retouching
10 essential pieces of gear for the traveling retoucher
As a retoucher, I travel quite frequently for workshops or events I put on, and there are a few things I consider essentials in my…
The ten-second reminder for successfully retouching photos of people
Recently, while I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, I stumbled upon this sentence about people’s appearance: “If they can’t fix it in 10 seconds,…
How to remove red skin in Photoshop in under one minute
If you shoot outdoor portraits during Christmas season in Northern Hemisphere, your subjects’ skin may look red due to the cold. But there’s a quick…
Photographers visit hospitals around the world to create magical portraits for over 200 sick children
Karen Alsop and her team behind heART Project have put smiles on sick children’s faces so many times. Two years in a row, they organized The…
What happens when you hire a $0.25 retoucher
Just like photographers, retouchers offer a wide range of services and charge different prices. In this fun video, Irene Rudnyk decided to test out what…
MAC Cosmetics shares photos with unedited female facial hair and Instagram (mostly) loves it
We’ve seen a few advertising campaigns that went Photoshop-free (or at least liquify-free). The latest company to jump on the minimal-retouching bandwagon is MAC Cosmetics,…
Adobe’s new Content-Aware Fill interface makes it really easy to fake photos
Adobe is showing off a new sneak peek tech preview. This time, it’s a completely overhauled Content-Aware Fill interface that offers a great deal of…
The surreal portraiture of Kelly Robitaille will give you nightmares
Kelly Robitaille is a Canadian based retoucher, artist, and photographer known for her “Whimsy Waif” portrait series, which showcases out of the box imagery with…
These videos show that age-defying retouching isn’t just for photos anymore
Most people wish they could look a few years younger when captured on camera. Especially these days, with 4K and 8K cameras that seem to…
This is everything you could ever want to know about Frequency Separation
I’m a huge fan of very long and in-depth educational videos on YouTube. People keep going on about how “5-7 minutes is the ideal length!”….







































