How to add glow to highlights

[Brian Bradley]

Can someone explain how do you get a soft glow in blown out highlights? I've seen this done in many fashion/beauty commercials. I've attached a screen shots to explain what I'm referring to.

[Brian Bradley]

here's a better example of what I'm referring to

 

http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/275902-three-ways-to-a-fresher-rejuvenated-face

http://aspencosmetic.com/services/botox.html

[Brian Drysdale]

Diffusion type camera filters give this effect. There are a range of types that give you different effects, you can also apply this in post.

 

http://www.tiffen.com/userimages/Diffusion_Broch_in-out_sm%281%29.pdf

 

http://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/filters/Diffusion_DSLR.pdf

[David Mullen ASC]

Can someone explain how do you get a soft glow in blown out highlights? I've seen this done in many fashion/beauty commercials. I've attached a screen shots to explain what I'm referring to.

 

For cosmetic ads they prefer seeing very sharp eyes, eyelashes, and hair, so they usually shoot sharp and diffuse in post so that they can isolate what they want to soften and what they want to keep sharp. A common trick would be to pull a luminance key of just the highlights in the frame and blur that area, and then overlay it back over a sharp frame.

[Dane Cannon]

For cosmetic ads they prefer seeing very sharp eyes, eyelashes, and hair, so they usually shoot sharp and diffuse in post so that they can isolate what they want to soften and what they want to keep sharp. A common trick would be to pull a luminance key of just the highlights in the frame and blur that area, and then overlay it back over a sharp frame.

 

Look up any glamour photo retouching tutorial for more in depth instructions (especially as to what blend modes to use). It all translates to post, especially with Resolve now supporting blend modes. Additionally, put a tracker on the eyes, and add a mask with sharpness to really make em pop... same for the lips.