tle. I also added yellow using the Color Balance adjustment (Image > Adjust-
ments > Color Balance) to warm her skin tone a bit.
In the Flash Dance–like image above, Tara looks great. Tara is athletic,
and the sports she trains in make her legs look a little heavy. I used the Liquify
filter to slim them. Since you can inadvertently distort body parts with this
tool, I used the Freeze brush to lock her left arm in place. Then, using the
Warp tool with a large brush, I gently squeezed her right thigh smaller. Most
of the pressure was applied to her tush and the back of her thigh.
Tara’s image was used for a local radio station calendar. It made her some-
what of a local celebrity. This image was part of a portfolio she bought con-
taining her favorite shots from the calendar session. Tara’s session was a
double or triple benefit to my studio. Not only did I get a sale, but the radio
station paid in trade for her session, so I got plenty of advertising value as
well. I’ll outline this in the next chapter.DIGITAL TECHNIQUES AND ENHANCEMENTS 97The athletic training Tara does makes her legs
look a little heavy (left). Using the Liquify tool,
I slimmed them slightly (right).