Adobe Photoshop Retouching Tutorials
I am frequently asked about how to move the "Personal Brand" forward. Previously, I wrote about How to Find Retouching Work, but before you find that work, how do you stand out in the crowd?
I could easily say that the first thing you need to do is create awesome work. You need to build a solid portfolio that puts you well above everyone else. Then, once you have their attention, you need to keep it. Let's see how you can do that.
Question:
How do you continue getting new jobs and clients? This is an issue I am struggling with. Do you have any suggestions for me to get clients, jobs, etc?
Answer:
I was thinking about your question for quite a while. If I needed to start over again, what worked, and what didn't. There really aren't any overnight answers. Honestly, it all comes down to "who you know". The best advice I could give you, is that you need to be where the work is. I could also add that it comes down to going out of your way to be noticed. You can not just wait in your studio for work to knock on your door when you are just starting out. The following is what worked for getting my own studio noticed.
Somewhere between being lazy, and not trusting new toys, I never really tried Smart Objects, or Smart Filters. On the surface, something always felt "wrong" about using them. I could never quite put my finger on it before. Now I know the problem.
This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 10 minutes
This is an Adobe Photoshop Video tutorial that explains Tonal Range, and the difference between Levels and Curves. While each of these topics is technically different, they each work with the same basic principals, so I thought it would be helpful to understand them, if I covered them all at the same time. Before you seriously get started working with RAW Files, you need to understand Tonal Range, and how the different Sliders affect different aspects of the image.
This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 8 minutes
Color Range tool is a crucial aspect of Photoshop Masking, that many people have difficulties using. The tool plays a significant role in selecting groups of color areas, that need to be adjusted separately in a particular image. Color Range has the quickest, and simplest options available for selecting complex patterns as well. In addition, you are able to preview your selection, and pick the best results, before committing to the task.
This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 18 minutes
Properly masking out an image in Adobe Photoshop is often done using one of the simple selection tools like Magic Wand or Lasso. This is simply the wrong approach. You should be using Color Range and the QuickMask.
In this video for beginners, I will slowly explain how to use both these tools to make simple and complex selections. This video is also an introductory lead-in to my 2 hour Photoshop Masking Tutorial. That extended video covers many expanded topics that cover the range from Beginner, Intermediate, to Advanced.
This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 10 minutes
This Adobe Photoshop CS6 tutorial goes through the preferences panel, and points out the most important settings that need your attention. Largely, it is an informative video designed to help ensure you understand basic settings of Photoshop CS6.
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Running Time: 31 minutes
I always say that I am going to publish more often, but before I know it, another month has passed. It's a good thing that no one is actually waiting for me to create anything new. Right? Hey, as I have said before, I am a working professional, and when it gets busy, it gets busy.
Actually, I should not even be posting this right now. I have a 4,000 image deadline due in 2 days, and I doubt I am even half way through. I like being kept busy, but I just hate the way everything else falls to the side, when paying work comes along. All too often, we forget about our needs, and those of the family. And why? Because someone has a problem with simple math skills, and dumps work on you, due way sooner than it should be. I know, I am just complaining to hear myself complain... What else
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