10
May
With the release of the latest version of the RA Panels we have been working on updating and adding new video tutorials to our Retouching Academy Lab website.
The new...
21
Apr
We all go through it. We’ve all been there. We will all go through it again. We feel bored and complacent. Getting stuck and feeling uninspired is part of...
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...
30
Mar
If you’re seriously considering a future career in retouching, you’re undoubtedly aware of the huge range of potential options and specializations in the industry. From working fashion in-house, 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...
10
Feb
Well known Swedish Stage photographer Erik Johansson opens his debut exhibition "Imagine: Created Reality" at Stockholm’s Fotografiska Museum of Photography on 26th of February. Imagine: Created Reality presents 25...
03
Dec
In the creative industries right now, there's been a surface of a long building outcry against the expectation from some quarters that we as professionals work for free, for...
06
Nov
This article will explain the importance of evaluating your image at different "zoom levels" while you work.
Viewing distance
How an image is perceived is largely dependent on the viewing distance...
14
Oct
When I made the jump from my 9 to 5 job to full-time photographer and freelancer, I was ecstatic to have the freedom that came with the entrepreneurial life....
25
Aug
I am very happy to share yet another great article from our friends, professional Berlin-based printing lab, that is serving artists around the world offering exceptional quality prints, WhiteWall.com. Today Jan-Ole Schmidt,...
07
Jul
If you have not changed your standard stylus nib ever since you purchased your Wacom tablet, take a peek into your pen stand and...
22
Jun
In today's RA Quick Tip I'd like to share my favorite way to quickly clean up the outline of the neck and shoulders from stray and body hair.
I am a big...
25
May
It's soon going to be a year since the Beauty Retouch and Pixel Juggler panels were released, and we have been receiving lots and lots of great feedback from our...
15
Apr
Dominique Fraser, an artist who is quickly becoming one of the most sought after professionals in the world of high-end photo retouching, has just joined Retouching Academy as one...
19
Feb
Happy Birthday, Photoshop!
We wouldn't be here if not for the existence of this wonderful software that gives us -retouchers, graphic designers, photographers and digital artists - wings to fly.
Check...
12
Feb
I have recently changed the way I work with brushes when Dodging & Burning and they made my D&B work more convenient and precise. I'd like to share why and...
13
Aug
Scheduled for Aug 15, 2014 - 8am PDT
Retouching Academy Google+ Event page with comments from the Live show:
The judging panel today consists of Julia Kuzmenko McKim (Los Angeles, California), Rebecca...
06
Aug
This is the fourth 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...
25
Jul
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...
16
Jul
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...