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Behind The Retouching | Allison – Smart Objects

December 13, 2014 by John Ross

Behind The Retouching | John Ross - Allison

Behind The Retouching | Allison - Smart Objects

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Running Time: 38 minutes

Welcome to Behind the Retouching, an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what goes happens with photo retouching. This session is all about an image I retouched for an article that I wrote, about Smart Objects and Smart Filters. High Pass Sharpening, Dodge and Burn, and Adjustment Layers are only some of the topics we’ll go through during this in-depth process. Below, you can find several recommended adjustments in order to create a better image.

 
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Filed Under: Behind The Retouching, Retouching Intermediate

Behind The Retouching | Noureddine M

December 5, 2014 by John Ross

Behind The Retouching | Noureddine M

Behind The Retouching | Noureddine M

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Running Time: 55 minutes

For this session, I will critique the work of photographer and retoucher Noureddine M. This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to better understand the rationale behind what I do and which tools I use. Here are the recommended adjustments in order to create a better image:

 
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Filed Under: Behind The Retouching, Retouching Intermediate

Smart Objects and Smart Filters | Photoshop Basic 2 Tutorial

November 12, 2014 by John Ross

Smart Objects and Smart Filters | Photoshop Basic 2 Tutorial

Smart Objects and Smart Filters | Photoshop Basic 2 Tutorial

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 9 minutes

Whether you’re retouching portraits or composites, the Smart Object is, and always will be, the right way to go. In this short session, I will tell you all about the magic of Smart Objects and Smart Filters. For any retoucher, it’s important to develop a non-destructive workflow. Smart Objects and Smart Filters will give you the ability to go back and forth between your actions without permanently damaging your photo.

 
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Filed Under: Retouching Intermediate

Behind The Retouching | John Ross Architecture

November 5, 2014 by John Ross

Behind The Retouching | John Ross Architecture

Behind The Retouching | John Ross Architecture

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Running Time: 33 minutes

Welcome, readers! In this Behind the Retouching, I was commissioned for Advanced Photoshop Magazine for issue #128 to create this Architectural image. If you’ve always wondered what goes on behind the scenes during an actual photo retouching session, you’ve come to the right place.

As with my previous feature in Advanced Photoshop Magazine #126, I worked to satisfy the requirements of the client with this image. I chose this photo for the two-page spread knowing that I would need a lot of dead space for the graphic designers to work with, and there was an opportunity to play around with lens flare and various other visual techniques. To show you exactly how I arrived at the final image, let’s get down to business.

 
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Behind The Retouching | Felipe Buccianti

October 2, 2014 by John Ross

Behind The Retouching | Felipe Buccianti

Behind The Retouching | Felipe Buccianti

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Running Time: 47 minutes

Welcome to Behind the Retouching, an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in an actual photo retouching session. In this professional avenue, I will be breaking down my students’ submissions, suggesting areas for improvement, and recommending adjustments that I would have done differently in order to create a better image.

For this session, I will be critiquing the work of photographer and retoucher Felipe Buccianti. This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to better understand the rationale behind what I do and which tools I use, so if you’re looking to evaluate your own work, you can check out my pointers below and see how they apply to your own images.

 
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Filed Under: Behind The Retouching, Retouching Intermediate

Rulers and Guides | Photoshop Beginner’s Tutorial

September 16, 2014 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Rulers and Guides

Rulers and Guides | Photoshop Beginner’s Tutorial

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Running Time: 2 minutes

When working in Photoshop, while most of it is creative, sometimes you will want to be as accurate as you possibly can. Rulers and guides come in handy because they help you create specific points in your image that you may want to refer to at a later point in time.

 
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Filed Under: Retouching Basics

Magic Wand and Quick Selection | Photoshop Beginner’s Tutorial

September 9, 2014 by John Ross

Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools

Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools

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Running Time: 6 minutes

Aside from the Lasso-based tools, we can also use the Magic Wand when it comes to making selections in Photoshop. You can press and hold the Quick Selection Tool to choose the Magic Wand Tool. When you click on a section in your image, it selects an area based on the range of colors that your provide, limited by the value of your Tolerance in the Options bar. Photoshop’s default Tolerance is 32, but you can increase or decrease that value to grab more areas at once or less areas at once respectively.

 
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Behind The Retouching | John Ross – Celestial

September 4, 2014 by John Ross

Behind The Retouching | John Ross - Celestial

Behind The Retouching | John Ross - Celestial

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Running Time: 23 minutes

Welcome and thank you for visiting. In this Behind the Retouching session, I sit down and take you through what goes on when I work on composite retouching. As commissioned by Advanced Photoshop Magazine for issue #126, I will show you some basic retouching combined with advanced compositing techniques in order to give everyone a wonderful opportunity to better understand the rationale behind what I do and which tools I use.

 
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Filed Under: Behind The Retouching, Retouching Advanced

Behind The Retouching | Ramel Adjibi

September 3, 2014 by John Ross

Behind The Retouching | Ramel Adjibi

Behind The Retouching | Ramel Adjibi

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Running Time: 40 minutes

Welcome to Behind the Retouching, a professional avenue where I can mentor and critique the work of my students, as well as discuss individual techniques in detail. For each session, I will be breaking down my students’ submissions, suggesting areas for improvement and recommending adjustments that I would have done differently in order to create a better image.

For this session, I’ll analyze the work of Ramel Adjibi. This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to better understand the rationale behind what I do and which tools I use. So if you’re a passionate and elite retoucher who wants to master the Art of Retouching, check out my pointers below regarding the image, and I’m sure you will be able to relate.

 
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Filed Under: Behind The Retouching, Retouching Intermediate

Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso | Photoshop Beginner’s Tutorial

August 28, 2014 by John Ross

Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso Tools

Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso Tools

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Running Time: 10 minutes

The purpose of making a selection, is so that you can make changes within a limited, and controlled area.There are a variety of tools you should consider when making selections in your image. There are several that will allow you make direct selections by drawing them, and a few that let you make your selections based on color.

I will preface this by saying that make generic selections like this might create what is called a Layer Mask, none of the techniques I am going to talk about are ones that I would teach to my students. they are simplistic, and will not yield optimal results. The reason I am talking about them with you now, is because they are an easy way to get you to your end goals. While they are not the best, they are simply the easiest for you to get started with.

 
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Filed Under: Retouching Basics

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