Question:
I am red/green color blind. In your opinion is this really going to handicap my restoring ability? Maybe I should work with black/white only?
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Red Green Color Blindness and Retouching
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Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
As a beginner with Photoshop, it can be easy to become lost, or otherwise confused on what steps would be best to try next. Should you start with contrast, color, or noise removal? No matter what kind of photo manipulation you’re doing, your basic steps should always be the same:
1. You should start by going to Image - Mode - 16 Bits/Channel.
2. Create a new empty layer, and begin Spotting it.
3. To adjust the contrast, use the Levels Palette to give the image dynamic range.
4. With either Variations, Selective Color Palette or Curves Palette, to make color corrections.
5. By using the Hue and Saturation Palette, you can give the color some pop.
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Quality Adobe Photoshop CC Tutorials
Quality Adobe Photoshop CC Tutorials
– by R. Rodriguez and John Ross
If you’re a web-site designer, photographer, retoucher, or technical engineer, you are very aware that Adobe Creative Suite CC is out, and you’re itching to see what it can do. You are already excited about all the new features you have heard it has, and want to try them out on your work. The problem is that you have a serious case of information overload.
Photoshop users, like those of you interested in professional retouching and photo enhancement, have found that there are so many video Photoshop CC tutorials out on the web that you don’t know where to begin, or which is best.
I can help you there, but first let me walk you through what Photoshop CC can do, before we talk about choosing Photoshop CC tutorials to watch. Whether you are an experienced video clip editor or a beginning photographer, this product has lots to offer.
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Learning How to Clone in Adobe Photoshop
Learning How to Clone in Adobe Photoshop
Cloning in Adobe Photoshop is an important skill to master for any photo retoucher. The more tools you learn to use, the better your cloning will be for the images you retouch. You have the Clone Stamp Tool, Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, and Patch Tool. Once you get those under your belt, there are more advanced tools that you can use, like Content Aware, and Vanishing Point. Let's take a look at these in some detail.
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Photoshop Training and Getting Hired
Question:
I was trained at length in photo retouching by a high-end photographer. I am looking to further a career in retouching and would like to ask what you look for in a retoucher: Is there a certification or classes you require before you hire a retoucher? Can you please offer any advice on training and how I might go about finding work in retouching?
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Photoshop Color Correction Tools
Adobe Photoshop Color Correction Tools
There are so many ways to alter the color of an image in Photoshop. In fact, there are so many different ways, it's easy to simply just give up trying new ones, and just stick with what you know. In truth, I can't really argue with that. Just to name a few, there are Curves, Vibrance, Saturation and Hue, color balance, Variations, and Channel Mixer. Then, when you want to remove color, you have desaturate, black and white, and grayscale. If your feeling lucky, you can go with Auto Color or Auto Tone. Whew... but despite all those tools I just named, I didn't even tell you about my favorite one of them all.
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3 Corrections For Perfect Portraits in Photoshop
3 Corrections for Perfect Portraits in Photoshop
The three most important areas when retouching a photograph are going to be the eyes, the teeth, and the neck. Do it right, and you can make the person look great. Here, we are going to discuss these problem areas, what to look for, and what you can do about it. Sometimes all it takes is a soft and subtle correction to fix some of the worst portraits, and create the Perfect Portraits.
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