18
Dec
If you're a new photographer just starting to produce your shoots, you might mistakingly think that post-production and/or color grading is what makes the "look" or "feel"...
THE ART & BUSINESS OF FREELANCE
12
Sep
Color Look Up Tables (or LUTs) can give your images a distinct look and feel though their colors. In our recent LUT-related article, you learned how to use LUTs in...
14
Aug
Color accuracy is an important factor in photography and retouching. Modern day cameras rely entirely on the built-in software to interpret the color data in the captured images, and...
07
Aug
Many retouching artists will agree that the Curves tool is one of the best to use for color grading, but if your retouching workflow is limited to Lightroom or...
23
May
Photography captured outdoors with natural light is typically the starting point for many new photographers, and the approach to retouching those images is often entirely different from studio shots....
26
Apr
There are endless techniques for color grading your images, but one aspect that can be tricky is manipulating the tonal range of those colors. If you prefer performing your...
29
Mar
Have you ever wanted to recreate a look or color palette from a favorite photo? Or have you ever wondered what it was like to turn a day scene...
07
Mar
RAW conversion applications like Adobe Lightroom are often the first place that color grading begins. One incredibly useful tool that tends to be forgotten about is the Color Tool.
In...
26
Dec
There is no understating the importance of thoughtful color when it comes to post-production. Regardless of the genre of photography, color impacts the viewer’s perception of mood, texture, atmosphere,...
13
Nov
Color grading images is an essential aspect of post-production. Just as films are always color graded to instill a certain aesthetic or mood, the same is often true when...
07
Nov
A neutral gray backdrop is a staple of any studio setup, a versatile choice that can be easily adapted for various lighting situations. However, too much of a good...
31
Oct
Lightroom Classic CC is Adobe’s new lightning-fast desktop update, that brought much more than performance improvements to the table.
Color and Luminance Range Masking is one of the more exciting...
01
Oct
One of the most powerful means of impacting your audience is through the effective use of color. Setting the mood, creating an atmosphere, or even just using an aesthetically...
23
Aug
Owing to the free and open nature of the internet there's a lot of content, and not all of it is good. There are countless retouching tutorials and many,...
24
Jul
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
"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...
17
Jul
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...
05
Jul
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...
13
Jun
In the photo retouching world there has always been a niche for the historian, or simply those fascinated by our shared past. I myself started out as a restorer...
02
May
Screen Calibration has left people scratching their heads for years. Common questions like “Why do I need to calibrate my monitor if my clients aren’t calibrating theirs?” are all...
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