By Betsy Finn, Cr.Photog., CPPPhotographers looking to refine their retouching skills should consider adding Bodyshop: The Photoshop Retouching Guide for the Face and Body, by Birgit Nitzsche and Karsten Rose, to their library. Bodyshop focuses on practical ways to refine...
In "Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers Using Photoshop," Scott Kelby offers 13 fantastic skin-retouching techniques in Chapter 2, plus practice images available for download from his Kelby Training site. These are not "plastic skin," super soft, glowy retouches. They...
By Stan Sholik There is no “magic bullet” software for post production of raw and JPEG image files. Each program comes with an upside and a downside. The upside with DxO Optics Pro is its automatic adjustment presets; the downside...
By Stan Sholik With the release of Capture One 6, Phase One continues to add value to the software for commercial, portrait and wedding photographers, while adding a new feature for architectural photographers. Like earlier releases, Capture One 6 (C1-6)...
By Cheryl Pearson Many photographers spend countless hours learning the latest tricks and techniques for retouching images using Photoshop. Accomplishing the desired effect can be tedious and time consuming. Then we work to perfect the techniques so that retouching...
By Don Chick, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, D.C.Ph.Imagenomic Portraiture 2.0 has arrived, and with the new version comes some exciting improvements. For those who’ve been using v. 1 of Portraiture, the upgrade will be exciting for at least two reasons. First, registered...
By Gary LottSince switching over to digital several years ago, I’ve considered the retouching that I do for clients to be an idealized representation of them. Recently, however, my philosophy came into question when a woman I know jokingly accused...
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