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01 Jul

Commercial Retouching, Interviews & Making Of Stories

Retouching Academy Interview: Nick Duell, Commercial Advertising Retoucher

Nick Duell (www.nicholasduell.com) is a commercial advertising photo retoucher with over 10 years experience based out of Melbourne, Australia. It is always interesting and important to know what successful creative professionals think,...

16 Apr

Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals, Software for Retouching

How to Use Apply Image Function to Expand Dynamic Range While Retaining Detail In Shadows And Highlights

January 20, 2019
Posted by Brock McFadzean
photoshop basics, retouching, retouching education
5 comments

A typical issue that photographers face when capturing digital images is limited dynamic range of DSLR cameras. We always have to choose between which detail we would like to...

05 Jan

Business & Clients, Commercial Retouching, Fundamentals

Retouching Guidelines & Considerations

September 17, 2024
Posted by Brock McFadzean
beauty retouching, quality retouching, retouching guidelines
14 comments

The general term “Retouching” can be categorized under the following subject-specific areas of Portrait, Editorial, Commercial, Beauty and Creative Retouching. Each of these areas possesses its own assembly of considerations...

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