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Early thinking and preparation
In addition to the later stage of a group of works, the early thinking may be more important. Here I will also briefly talk about my thinking.
The inspiration for this shooting came from my favorite French photographer VivienneMok. Her works are full of hazy and beautiful atmosphere. Her location shooting is usually in the "fairy" nature such as forests, grasslands, and watersides. And most of her model's clothes are light gauze skirts, graceful and lazy, like a fairy.
Preparation before shooting
Clothing: White lace mopping dress (I removed the original elastic straps on the shoulders to make the neckline and shoulders looser).
Changing the season of photos, this skill is also so cool! 
Props: Two straw hats and a hand-held reed flower on site. 
Venue: Choose the Wuhan Botanical Garden (I don’t have time to step on it in advance, and the final scene is determined while walking. In fact, when you have the picture in your mind, you will know what kind of scene is suitable.)
Model: The girl added me to Weibo. She looks sweet, but the key is she has a delicate feeling, which is more suitable for this fairy style. Real people have very white and thin skin, which is a bonus.
Weather: I expected light on a sunny day, but there was no sun that day. Afterwards, it turned out that cloudy days are also very suitable for taking pictures of this bleak autumn feeling.
Analysis of the original film and later thoughts The 
original film is gray, without texture, and the characters are not prominent. Need to strengthen the contrast, create a sense of space, and highlight the characters; (the third one is particularly gray, because I try to cover the front of the camera to increase the hazy feeling)
In order to express the feeling of autumn, the green should be changed to yellow and red, and the background color should have the rich layering of autumn colors; (After confirming this idea, the whole color should be natural)
The character's skin is affected by the environment, which is yellowish and greenish, and needs to be white or even a little pale to be immortal;
Need to increase the hazy feeling and strengthen the aesthetic feeling.
Late adjustment process
My habit of retouching is to use LR for preliminary color correction and batch processing, and then use PS for refinement. First look at the processing of LR:
One, LR processing
The idea of tone processing is to strengthen contrast. The contrast is pulled higher and black is lowered. The highlight reduction is the light of the skirt.
The curve darkens the picture and enhances the dark part, making the black immortal.
The color is yellow, light green to green, yellow to red, orange to adjust the skin, blue is the extra color on the skirt.
Tonal separation is the key to creating tonal hierarchy. Magenta is added to the shadow, and the color of the picture becomes mysterious and romantic. Highlights add a little cool contrast.
Effect picture comparison
2. PS processing
Next, do further processing in PS. (Omit microdermabrasion and liquefaction)
1. Use Exposure plug-in filters
This plug-in filter can further improve the color and level of the picture. I used Fuji Provia 100F this time (pay attention to the degree of reduction, so that the picture should not be too bright). At the same time, turn on the infrared option to make the characters glow. (If you think the skirt is overexposed, you can wipe it off with a mask)
After using the filter, the picture is brightened, and I lowered the brightness a bit.
2. Use "Photo Filter"
I used the magenta "photo filter" twice, once for the whole image (transparency 15%, wipe off the skin), once for the distant rocks and deep trees, so that the color has a gradual gradation (transparency 8%).
3. The curve adjusts the light-dark relationship
Use the curve to divide the area and darken the background twice to make the characters more prominent.
4. "Optional color" to adjust the color of grass and skin
5. Sharpen and finish. (Some can be fine-tuned with color balance)
Comparison of LR processing and PS processing renderings
to sum up
1. The focus of autumn tones is the adjustment of green and yellow in HSL, and the use of magenta in color separation.
2. The important elements of creating fairy air are hazy feeling and fair complexion.
3. To color with thoughts, the later stage is to serve the early stage.
Final work:
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