Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team, Author at Retouching Academy

08 Jun

Commercial Retouching, Retouching Job Alert

#JOBALERT: Retouching Artist for Verizon

Location: New York, NY Posted: Jun 7, 2017 Source: Coroflot Job Description: RETOUCHING ARTIST At 140 West, you will be part of the energy that’s evolving the Verizon brand to become a leading technology...

01 Jun

Beauty Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Video Tutorial

How to Color Grade Using Luminosity Masks

January 22, 2025
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, color grading, lumino, luminosity masking
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I have been using Luminosity Masks in my retouching for many years now and I absolutely love the flexibility they offer when making selections for exposure adjustments and color grading...

27 Feb

Interviews & Making Of Stories, Stay Inspired

Making of “The Reflection Of Me”

December 17, 2018
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
Artist Spotlight, post-production, RA inspiration
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Welcome our next guest artist Isaac Alvarez to continue our Making Of segment with the creation of his fun and dog-loving portrait series “Reflection of Me”. I hope you enjoy hearing how this...

23 Jun

Industry & Community News, Software for Retouching

The New and Old Features of The Latest Update: Photoshop CC2015.5

December 15, 2018
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
adobe photoshop, RA Panels, software update
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While I am very happy about the return of the Legacy Healing Algorithm for the Healing Brush tool and excited to play with the new features, I can't wrap my...

31 May

Efficiency & Productivity, Industry & Community News

#RETOUCHINGSPACE Contest Winner!

Congratulations Manuela Crippa! Manuela participated in the ‪#‎RETOUCHINGSPACE‬ contest that we held a couple of weeks ago on Instagram. Her image was short-listed and consequently selected by majority vote in the...

18 May

Efficiency & Productivity, Hardware & Tools

Back Up Your Wacom Tablet Settings

Dear RA Artists, A member of our RA Community reported some issues that he encountered with his Wacom tablet (Intuos Pro S) after updating his tablet driver to the latest version, from 6.3.15 to 6.3.16...

10 May

Efficiency & Productivity, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

New Video Tutorials For RA Panels Users

With the release of the latest version of the RA Panels we have been working on updating and adding new video tutorials to our Retouching Academy Lab website. The new...

11 Apr

Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Changing Hair Color In Beauty and Fashion Images

September 7, 2020
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, color, hair retouching
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In beauty and fashion photography sometimes we want to have our model to look a little more extravagant, but not many professional working models will allow a permanent or even an extended...

16 Feb

Fundamentals, Hardware & Tools

Camera Sensors, Megapixels and How They Affect Post-Production Results

LESSON 3:BEFORE THE CAPTURE Camera Sensors, Megapixels and How They Affect Post-Production Results What Is ISO Camera Settings For Better Source Images Light & Shadow Basics <<< RETURN TO THE COURSE...

09 Dec

Interviews & Making Of Stories

Interview with Benjamin Von Wong, Presented by Wacom

By Wacom: Every picture holds two stories: the one within the image and the one behind its creation. That’s what Benjamin Von Wong believes and wants to transport into his artwork. By...

18 Nov

Beauty Retouching, Real World Practices, Software for Retouching

Temporary Healing Brush Fix in Photoshop CC2015

This post is long overdue, but better late than never. I recently had the honor to spend a couple of hours speaking with the Adobe Photoshop Engineers and Product...

25 Aug

Business & Clients, Quality Printing

Printing Your Work On Different Substrates

I am very happy to share yet another great article from our friends, professional Berlin-based printing lab, that is serving artists around the world offering exceptional quality prints, WhiteWall.com. Today Jan-Ole Schmidt,...

07 Jul

Efficiency & Productivity, Video Tutorial

RA Quick Tip Video: Choosing & Replacing Wacom Stylus Nibs

If you have not changed your standard stylus nib ever since you purchased your Wacom tablet, take a peek into your pen stand and...

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...

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...

25 May

Beauty Retouching, Commercial Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity

RA Panels Get A Great Review On Fstoppers

November 2, 2018
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouch panel, beauty retouching, RA Panels
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It's soon going to be a year since the Beauty Retouch and Pixel Juggler panels were released, and we have been receiving lots and lots of great feedback from our...

15 Apr

Beauty Retouching, Business & Clients, Commercial Retouching

Interview With High-End Commercial Retoucher Dominique Fraser

October 26, 2017
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
business of retouching, commercial retouching, fashion retouching
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Dominique Fraser, an artist who is quickly becoming one of the most sought after professionals in the world of high-end photo retouching, has just joined Retouching Academy as one...

12 Apr

Creative Retouching, Interviews & Making Of Stories

The Making Of the “Oh No!!!” by Derek Johnston

Our new guest Derek Johnston continues our Making Of segment with a documented process of the creation of his fun “Oh No!!!” image. I am always inspired by the...

04 Apr

Industry & Community News

Happy Easter, RA Artists!

October 26, 2017
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
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"The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist." ~ David Hockney Happy Easter, RA artists!

31 Mar

Creative Retouching

MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH – Homage To Photographic Masters By Sandro Miller

Anyone who is familiar with the History of Photography will not be able to hold back a smile looking through these brilliantly executed images from the recent exhibition MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH -...

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About Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team

#JOBALERT: Retouching Artist for Verizon

How to Color Grade Using Luminosity Masks

Making of “The Reflection Of Me”

The New and Old Features of The Latest Update: Photoshop CC2015.5

#RETOUCHINGSPACE Contest Winner!

Back Up Your Wacom Tablet Settings

New Video Tutorials For RA Panels Users

Changing Hair Color In Beauty and Fashion Images

Camera Sensors, Megapixels and How They Affect Post-Production Results

Interview with Benjamin Von Wong, Presented by Wacom

Temporary Healing Brush Fix in Photoshop CC2015

Printing Your Work On Different Substrates

RA Quick Tip Video: Choosing & Replacing Wacom Stylus Nibs

A Fast Way To Remove Stray and Body Hair

Tips to Maximize the Quality of Your Printed Artwork

RA Panels Get A Great Review On Fstoppers

Interview With High-End Commercial Retoucher Dominique Fraser

The Making Of the “Oh No!!!” by Derek Johnston

Happy Easter, RA Artists!

MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH – Homage To Photographic Masters By Sandro Miller

TIMES OF CHANGE

How to Avoid Excessive Revisions in Retouching By Galina Trush

Important Update: Legacy RA Panels and the New UXP Upgrade

Skin Work & Frequency Separation Section on the latest Beauty Retouch Panel

AI in Vogue: The Pushback

Reinventing Your Creative Career: Evolve Your Skills Without Starting Over

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About Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team

TIMES OF CHANGE