04
Feb
We are super excited to announce that the first round of the Mentorship Program in our Retouching Academy Community group is finished and our winner Mentees are announced along...
18
Jan
In this post our Guest Artist Michael Herb, Commercial, Editorial and Conceptual Photographer from Las Vegas, NV talks about the importance of self-promotion for artists and shares his own methods....
16
Jan
In this post our Guest Artist Shayne Gray from Toronto, Canada will walk us through the creation process of his "Red Dress Twirl" image.
I am really enjoying reading through...
12
Dec
Please read How to Set Preferences & Memory Usage for Peak Performance before you continue reading this article.
History & Caches
Simply put, keep History States and Cache Levels at their default settings,...
30
Oct
These are the things every visual artist must know and understand.
LIGHT & COLOR
If you want to learn to manage color, it helps to first understand just what it is:
Color...
28
Oct
This is a great video from Derek Halpern of Social Triggers talking about how to prevent new clients from haggling your rates. He also offers a great script of...
11
Sep
Here are a few ways to enhance Photoshop performance:
Optimize your current hardware
Customize Performance Preferences in Photoshop
Tailor your Photoshop work habits (read more: History, Caches & Performance-Friendly Work...
27
Aug
It is important to understand the basics of the studio and ambient lighting for retouchers just as it is for painters, photographers and any visual artists for that matter....
23
Aug
Beginner photographers will often jump to studying retouching before they have their photography and lighting skills fine-tuned. However, it is smarter to start with a solid photographic foundation before refining...
05
Aug
WHAT IS ISO?
ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization, and in terms of photography, designates an exposure index system devised by that organization. In essence, ISO is an exposure...
31
Jul
What is Image Noise
In digital photography, image noise can be compared to film grain for analogue cameras. Image noise usually manifests itself as random speckles on a smooth surface...
24
Jul
In photography, dynamic range is the ratio between the least and the highest measurable intensity of light. Simply put, it is the range of light and tonal detail from...
23
Jun
Sharpness: Acutance + Resolution
Sharpness is the level of the clarity of detail in a photo and is a valuable tool for emphasizing textures of subjects and subjects' details in an image....
15
Jun
Image File Formats
One of the main criteria that distinguish different file formats is image compression. Compressed files' size is significantly smaller and allows us to send or upload them...