retouching

    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…

    This PSD Shows What Every Single Adjustment Layer Does Using Curves Only
    Nov 11, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    In many Photoshop 101 lessons they say that any adjustment to a photo can actually be achieved via a manipulation on the curves tool. While…

    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…

    Photoshop Power Tip – Using Screen Blending To Spice Up A Portrait
    Nov 4, 2015 Roderique Arisiaman

    Here’s a quick, yet powerful, tip on how to move a portrait from great to awesome fairly quickly. While this method is quick the results can be…

    Dodge & Burn – With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
    Nov 2, 2015 Stefan Kohler

    If you split an image into its most basic components, you can look at each pixel as the sum of the following info: Brightness Color…

    The quick 5 minute composite
    Oct 13, 2015 Glenn Norwood

    So I rarely do composite type images preferring to do as much in camera as I can. However sometimes it can’t be helped. Do do…

    THinnerBeauty Photoshops Plus-Sized Celebrities Trying To Shame Them To Lose Weight
    Aug 26, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    UPDATE: The article title has been corrected and an explanatory paragraph was added, thanks for everyone who pointed are eyes into it. We have shared how Photoshop is…

    The Peter-Coulson Look – A Lighting Exercise
    Jul 17, 2015 Stefan Kohler

    As someone who describes himself a “Facebook Enthusiast”, I have a lot of photographers in my timeline. Probably 100 are constantly popping up, some of…

    Skin-Retouching Techniques: Compared
    May 4, 2015 Lisa Évoluer

    In general, there are four “famous” skin-retouching techniques on the photography and retouching market to achieve a smooth skin: Gaussian blur (for me not a…

    Affinity Photo – First Impressions: Inpainting Brush; Photoshop Plugins; Frequency Separation
    Feb 10, 2015 Roderique Arisiaman

    Following up on the yesterday’s post about a possible Photoshop alternative in the works, named Affinity Photo (which is currently in Beta, and the Beta is free…