beauty photography
Lend an Influencer Creed to Your Portraits with a “Looksmaxxing” Effect
May 11, 2026
David Prochnow
What happens when a self-improvement wannabe drinks three energy drinks, downloads five grooming apps, and starts ranking jawlines like it’s the NFL draft? “Looksmaxxing” is…
How to stop making these five beauty photography mistakes
Feb 14, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In beauty photography, light, makeup, and expression come together to create fantastic portraits. And if you’re just starting out, you know how it goes: you’re…
Use these two simple methods to remove skin shine from portraits
Jun 6, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Even if your model has flawless skin, if it’s oily or combined, it will create unwanted reflections in your portraits. If you want to get…
The way AI sees a “perfect body” says a lot about our society
May 25, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
With the recent boom of AI technology, it’s interesting to observe how artificial intelligence imagines things. After all, it was based on human knowledge but…
The importance of retouchers in post-production of photos
Apr 18, 2023
Andrew Souders & Sankha Wanigasekara
Retouchers are commonly found behind the metaphorical curtain of the photography process. They operate as the hidden muscle behind a large quantity of the high-end…
The skin is the star in these make-up free beauty portraits by Pratik Naik
Jan 5, 2022
Alex Baker
The name Pratik Naik is probably already familiar with you. He’s become a bit of a household name for image retouching and if you haven’t…
This beauty photographer took macro shots of her own lips and REAL BEES
Nov 10, 2021
Alex Baker
London based beauty and fashion photographer Tina Eisen is well known for her beautiful work, but these macro images of honey bees and lips are…
If you want to learn the original art of negative retouching, this book from 1908 will teach you how
Oct 5, 2021
Alex Baker
We all assume that Photoshop and the art of retouching is a fairly new phenomenon. When you think of image retouching you automatically think of…
Artist photoshops celebs to fit today’s beauty standards and the results are just sad
Feb 9, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Instagram is full of photoshopped photos of people who desperately try to fit the imposed beauty standards. I can’t say I follow them, but it…
This comprehensive tutorial guides you through all the secrets of advanced hair retouching
May 29, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Retouching hair in Photoshop requires a lot of patience and skill. Thankfully, there are amazing tutorials out there to help you master it, and this…