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25 Jul

Beauty Retouching, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Video Tutorial

Retouching Skin with Dodging and Burning

January 14, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
beauty retouching, dodge & burn, skin retouching
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A vital technique for every retoucher to master, dodging and burning is a non-destructive method for retouching. This video tutorial demonstrates a successful workflow for utilizing dodging and burning...

24 Jul

Hardware & Tools, Working With Colors

Why Your Monitor Can’t Display Some Colors

December 20, 2018
Posted by Daniel Meadows
color gamut, monitor, working with colors
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The modern PC monitor does an exceptional job of representing a photograph in light, built from hundreds of thousands, or millions of pixels, each capable of showing one of...

19 Jul

Business & Clients, Real World Practices

The Ethics of Retouching

January 15, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
beauty retouching, image editing, retouch
1 comment

If one were to open up the pages of a gossip magazine, or peruse the latest social media trend of a celebrity speaking out against their image being manipulated,...

19 Jul

Beauty Retouching, Real World Practices

The Art of Flawless Skin: Photography & Retouching

January 15, 2019
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, retouching techniques, working with colors
1 comment

"On the subject of beauty photography and retouching, one of the first aspects that comes to mind is flawless skin. The core of most beauty work is the art of...

18 Jul

Fundamentals, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Video Tutorial

Essential Retouching Tools for Face & Hair

April 24, 2020
Posted by Michael Woloszynowicz
beauty retouching, retouching tools, video tutorial
4 comments

In this video we'll be covering commonly used retouching tools for fixing blemishes on a subject's face and stray hairs. As always, our aim is not only to show you...

17 Jul

Fundamentals, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Working With Colors

Color and Luminosity: Real-World Color Correction Techniques

January 15, 2019
Posted by Lulie Talmor
color correction, color theory, working with colors
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Introduction Every now and then, an image comes along with complex color schemes that can be daunting to retouch. For such cases, isolating luminosity and color components of the image...

16 Jul

Efficiency & Productivity, Real World Practices, Video Tutorial

Remove Dust, Lint and Debris Quickly

January 15, 2019
Posted by Daniel Meadows
efficiency & productivity, RA Panels, retouching tips
1 comment

One of the secrets of retouching at a high level is that you can cheat. There are countless dirty little tricks you should completely avoid as a beginner, and that...

12 Jul

Business & Clients, Efficiency & Productivity, Real World Practices

Efficient Work Habits For Retouchers

January 16, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
dodge & burn, efficiency & productivity, retouching business
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As a photographer or a retoucher, there is one commodity that is important above all others: your time. Setting aside your skills, creativity, and style, it is your time...

11 Jul

Fundamentals, Real World Practices

Five Ways To Improve Your Retouching

September 1, 2018
Posted by Daniel Meadows
learning retouching, retouching education, retouching techniques
2 comments

Sometimes the best way to improve your craft, in any field, is to look a little way outside of it, to explore and examine closely related arts and to...

11 Jul

Beauty Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Software for Retouching

A Review of the Beauty Retouch Panel

January 16, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
beauty retouch, beauty retouch panel, RA Panels
4 comments

For thousands of retouchers around the world, the Beauty Retouch and Pixel Juggler Panels have brought efficiency to their workflow by optimizing the retouching techniques we often use. RA Panels...

10 Jul

Hardware & Tools, Software for Retouching

System Requirements for Retouching

August 1, 2024
Posted by Kendra Paige
efficiency & productivity, image editing, retouching
19 comments

Becoming a retoucher is one of those things that doesn’t involve many barriers to entry. Most computers will run the necessary software, making retouching accessible to many. For those that...

06 Jul

Beauty Retouching, Fundamentals, Video Tutorial

Retouching Skin With The Clone Stamp Tool

May 17, 2018
Posted by Kendra Paige
beauty retouching, clone stamp, skin retouching
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In beauty, portrait and fashion photography skin retouching is arguably the most important and challenging part of the post-production process. Among the simple retouching tools in Adobe Photoshop, the Clone...

05 Jul

Commercial Retouching, Working With Colors

Working With Colors: Examining The Louis Vuitton Look

January 16, 2019
Posted by Daniel Meadows
advertising photography, colors, working with colors
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Following on from my last article in which we examined the use of complimentary colors in a Mario Testino campaign, this week I want to bring to your attention...

04 Jul

Efficiency & Productivity, Real World Practices

Healthy Habits for Retouchers: Protecting Your Eyes & Vision

January 19, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
good retouching habits, healthy habits for retouchers, retouching ergonomics
1 comment

As retouchers, we often spend hours in front of our computer monitors, with our eyes trained on the finer details we’re enhancing. This is just the time spent while...

03 Jul

Fundamentals, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Real World Practices

Stop Doing These 5 Things For Better Retouching Results

January 19, 2019
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
good retouching habits, learning retouching, retouching education
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As photographers and retouchers we all begin from zero and improve our skills by constantly learning and refining our workflow. Looking back at my own progress in retouching, I...

03 Jul

Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals, Software for Retouching

Customizing Your Workspace in Photoshop

January 19, 2019
Posted by Gerry Kingsley
efficiency & productivity, photoshop, Software Basics
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Software: Adobe Photoshop Skill level: Beginner Workspaces A workspace, is the entire working area of Photoshop. It’s what encompasses all the menus, tools and panels. Simply put, it’s pretty much everything you can see...

29 Jun

Efficiency & Productivity, Hardware & Tools, Software for Retouching

Adobe Wants to Hear Your Voice

While voice devices such as the Amazon Echo may not be present in every home just yet, they are showing an upward trend. Adobe recently released a report focused...

25 Jun

Beauty Retouching, Commercial Retouching, Industry & Community News

Natural Trends in Fashion Retouching

Retouching, as with photography and fashion itself, has always been a slave to trends, and the driving force behind what we as industry professionals produce for our clients has...

22 Jun

Industry & Community News, Software for Retouching

Find Out How That Photo Was Edited With Pixel Peeper

January 19, 2019
Posted by Kendra Paige
adobe lightroom, image editing, retouching
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Have you ever admired a photograph and wondered just how they achieved that look in post? If you have, and the photographer used Adobe Lightroom, then you’re in luck!...

21 Jun

Industry & Community News, Software for Retouching

Adobe’s Upward Momentum and What Is Next

Adobe is having a record week: beating profit estimates, launching Adobe Advertising Cloud TV, and utilizing Adobe Sensei’s sophisticated A.I. machine learning. It has been a busy week, and...

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Retouching Skin with Dodging and Burning

Why Your Monitor Can’t Display Some Colors

The Ethics of Retouching

The Art of Flawless Skin: Photography & Retouching

Essential Retouching Tools for Face & Hair

Color and Luminosity: Real-World Color Correction Techniques

Remove Dust, Lint and Debris Quickly

Efficient Work Habits For Retouchers

Five Ways To Improve Your Retouching

A Review of the Beauty Retouch Panel

System Requirements for Retouching

Retouching Skin With The Clone Stamp Tool

Working With Colors: Examining The Louis Vuitton Look

Healthy Habits for Retouchers: Protecting Your Eyes & Vision

Stop Doing These 5 Things For Better Retouching Results

Customizing Your Workspace in Photoshop

Adobe Wants to Hear Your Voice

Natural Trends in Fashion Retouching

Find Out How That Photo Was Edited With Pixel Peeper

Adobe’s Upward Momentum and What Is Next

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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

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