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25 Jun

Dodge and Burn: Working with Micro Transitions

January 21, 2019
Posted by Julia McKim
beauty retouching, dodge & burn, RA Quick Tip
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Transitional Values, Tonal Transitions, and Micro Transitions are a big part of how we define the qualities that make up an image in photography. Transitional Values are the values found between the midtones and the shadows, and between the midtones...

24 Jun

Creative Retouching, Interviews & Making Of Stories

Making of "The Queen of Hearts" by Mark Soon

Guest artist Mark Soon continues our Making Of segment with the creation of his whimsical “Queen of Hearts” image. We first shared the finished image in our Artists You Should Follow feature in Issue 2 of TOUCHED magazine. It's...

22 Jun

Beauty Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Video Tutorial

A Fast Way To Remove Stray and Body Hair

January 21, 2019
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, hair retouching, RA Quick Tip
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In today's RA Quick Tip I'd like to share my favorite way to quickly clean up the outline of the neck and shoulders from stray and body hair. I am a big fan of getting everything right in camera as I shoot,...

01 Jun

Quality Printing

Tips to Maximize the Quality of Your Printed Artwork

During my visit to this year’s WPPI Conference + Expo in Las Vegas I had an opportunity to briefly visit with WhiteWall, a professional photo lab based in Cologne, Germany. I was blown away by the image quality and unique substrates on display...