The Art of Retouching - Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom Retouching Tutorials
Summary: There are many professional image retouchers, professional retouching websites, and photoshop tutorials that teach a style of retouching that I would refer to as ‘glamour’. The reason I call it ‘glamour’ is because they take a perfectly normal photograph, usually of a model, and then they over exaggerate all the different aspects of the image. For example, the whites are blown out, the contrast is sharp, the colors are over saturated, and the overall image looks very stylized.`` ``The type of photo editing that we do here is not like that at all. Our work is more grounded. We feel that we do our best work, when you can’t tell that we did anything at all. Our photoshop techniques don’t exaggerate the blowouts, we actually fil in the blowouts, leaving the detail and better print reproduction.````Overall, our look is more natural, and that’s what we’re looking to teach. By backing away from the overkill, you’re left with something that looks realistic, and believable. Once you understand the fundamentals of image editing, you can then let your creative side free.
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This Photoshop video tutorial will introduce Alpha Channels. This is the second of four videos about working with channels. We will explain what Alpha Channels are, and how they differ from regular Color Channels. Before you watch this video, we recommend you watch the previous Adobe Photoshop tutorial about Color Channels, and you can then follow this one with Spot Channels, and the Channel Mixer. Alpha channels are additional channels that can be added to an RGB or CMYK image. They are generally used to hold complex masking information. While layer masks can hold the same information, Alpha channels allow you to have access to that mask, but not have it actually used within the image. As an example, if you mask a person, you can use an Alpha Channel to hold the mask of a full person from head to toe. You can then use a layer mask in the image would contain parts of that person, like the arms, legs, face, etc. So basically, the Alpha Channel holds the full figure, and the layers use parts of that mask. But again, this is only an example. In the end, it is only a dummy layer used to hold information that you may need later.
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial video will introduce Color Channels, and the Channel Palette, We will explain what channels are, the different options available in the palette, and we will touch upon how to use them. After you watch this video, follow the links for more information about Alpha Channels, Spot Channels, and the Channel Mixer. There are several different possible color spaces, that can be used to store the information used to create an image. The most common is RGB (Red, Green and Blue), which is used by digital cameras, and monitors. There is also CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) that is used for printing. There are several other additional color spaces such as HSV, LAB and HSL.
This video is available as a Premium Photoshop CS5 Cloning Tutorial Content Purchase. Running Time: 1 Hour 40 minutes Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – Learn How To Clone in Photoshop This Adobe Photoshop video tutorial is over 1 hour and 40 minutes in length, goes into amazing detail about the general […](Visited 5,116 times, 1 visits today) The post Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – Extended Cloning Preview appeared first on The Art of Retouching.
This Photoshop Tutorial video, we will discuss the Shadows and Highlights Tool, as well as the Exposure Adjustment. The moral of this story, is "Just because something is there, does not mean you need to use it".
OnOne Software PhotoTune Review This video is available Free to Everyone. This is a video review of OnOne Software PhotoTune 3. This is an in depth PhotoTune review of how we used the software to correct 3 images using its basic and advanced functions. This is a stand alone product […](Visited 779 times, 1 visits today) The post OnOne Software PhotoTune Review appeared first on The Art of Retouching.
This Photoshop tutorial video is going to cover the Refine Edge Tool. We are going to combine two completely different images into a single photograph. The goal of this video to take you out of your comfort zone, and show you a new way to work. I have quickly become a huge fan of the Photoshop Refine Edge tool. It's easy to use, nice results, and better than anything else out there for fine masking hair against busy backgrounds. In this example, I use the Refine Edge to extract the hair from a colorful flow background, and place the image onto a blue gradient with near seemless results.
OnOne FocalPoint Review This OnOne FocalPoint review will help you decide if it is right for your needs. This is a stand alone product used to create depth of field as well as bokeh effects for your photographs. It can also be used as an Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture […](Visited 1,738 times, 1 visits today) The post Photoshop Bokeh vs. OnOne FocalPoint Review appeared first on The Art of Retouching.
This Photoshop Tutorial video on how to use the Defringe, White Matting and Black Matting Tools. Most images don't really have a need to use these tools, but when they can be used, it's great to know they are there. Halos or Fringe Edges sometimes appear after a selected object has been placed onto a new background. While you should have created the mask using a brush and a QuickMask for a nice tight selection. However, sometimes the object is so intricate, that a manual selection just isn't practical.
Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – Curves Tool This is an Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial video on how to use the Curves tool. Curves are, by far, the hardest tool to master within Adobe Photoshop. Because of this, I have created a two part, 30 minute, video tutorial that explains this color […](Visited 1,254 times, 3 visits today) The post Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – Curves Tool – Part 1 appeared first on The Art of Retouching.
This is a simple tutorial on how to use the Photoshop Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools. If you have done little more than open up Adobe Photoshop, this will be a good place for you to start. This is a starting point for your long career as a Professional Retoucher!
This is a simple tutorial on how to use the Photoshop Eye Dropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Notes, and Counting Tools. If you have done little more than open up Adobe Photoshop, this will be a good place for you to start. This is a starting point for your long career as a Professional Retoucher!
Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – Adjustment Layers In Adobe Photoshop there are two different ways that you can make major corrections. You can make an adjustment by using the pull down menu, or you can learn to use Adjustment Layers. By using the pull down menu, you will effectively be damaging […](Visited 913 times, 1 visits today) The post Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – Adjustment Layers appeared first on The Art of Retouching.
This is a very quick and simple tutorial on how to use the Photoshop Move Tool. If you have done little more than open up Adobe Photoshop, this will be a good place for you to start. This is a starting point for your long career as a Professional Retoucher!
Photoshop Unsharp Mask vs. OnOne Perfect Resize 7 Review – by John Ross This is a video review comparing onOne Perfect Resize 7 and Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 built in Unsharp Mask. This is stand alone software, or also available as part of the Perfect Photo Suite package. Im going to […](Visited 12,770 times, 3 visits today) The post Photoshop Unsharp Mask vs. OnOne Perfect Resize appeared first on The Art of Retouching.
Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – The Clone Stamp Tool – How Not to Use it This Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 tutorial is filled with do's and don'ts when it comes to using the Clone Stamp Tool. Like many of the photoshop options, the more advanced it gets, the harder it becomes to […](Visited 1,093 times, 1 visits today) The post Photoshop CS5.5 Tutorial – Clone Stamp – How Not to Use It appeared first on The Art of Retouching.
