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31 Oct

Color & Luminance Range Masking in Lightroom Classic CC

January 7, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
luminosity masking, range masking, working with colors
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Lightroom Classic CC is Adobe’s new lightning-fast desktop update, that brought much more than performance improvements to the table. Color and Luminance Range Masking is one of the more exciting new features, ushering forth a whole new way to make...

25 Oct

Efficiency & Productivity, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

5 New Features In Photoshop CC 2018

January 7, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
adobe photoshop, brush management, CC2018
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Last week, Adobe launched Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 with a host of improvements and new features. There were over eighteen noteworthy new additions to the application, but which ones should you try out first? In this video Howard Pinsky reviews the...

23 Oct

Industry & Community News, Software for Retouching

Adobe’s New Creative Cloud Photography Plan

Adobe has launched a brand new version of Adobe Lightroom, along with a host of popularly requested new features for Photoshop CC 2018 and Lightroom Classic CC. With these feature-filled upgrades, Adobe has released several options for their monthly...

17 Oct

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Get The Most Out Of Your Photos Before Retouching Begins

To achieve high quality retouching, it’s essential to start by getting the most detail out of the original photograph. This video tutorial by Julia Kuzmenko, walks you through her process for ensuring that before retouching even begins, the best...

15 Oct

Creative Retouching, Video Tutorial

How To Quickly Save Photoshop Layers As Separate Files

January 7, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
photoshop hacks, photoshop layers, retouching
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There are thousands of tools, techniques, and shortcuts within Photoshop, and today we will share one that you’ll want to remember. When working with composite images, retouching a set of photographs, or applying color grading, often we want to have...

11 Oct

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Enhancing Makeup With Dodging and Burning in Photoshop

January 8, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
beauty retouching, dodge & burn, makeup retouching
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In beauty and fashion photography, perfecting makeup is an essential part of retouching. When you are showcasing skillfully applied cosmetics or selling a feeling, often times the makeup will need special attention paid to it in order to enhance...

10 Oct

Business & Clients

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...

07 Oct

Commercial Retouching, Industry & Community News

New French Law Requires Label For Retouched Images

Effective October 1st, a new French law goes into effect that requires any commercial photos of models that have been digitally altered to appear thinner or thicker to bear the warning that the photo has been retouched,"photographie retouchée". Initiated by the...

01 Oct

Real World Practices, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

Color Grading with the Color Balance Tool in Photoshop

One of the most powerful means of impacting your audience is through the effective use of color. Setting the mood, creating an atmosphere, or even just using an aesthetically pleasing color palette is vital to attracting the clients you...