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Photoshop Retouching Newsletter August 1, 2013

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Hello Reader,

This week's big revelation for me was getting a chance to experiment with Photoshop CC new Camera Shake Plugin. For a 1st generation, I think it is pretty successful. I fed it like 5 images, and it adequately corrected 2 of them. Doesn't sound great, but when you consider I could not save any of them a month ago, that's not bad.

Here are some more of the more interesting articles I came across this week:

Photoshop CC: Shake Reduction, and how it works
Last year, Adobe announced Shake Reduction, and I immediately thought of these images of my wife and I, from about 25 years ago. I have been waiting for technology to come, that may actually save these images. Now that CC has Shake Reduction, I can tell you that while results will vary, I was overall impressed. Here are some articles about  
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The Art of Retouching Podcast 014 – One Year Later

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Running Time: 21 minutes

I fell off the map for one full year. Not a single podcast was created. It's time to catch up with me and my freelance career. What have I been up for the past year? Why have I not published a single thing? It's an interesting story to the five people who actually listen to these. Oh, I kid. I had actually created this Podcast about 2 months ago when I noticed Twitter and Facebook comments about the first 13 episodes. Even more things have happened since I created this podcast that I hinted at during this episode.

 
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Basic 1: Basic One Video Course

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Photoshop Perfection: Basic Level One

Adobe Photoshop for Photographers: Complete Video Course

 

Why Should You Choose This Course?

Have you tried teaching yourself Photoshop image retouching skills, but always find yourself more confused than when you began? Are you convinced that you’ll never learn, that it’s just too difficult, and that you should just give up? If so, here’s how my course can help you succeed: Reason #1: Instruction. It’s no secret that Photoshop can be an intimidating program. There’s a lot to learn, and even more poor methods of learning it. But here’s the truth: The problem is your teacher, and currently, that's you. With my Photoshop retouching course though, you now have a personal instructor on your side to help guide you through your first few weeks, step by step. Reason #2:  
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Mission, Style and Branding

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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.

 
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11 Ways to Find Photoshop Retouching Jobs

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Find Retouching Work

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.

 
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Tonal Range, Levels and Curves | Digital Fundamental Tutorial

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Photoshop Tutorial - Tonal Range, Levels and Curves

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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.

 
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