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19 Jul

6 Mistakes You Can Avoid When Building Your Retouching Portfolio

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
photography portfolio, retouching portfolio
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As retouchers and photographers, it is imperative that we produce a great product, and that we successfully promote ourselves and our business. It can be challenging to remain objective when it comes to how we display our art online,...

17 Jul

Hardware & Tools, Industry & Community News, Software for Retouching

Full Photoshop on Your Apple iPad Next Year

It’s no secret that hardware performance in mobile devices is progressing so rapidly that it's been seriously changing the way smartphones and tablets are used by creative professionals, especially visual artists. With the emergence of the innovations like Microsoft's...

10 Jul

Creative Retouching, Fundamentals, Working With Colors

Super Quick Technique For Easy Color Matching Elements In Your Images

July 9, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
color correction, color matching, working with color
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Love it or hate it, compositing is a common part of digital imaging today. Whether you’re superimposing a model onto a different than captured background, or compositing a series of product photos together for a commercial campaign, a uniform...

05 Jul

Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

How to Use Split Toning to Color Grade Your Images in Lightroom

Color grading photographs is an essential part of retouching, as beautiful skin and hair can be undermined by a poor use of color. There is no shortage of methods for manipulating color, which can range from complicated to simplistic. Split...

04 Jul

Hardware & Tools, Industry & Community News

The New Most Powerful GPU Technology Promises Amazing Improvements In Post-Production Tools and Techniques

December 26, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
retouching gpu, tech news
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NVIDIA recently announced its new Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) named “Volta” which will bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) supercomputing and Deep Learning technology to GPUs in every industry. A few months ago the company shared that it had been working on...

27 Jun

Real World Practices, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

5 Ways to Remove Anything From an Image in Photoshop

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
clone stamp tool, Healing Brush, photoshop tutorial
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Retouching often involves removing distractions and imperfections, so understanding the various techniques for accomplishing this task is essential. There are multiple tools within Photoshop that you can turn to, but appreciating the differences of each will help you to...

21 Jun

Business & Clients, Efficiency & Productivity, Successful Retouching Business

Why Professional Photographers Need Professional Retouchers

Today's article comes from guest contributor, Kris Fulk. Born in the Philippines, Kris is now a commercial photographer and educator currently based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. One of the things I get asked about is why I don’t retouch all...

19 Jun

Creative Retouching, Fundamentals, Video Tutorial

How to Make Neon Effects Using Photoshop

December 26, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
creative retouching, photoshop, photoshop special effect
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Are you bored with the same old portraits, are you in a creative funk? Thankfully Photoshop has you covered with tons of ways to express your creativity and sometimes the simplest tips yield the biggest results. In this quick...

13 Jun

Beauty Retouching, Real World Practices, Video Tutorial

How to Recover Skin Texture in Overexposed Areas

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
skin retouch, skin retouching, skin texture
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Quality beauty and portrait retouching is all about the skin, and how we preserve or enhance the detail of it, rather than blur it all away. Today’s video tutorial centers on how to recover skin texture from blown out...

12 Jun

Efficiency & Productivity, Real World Practices, Video Tutorial

Auto Mask: The Lightroom Power Tool You Probably Never Heard Of

December 26, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
automask, lightroom, retouching
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Every once in a while we discover a retouching tip or trick that blows us away, and we wonder how it was possible that we had not already heard about it? Buried deep within Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic...

07 Jun

Business & Clients, Successful Retouching Business, Video Tutorial

5 Inexpensive Ways to Market Your Work as a Photographer or Retoucher

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
photography marketing, retouching business, self-promotion
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As freelance artists, it is our sole responsibility to market our work so that we can gain a loyal clientele. While many artists can produce work that will please their clients, they often struggle when it comes to self-promotion...

05 Jun

Beauty Retouching, Creative Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity

Retouching Male Portraits

December 26, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
fundamentals, retouching men, video tutorial
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It's no news to anyone that we see women comprising the bulk of subject matter in fashion, editorial, cosmetic, and social media imagery, so it's not surprising that almost all retouching education and workflows revolve around techniques that serve...

30 May

Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

5 Hidden Tricks for Speeding up Your Workflow in Adobe Lightroom

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
adobe lightroom, digital image editing, lightroom tutorial
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Adobe Lightroom is a robust application with hundreds of tools, making it very possible to discover entirely new techniques years into using it. Lightroom is not just a powerful RAW Converter, but it is a fantastic program for organizing...

29 May

Creative Retouching, Fundamentals, Video Tutorial

How to Use and Create Color Look Up Tables in Photoshop

December 27, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
look up tables, photoshop, video tutorial
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Photoshop has so many tools built within its massive toolbox that it can be easy to get lost for a beginner. Which tools we use can be up to mere personal preference or ease, while other tools are overlooked...

23 May

Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

How to Retouch Natural Light Photographs in Lightroom and Photoshop

January 13, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
portrait retouching, working with colors
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Photography captured outdoors with natural light is typically the starting point for many new photographers, and the approach to retouching those images is often entirely different from studio shots. This excellent video by Sydney-based fashion photographer, Julia Trotti, goes...

22 May

Efficiency & Productivity, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

Portrait Retouching Using Lightoom CC Mobile and Adobe Fix

December 27, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
mobile retouching, portraits, smartphone retouch
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Retouching on the go is a new and popular theme which has been popping up more often these days with apps like Lightroom CC Mobile and Adobe Fix. While they won’t be taking the place of their desktop siblings...

21 May

Beauty Retouching, Stay Inspired, Video Tutorial

RA Beauty Retouching Contest Update & Timelapse Retouching Video

Wow, what a great run! We accepted 785 submissions from artists all over the globe! On behalf of the Retouching Academy team and the Contest sponsors, Wacom and Capture One, I'd like to thank everyone who participated! We really enjoyed seeing how...

17 May

Business & Clients, Commercial Retouching, Real World Practices

14 Tips on How to Increase Your Chances of Getting Hired Again

As a freelance artist, one of your primary goals is securing return clientele. For retouchers, makeup artists, hairstylists, wardrobe stylists, digital techs, photography assistants, models, and others, one of those primary sources of income can be from the photographers...

16 May

Real World Practices, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

How to Color Calibrate All of Your Devices for Accurate Color

Color calibration is one of those topics that can be intimidating to beginner retouchers and photographers alike. This fantastic tutorial by our friends at Fstoppers makes calibration easy to understand by breaking down the process for several devices. If...

15 May

Creative Retouching, Fundamentals, Stay Inspired

How Understanding Composition Can Make You A Better Retoucher

December 27, 2018
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
art history, photography composition, retouching fundamentals
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Retouchers can learn a lot from traditional art forms like painting, as many of the fundamental concepts are quite similar. While retouchers tend to lend their focus in the areas of skin retouching and color grading techniques, composition is...