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LTR!013 – Geeking Out On Photoshop with Brock McFadzean
If you love Photoshop, this is the right episode for you! Brock McFadzean and I are geeking out on Photoshop, retouching techniques and more...
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LTR!012 – Responsibility In Retouching /w Erika Barker
Today we get into the deeps of retouching, talk with Erika about the gear she is using and which software allows her to create and finish up her images.
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The Channel Mixer As A Help Layer SUCKS! | Breaking Bad Retouching Habits
So, you are using visual aid layers for your retouching? Good, you seem to already have a fundamental knowledge and know about common high-end retouching techniques. BUT, If you use the channel mixer adjustment layer ...
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LTR!011 – Workflow Magician Brock McFadzean
Brock McFadzean is a visual communicator who currently resides in Sydney, Australia. He was fortunate to have met an Adobe Evangelist early on in his career and shares his knowledge on Photoshop and workflows in ...
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LTR!010 – Making It In NYC With Erika Barker
Our guest Erika Barker is talking how she made her way up in the industry and eventually became a real force in the NYC fashion industry
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LTR!009 – How To Deal With Disappointments – Mental Contrasting
Disappointments in our personal lives and in business are inevitable. Managing those and finding solutions is essential to success. We talk about practical solutions and mental contrasting which can make you more successful and more ...
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LTR!008 – How To Find Retouching Clients And How Not To!
My inbox is full of emails I will never open. In today's world, you have to make some effort in order to create some business opportunities for yourself. We talk about the dos and donts.
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LTR!007 – Creative Retouching With Dracorubio
Roderique, who also goes by the artist's name of DRACORUBIO is an special effects artist who ventured into creating characters and even worlds beyond most of our imagination. By mixing images with 3D, spcial effects ...
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LTR!006 – From Freelance To Retouching Agency With Nico Socha
Nico Socha started as a freelance retoucher and has since grown his business to having a studio, producing photography and offering post-production services to advertising agencies and companies.
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LTR!005 – Kai Gut – AURORA RETOUCH
In Episode #6 of Let's Talk Retouching we talk with professional retoucher Kai of AURORA RETOUCH. He gives insides into what drove him into retouching and gives us a peek into all the tools he ...
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LTR!004 – Our Fake Tutorial The Aftermath Of The Dodge&Burn 2.0
On April 1st we have released a tutorial about a technique we called Dodge&Burn 2.0. Unfortunately, it was all fake and our April fools prank. BUT there was much more to it than it seemed. ...
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LTR!003 – Retouching Education | Setting Business Goals & Invest Into Your Retouching Business
Today, Gerry Kingsley and I discuss the current state of retouching education. We might rant about how unsatisfied we are with the online education industry but at the same time, we are giving out helpful ...
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LTR!002 – Finding Your Style | Branding | Business Models
Let's Talk retouching! Today we are going to continue our conversation with portrait and advertising photographer Gerry Kingsley. Today it will be all about specializing, branding and client expectations. So, join our conversation!
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LTR!001 – Do We Need A Style? Fuel Your Passion and Master Client Communication!
In our first episode of LET'S TALK RETOUCHING, we got together with commercial portrait photographer Gerry Kingsley and tried to shed some light on the photography and retouching industry. Follow along with our conversation to ...
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LTR!000 – How To Become A Retoucher | Introducing Your Host Daniel Hager
A creative path starting with playing in bands, going into the fields of information technology, computer hardware and printing ultimately ended by working a creative job called high-end retouching. But what made this path so ...
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TOP 5 Photoshop CC 2018 New Features
The latest Photoshop update to CC 2018 is around now for a while. We have analyzed its new features and will share which ones we think are the most useful of all the new Photoshop ...
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Crop and Composition – Is Symmetry Always The Way To Go?
Rules are rules, they can be followed, broken or just bend. How do we deal with the rule of symmetry being attractive? Dos symmetry reign supreme in beauty photography?
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High End Retouch – Raw Conversions Explained
Working with raw files is the foundation for solid work. We lead you through the process and show you step by step how to push your image to greatness.
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retouched file shared for practice [all layers]
Sharing an old PSD file of mine with all the layers for you to see every single step and technique used.
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