regime before the shoots just to save time editing this way!). I then noticed that because of the lighting that we used in the outdoor photo-shoot, the face was not bright and blending into the bokeh background. I selected the face and used the brightness to make the face brighter, I then used the clear brush tool to blend and make it look one. I shot extra bokeh on a separate occasion when I was in London, and overlayed this in the background. I then erased the bokeh to make the models face come back into the frame and become the centrepiece of the image. After I was happy with where the bokeh was placed, I colour balanced the image to make it less orange and red and become more like natural skin tone. 

Editing in Camera RAW

Using the healing brush to clear skin

Clearing bokeh

Adding bokeh

Clearing shine from eyes.

Brightness and contrast

Adding contrast with curves