LTR!005 – Kai Gut – AURORA RETOUCH

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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 is using to do his beauty retouching work

LTR!004 – Our Fake Tutorial The Aftermath Of The Dodge&Burn 2.0

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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. We would not have gone through the process of creating marketing material, a trailer video and offering a video tutorial as a digital download on our website just to mess with people. we wanted to prove a point!

LTR!000 – How To Become A Retoucher | Introducing Your Host Daniel Hager

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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 natural to follow while being torn between analytical thinking and the need for a creative outlet?
While photography is a great artform that is also technical, I found myself more drawn to the post-production side which is more technical than one might think.