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25 Jul

Commercial Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals

The Importance of Layer Organization in Product Retouching. Part III

November 2, 2018
Posted by Julia McKim
commercial retouching, efficiency & productivity, product retouching
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This is the third part of the article by our guest Australian Commercial Digital Retoucher Peter Worthington. Part I: The Importance of Layer Organization in Commercial Retouching – Part I Part II: The Importance of Layer...

23 Jul

Creative Retouching, Real World Practices

Storytelling in Concept Photography. Part III: Tools to Develop Your Story

November 2, 2018
Posted by John Flury
conceptual photography, storytelling in photography
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In this final part of the series, I will describe some of the tools I use to generate and develop story ideas to make them compatible with the photographic...

16 Jul

Efficiency & Productivity, Food, Product & Jewelry

3 Ways to Save Retouching Time with Food Photography

November 5, 2018
Posted by Julia McKim
efficiency & productivity, food photography, retouching food
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Shooting food is different than portrait, architectural, or landscape photography. When shooting food, there is one end goal of your image. YOU WANT YOUR VIEWER TO BE HUNGRY! If...

08 Jul

Commercial Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals

The Importance of Layer Organization in Product Retouching – Part II

November 2, 2018
Posted by Julia McKim
commercial retouching, efficiency & productivity, product retouching
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This is the second part of the article by our guest Australian Commercial Digital Retoucher Peter Worthington. Part I: The Importance of Layer Organization in Commercial Retouching – Part I. Enjoy! Previously, I mentioned how...

02 Jul

Commercial Retouching, Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals

The Importance of Layer Organization in Commercial Retouching – Part I

November 2, 2018
Posted by Julia McKim
commercial retouching, efficiency & productivity, product retouching
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In this tutorial our guest Commercial Digital Retoucher Peter Worthington will walk us through his workflow and share the most effective ways of handling layers in your master files...

01 Jul

Commercial Retouching, Interviews & Making Of Stories

Retouching Academy Interview: Nick Duell, Commercial Advertising Retoucher

Nick Duell (www.nicholasduell.com) is a commercial advertising photo retoucher with over 10 years experience based out of Melbourne, Australia. It is always interesting and important to know what successful creative professionals think,...

30 May

Creative Retouching, Real World Practices

Storytelling in Concept Photography. Part II: The Mechanics Of Storytelling

January 20, 2019
Posted by John Flury
conceptual photography, storytelling in photography
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This is the second part of the series of John's articles on Storytelling in Concept Photography. You can find Part 1 and Part 3 of the series here: Storytelling In Concept Photography. Part...

13 May

Commercial Retouching, Food, Product & Jewelry

Product Photography & Retouching: Light, Shadows & Reflections

January 20, 2019
Posted by Otto Turunen
commercial retouching, product photography, product retouching
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Everything you do in any field of photography and retouching starts with an idea, but to achieve your vision, you must know how to shape, control, and modify the...

12 May

Creative Retouching, Real World Practices

Storytelling In Concept Photography. Part 1: The Power Of Stories

February 9, 2019
Posted by John Flury
conceptual photography, storytelling in photography
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This is the first part of the series of John's articles on Storytelling in Concept Photography. You can find Part 2 and Part 3 of the series here: Storytelling in Concept...

11 May

Retouching Educational Events

Sydney & Melbourne Australia: 2-day Studio Beauty Lighting & Retouching Workshops With Julia Kuzmenko

WORKSHOP PROGRAM Organized by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) and taught by Julia Kuzmenko, this 2-day photography workshop will cover industry standard working strategies used in shooting and in high-end retouching of beauty...

06 May

Creative Retouching, Interviews & Making Of Stories

The Making Of The Verge Artwork by LightFarm Studios

I was very happy to see an email from Milton Menezes, director of LightFarm Studios, Brazil in our Retouching Academy Facebook page mailbox. The LFS team have just released their...

27 Apr

Commercial Retouching, Food, Product & Jewelry

Commercial Product Retoucher: Key Skills and Knowledge

When I first started out as a product photographer and retoucher at a large fashion company, I tried to search for tutorials, tips, and tricks to take my game...

16 Apr

Efficiency & Productivity, Fundamentals, Software for Retouching

How to Use Apply Image Function to Expand Dynamic Range While Retaining Detail In Shadows And Highlights

January 20, 2019
Posted by Brock McFadzean
photoshop basics, retouching, retouching education
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A typical issue that photographers face when capturing digital images is limited dynamic range of DSLR cameras. We always have to choose between which detail we would like to...

12 Apr

Beauty Retouching, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Interviews & Making Of Stories

Retouching Academy Interview: Lulie Talmor

January 29, 2019
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
beauty retouching, digital image editing, digital photography
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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...

11 Apr

Creative Retouching, Interviews & Making Of Stories

Breathtaking Work of The Amazing Australian Artist Alexia Sinclair

I recently published my interview with one of my most favorite digital artists Alexia Sinclair on Fstoppers. My full interview, however, was much longer and I picked Alexia's brain about...

13 Mar

Beauty Retouching, High-End Beauty & Fashion, Interviews & Making Of Stories

The Making It Up Beauty Series & Retouching Details

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...

25 Feb

High-End Beauty & Fashion, Industry & Community News, Retouching Educational Events

Educational Event Alert – Pratik Naik, Mikhail Malyugin & Julia Kuzmenko McKim

October 13, 2017
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
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As you already know, we are an educational organization, and, although we are very young, we're working towards having a wide range of online and offline educational programs for...

05 Feb

Creative Retouching

Let’s Play! Fun Robocop Retouching Contest & Prizes

January 29, 2019
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
contest, fun contest, retouching contest
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UPDATE: The finalists and the Winner are announced on Fstoppers: The Awesome Robocop Retouching Contest Winners Congratulations, Jeff Whitlock! My Fstoppers colleague, NYC based Commercial Photographer Douglas Sonders, is running a fun...

03 Feb

Creative Retouching, Fundamentals, Video Tutorial

Practical Uses for Photoshop Layer Blending Modes

November 5, 2018
Posted by Michael Woloszynowicz
blending modes, digital photography, photoshop tools
4 comments

In this video we'll be discussing some of the most important layer Blending modes for retouchers to understand, as well as present practical examples of when they are used. We've...

18 Jan

Business & Clients, Commercial Retouching

Importance Of Self-Promotion For Artists and Practical Tips

July 22, 2020
Posted by Julia Kuzmenko McKim, RA Team
marketing, retouching business, retouching freelance
5 comments

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....

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