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10 Jul
Creative Retouching, Fundamentals, Working With Colors

Super Quick Technique For Easy Color Matching Elements In Your Images

  • July 9, 2018
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • color correction, color matching, working with color
  • 2 comments
Love it or hate it, compositing is a common part of digital imaging today. Whether you’re superimposing a model onto a different than captured background, or compositing a series...

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05 Jul
Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

How to Use Split Toning to Color Grade Your Images in Lightroom

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • color grading, lightroom, split toning
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Color grading photographs is an essential part of retouching, as beautiful skin and hair can be undermined by a poor use of color. There is no shortage of methods...

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04 Jul
Hardware & Tools, Industry & Community News

The New Most Powerful GPU Technology Promises Amazing Improvements In Post-Production Tools and Techniques

  • December 26, 2018
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • retouching gpu, tech news
  • 2 comments
NVIDIA recently announced its new Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) named “Volta” which will bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) supercomputing and Deep Learning technology to GPUs in every industry. A few months...

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27 Jun
Real World Practices, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

5 Ways to Remove Anything From an Image in Photoshop

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • clone stamp tool, Healing Brush, photoshop tutorial
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Retouching often involves removing distractions and imperfections, so understanding the various techniques for accomplishing this task is essential. There are multiple tools within Photoshop that you can turn to,...

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21 Jun
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Why Professional Photographers Need Professional Retouchers

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • beauty retouchers, hiring retouchers
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Today's article comes from guest contributor, Kris Fulk. Born in the Philippines, Kris is now a commercial photographer and educator currently based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. One of the things...

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How to Add Neon Effects In Photoshop
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19 Jun
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How to Make Neon Effects Using Photoshop

  • December 26, 2018
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • creative retouching, photoshop, photoshop special effect
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Are you bored with the same old portraits, are you in a creative funk? Thankfully Photoshop has you covered with tons of ways to express your creativity and sometimes...

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13 Jun
Beauty Retouching, Real World Practices, Video Tutorial

How to Recover Skin Texture in Overexposed Areas

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • skin retouch, skin retouching, skin texture
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Quality beauty and portrait retouching is all about the skin, and how we preserve or enhance the detail of it, rather than blur it all away. Today’s video tutorial...

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12 Jun
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Auto Mask: The Lightroom Power Tool You Probably Never Heard Of

  • December 26, 2018
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • automask, lightroom, retouching
  • 4 comments
Every once in a while we discover a retouching tip or trick that blows us away, and we wonder how it was possible that we had not already heard...

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inexpensive ways to market your photography and retouching
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07 Jun
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5 Inexpensive Ways to Market Your Work as a Photographer or Retoucher

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • photography marketing, retouching business, self-promotion
  • 2 comments
As freelance artists, it is our sole responsibility to market our work so that we can gain a loyal clientele. While many artists can produce work that will please...

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05 Jun
Beauty Retouching, Creative Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity

Retouching Male Portraits

  • December 26, 2018
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • fundamentals, retouching men, video tutorial
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It's no news to anyone that we see women comprising the bulk of subject matter in fashion, editorial, cosmetic, and social media imagery, so it's not surprising that almost...

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hidden tricks and hacks in lightroom for retouching workflow
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30 May
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5 Hidden Tricks for Speeding up Your Workflow in Adobe Lightroom

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • adobe lightroom, digital image editing, lightroom tutorial
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Adobe Lightroom is a robust application with hundreds of tools, making it very possible to discover entirely new techniques years into using it. Lightroom is not just a powerful...

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29 May
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How to Use and Create Color Look Up Tables in Photoshop

  • December 27, 2018
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • look up tables, photoshop, video tutorial
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Photoshop has so many tools built within its massive toolbox that it can be easy to get lost for a beginner. Which tools we use can be up to...

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23 May
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How to Retouch Natural Light Photographs in Lightroom and Photoshop

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • portrait retouching, working with colors
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Photography captured outdoors with natural light is typically the starting point for many new photographers, and the approach to retouching those images is often entirely different from studio shots....

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Retouching Portraits in Lightroom CC
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22 May
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Portrait Retouching Using Lightoom CC Mobile and Adobe Fix

  • January 22, 2025
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • mobile retouching, portraits, smartphone retouch
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Retouching on the go is a new and popular theme which has been popping up more often these days with apps like Lightroom CC Mobile and Adobe Fix. While...

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21 May
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RA Beauty Retouching Contest Update & Timelapse Retouching Video

  • May 21, 2018
  • Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
  • retouching contest, retouching video
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Wow, what a great run! We accepted 785 submissions from artists all over the globe! On behalf of the Retouching Academy team and the Contest sponsors, Wacom and Capture One, I'd like...

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how to get hired on a creative team for beauty and fashion photography
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17 May
Business & Clients, Commercial Retouching, Real World Practices

14 Tips on How to Increase Your Chances of Getting Hired Again

  • September 17, 2020
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • creative team, freelance retoucher
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As a freelance artist, one of your primary goals is securing return clientele. For retouchers, makeup artists, hairstylists, wardrobe stylists, digital techs, photography assistants, models, and others, one of...

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16 May
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How to Color Calibrate All of Your Devices for Accurate Color

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • color calibration, color management
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Color calibration is one of those topics that can be intimidating to beginner retouchers and photographers alike. This fantastic tutorial by our friends at Fstoppers makes calibration easy to...

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15 May
Creative Retouching, Fundamentals, Stay Inspired

How Understanding Composition Can Make You A Better Retoucher

  • December 27, 2018
  • Posted by Gerry Kingsley
  • art history, photography composition, retouching fundamentals
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Retouchers can learn a lot from traditional art forms like painting, as many of the fundamental concepts are quite similar. While retouchers tend to lend their focus in the...

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14 May
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Fstoppers Spring Sale

  • May 13, 2018
  • Posted by Julia McKim
  • fstoppers, sale
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Our friends at Fstoppers are currently running a massive spring sale for all of their tutorials. The majority of the Fstoppers photography tutorials include post-production and are very valuable if you...

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10 May
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Improve Your Workflow With These Hidden Gems in Photoshop

  • January 13, 2019
  • Posted by Kendra Paige
  • photoshop tools, photoshop tricks, photoshop tutorial
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Photoshop is one of those astounding applications where learning never ends. Despite this, it’s possible to get complacent when it comes to seeking out new methods for improving your...

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