11
Oct
Since I am a very intuitive photographer and retoucher, I might not always use the easiest way to achieve a certain result. For me the key to color correcting...
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....
18
Jun
Bit Depth is a metric of how many unique colors are in the color palette of an image that are used to represent each of the colors. This is...
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...