Otto Turunen, Author at Retouching Academy

10 Oct

Starting & Maintaining Your Retouching Business

January 9, 2019
Posted by Otto Turunen
Marketing & Self-Promotion, retouching business
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Most today's successful retouchers have learned how to build and maintain their retouching business the hard way, through trial and error. As time passes, I am working more as a freelancer, and even though the safety net from the day...

15 Dec

Commercial Retouching, Food, Product & Jewelry

Ambition to Become Better

There are numerous opportunities and specialization options when it comes to post-production work. However, many think that to succeed as a retoucher, you need to have outstanding skills in every aspect of post-production: CGI, 3D modeling, heavy photo compositions,...

13 May

Commercial Retouching, Food, Product & Jewelry

Product Photography & Retouching: Light, Shadows & Reflections

January 20, 2019
Posted by Otto Turunen
commercial retouching, product photography, product retouching
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Everything you do in any field of photography and retouching starts with an idea, but to achieve your vision, you must know how to shape, control, and modify the light that illuminates your subject. As a product photographer and retoucher,...

27 Apr

Commercial Retouching, Food, Product & Jewelry

Commercial Product Retoucher: Key Skills and Knowledge

When I first started out as a product photographer and retoucher at a large fashion company, I tried to search for tutorials, tips, and tricks to take my game to the next level. I found plenty of good articles...