Two-Subject Studio Tone Match

Retouching

Two people in puffer jackets, one cream and one black leather, are balanced so both skin tones and both materials hold up under a single light.

Two subjects
Skin tone matching
Outerwear

Service: Basic Retouching

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Finished frame with both skin tones matched, the cream jacket held off white and the black leather's texture visible — Drag anywhere on the image, or focus the handle and use the arrow keys, to compare before and after.

Unedited landscape studio frame of two people seated side by side in cream and black puffer jackets, tones unbalanced — Drag anywhere on the image, or focus the handle and use the arrow keys, to compare before and after.

Project overview

Two very different skin tones and two very different jacket colours share one frame. A correction that suits one usually spoils the other, and the cream jacket is easy to push grey.

Transformation details

The two subjects were corrected separately and then reconciled against one neutral reference, rather than corrected together and split afterwards.
The cream jacket was held just off white so it keeps its material instead of clipping.
The black leather was opened up in the shadows so its texture survives.
Both faces got the same light skin pass, so neither looks more finished than the other.