Editing Hair editing

I almost always edit out stray hairs. I don't try to get all of them, just the ones I find most distracting. It's definitely worth spending time beforehand to tame the hair as much as possible, but you're always gonna miss some.

 

I use anti static wig spray on a lot of my dolls before photoshoots, but I do definitely also edit stray ones out a lot! (Or cover them with sound effects if it’s a photo comic...)
I’ve also edited out cat hairs on darker clothes (because they just magically spawn there sometimes even when my cat doesn’t go near them and I regularly only notice them after I’ve taken the photo)

 

I think trying to tame the wig as best you can before hand is the best course but I am terribly lazy and do not edit my photos. I just accept that my dolls have bad hair like me! (I have a lot of frizz and can not be bothered to try to tame my own hair.)

 

I edit some, but I feel like over editing them sometimes would make my photos look too touched up and not quite as natural.

 

That is a great idea about the anti static spray. I have alpaca wigs that have a mind of their own.

 

I honestly brush the hair before taking the photo until i am satisfied so these extra lines doesn't bother me. I use sometimes water in order to style iy if its alpaca wigs. Try this out maybe you won't be needing to edit hair.

 

Ah, loose hair is the bane of my doll photography.
I work really hard to brush loose hair from in front
of the face and to smooth the outside of the wig. If
I miss one hair in front I usually edit it out. Photoshop's
healing brush tool is amazing, though not perfect,
for this. If I miss a few on the outside I edit them. I
wish I knew a magic answer to solve the problem
forever but alas no magic solution....

 

I keep a soft toothbrush in my camera bag and a little cup of water nearby to dip it into. Works great to smooth down the flyaways.

 

Something I've found immensely helpful with cosplay wigs that could carry over to doll wigs is using dryer sheets! Just a couple passes over really helps to calm down flyaways, I've found. They can be easily cut into smaller pieces for smaller dolls as well, and are easy to keep in a camera bag. Plus they smell nice~