Posts by Author: Stefan Kohler
Stefan Kohler is a full-time retoucher. He’s from Germany and likes bacon. In the last years, he built up a broad community around his retouching classes at the Infinite tool’s website.
Three tools to rule them all: How to fix anything in Photoshop with three basic tools
Jul 7, 2016
Stefan Kohler
I know – that title sounds a little bit like clickbait-ish. But! It’s not! (well not this time). You don’t need a lot of fancy…
Quiz – can you match the lens to the flare it creates?
Jun 1, 2016
Stefan Kohler
Do you like lens flares? And I don’t mean those CGI flares. No sirs! We are talking about real lens flares made with real vintage…
Realistic Composites does a great job at teaching you how to realistically compose
May 24, 2016
Stefan Kohler
Realistic Composites (basics) – €85.00 by Adrian Sommeling is a workshop that teaches you how to create lively, funny composits from start to finish. And when I…
From Scratch To Portfolio In One Hour – A Test With ADOBE Portfolio
Jan 26, 2016
Stefan Kohler
I have previously worked in an advertising agency as a web developer – so working on web sites is not a strange thing for me. On…
Curves Adjustments Layers 101 (With 10 Examples)
Jan 13, 2016
Stefan Kohler
A few days ago, we posted that little fun game about curves. You should go and try it now! Some people really struggled with this one,…
How Good Are You With Curves?
Jan 10, 2016
Stefan Kohler
Curves are somewhat of a panacea when it comes to Photoshop adjustment layers. With curves you can do pretty much anything you can do with the…
Tethered Shooting – From Camera To Computer To 60″ IPS Panel
Nov 25, 2015
Stefan Kohler
This article will take you through a journey to the perfect tethering solution. It is a curvy path, but the end is very fine tuned….
How To Edit A Woman Trapped In Ice Portrait
Nov 22, 2015
Stefan Kohler
How do you go about shooting a portrait of a woman trapped in ice? Of course I could not actually sink a model under a frozen lake,…
Using Masks and Channels For Object Extraction
Nov 17, 2015
Stefan Kohler
Being a pretty diverse tool, Photoshop suggests many ways to accomplish each task. And each has its pros and cons. One of the more powerful…
The Power Of Color and Color Harmonies In Composition
Nov 9, 2015
Stefan Kohler
About two weeks ago, we hosted a workshop with the amazing Natalia Taffarel. Now, I am back at the studio and I am having some mixed feelings. Mixed…