06
Apr
My passion for retouching was sparked by my dear friend photographer and retoucher Natalia Fadejeva who taught me the basics of the craft about three years ago. In the beginning, as with most...
05
Apr
In this Artist Spotlight feature, we asked Norway-based Fashion and Beauty photographer Baard Lunde, a seasoned professional with publications in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, L'Officiel, Marie Claire and others, how...
24
Mar
Beautiful, believable skin is one of the tell tale signs of a good retoucher. It takes time and practice to train your eye and your hands. Learning when to...
22
Mar
In the Industry Insider section of issue 4 of TOUCHED Magazine "YOUR PORTFOLIO" we asked a few brilliant artists Webb Bland, Pratik Naik, Daniel Meadows, Simon Webb, Todd Riddiford and...
25
Feb
Hello Fellow Retouchers!
To create a fantastic image we have to make so many choices, the most impactful of which are often the simplest ones. How a photographer composes can...
27
Jan
At times when you’re done retouching an image, it still feels incomplete, like something is missing to really make it come together. Sometimes the answer isn’t in further skin and hair retouching,...
23
Dec
Beauty Photography is an exquisite genre of photography, but also one of the more difficult and tedious for photographers and retouchers. Photography, lighting, team and retouching have to be...
16
Dec
As a retouching artist you have probably already understood that we don't work in a vacuum. We retouchers are always a part of a team that strives toward a...
01
Dec
What do we call "peach fuzz"?
Otherwise known as vellus hair, those are the fine, light-pigmented hairs on the face, neck and other parts of the body. Usually so fine,...
17
Nov
It is common knowledge in the beauty and fashion photography world that eyebrow shape can "make or break" the face. And while in most cases we, as retouchers, are...
04
Nov
One of the major components in our interpretation of healthy-looking hair is its shine. Apart from giving the hair a shiny look, highlights create the much-sought-after volume. As with...
28
Jul
As you may already know, high-quality skin retouching is usually done using the key retouching technique called Dodge & Burn.
Today we use its modern version in Photoshop and it...
12
Apr
Retouching Academy on Facebook.
Listen to Julia and Lulie chat about retouching as a craft, retouching career and growing as a creative professional.
Lulie's Website & Social...
13
Mar
I recently published an article on Fstoppers about one of the Retouching Academy community group members Juan Sánchez Castillo from Spain and his beautiful series "Making It Up". In that article...
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...
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