Description
COURSE PURPOSE
The goal of these courses is to teach you the correct retouching workflow that will allow you to work with high-caliber individual and commercial clients.
After completion, you will have a solid understanding of how to tackle a variety of skin and hair retouching challenges, and produce results that are both more polished and more natural.
Our structured approach to teaching retouching will show you that high-quality retouching is not as difficult and complicated as you might have thought.
With your new skills, you will be able to confidently upgrade your website, portfolio, social media images, and land your dream clients.
As professional photographers who edit our own work, we’ve simplified the process by breaking it down into basic steps and creating a repeatable workflow that anyone can easily master.
Achieving high-quality, campaign-level skin retouching, particularly in close-up beauty images, requires a good understanding of the key principles, tools, and techniques—far beyond what’s needed for basic, less refined retouching work.
After completing this course, you will be capable of producing high-standard, polished, yet natural results.
These courses are created by Julia Kuzmenko McKim (commercial beauty photographer and retoucher, Los Angeles, CA & Dallas, TX) and Michael Woloszynowicz (fashion, beauty & portrait photographer and retoucher , Toronto, NYC & LA).
Julia’s approach to beauty retouching is based on 10+ years of experience in the commercial photography & retouching of the beauty industry of North America: portfolio & client list.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Immediately after your purchase you will have access to the following materials for both the Skin & Hair Retouching courses:
- Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Duration: Over 10 hours (Skin + Hair retouching lessons)
- Videos: Over 45 video lessons
- Format: Streaming
- Access: Lifetime
- Practice Files: Over 10 Raw & PSD files photographed by Michael Woloszynowicz & Julia Kuzmenko McKim
- Additional Materials: Custom Actions + Custom Brushes
Photo & retouching by @juliakuzmenko
WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING
Photo & retouching by @juliakuzmenko
SKIN RETOUCHING COURSE OVERVIEW
In this course, we approach skin retouching with a manageable and repeatable workflow based on a deep understanding of the elements that create the appearance of skin problems in digital photography (hint-hint: lighting, cake-y makeup and more).
You will learn to quickly separate various skin issues into components of your workflow, and use retouching tools that are most appropriate, and efficient.
Module 1: Skin Retouching Fundamentals
- Welcome to the Course
- Quality Skin Retouching
- Understanding Lighting & Skin Texture Variations, Parts 1-2
- Photoshop Tools for Skin Retouching
- Working With Layers, Masking & Selections
Module 2: Essential Skin Retouching Techniques
- Raw File Processing: Capture One & Camera Raw
- Basic Cleanup
- Frequency Separation, Parts 1-3
- Retouching Tools in Practice
- Dodging & Burning, Micro & Countouring
- Color Corrections, Parts 1-3 (44:04 mins)
- Putting It All Together
Module 3: Common Skin Retouching Issues
- Tackling Difficult Skin with FS
- Oily Skin
- Dark Skin, Parts 1-2
- Under Eye Bags & Texture
- Aging Skin
- Chapped Lips
- Peach Fuzz
- Fixing Spray Tan Blotchiness
Module 4: Other Common Challenges
- Forearm Hair
- Hands (Parts 1-2) & Nails
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Foundational Theory and Basics: We start with essential theory and fundamental Photoshop basics to lay a solid foundation, so that even beginners won’t feel overwhelmed.
- Crucial Skin Retouching Techniques: Next, we focus on the crucial techniques necessary for high-quality and efficient skin retouching.
- Comprehensive Application: In Module 3, we apply these techniques to correct a range of skin issues across various skin types—from young to aged, fair to dark. We will also work on common challenges like oily skin, problematic skin, and correcting skin texture around the eyes.
- Additional Retouching Methods: We’ll address other common skin-related retouching issues in beauty and portrait photography, including removing forearm hair, fixing nails, and retouching hands.
Essential & Advanced Retouching Techniques
HAIR Retouching Course
While hair retouching is often seen as a tedious task, a skilled retoucher can make a tremendous difference, delivering a polished editorial or commercial result. This skill is essential for freelancers and even more critical for those aiming to work with commercial clients in the beauty and fashion industry.
Essential & Advanced Retouching Techniques
HAIR Retouching Course
While hair retouching is often seen as a tedious task, a skilled retoucher can make a tremendous difference, delivering a polished editorial or commercial result. This skill is essential for freelancers and even more critical for those aiming to work with commercial clients in the beauty and fashion industry.
