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Imagenomic Noiseware Review

December 4, 2011 by John Ross

Image Noise. It's unavoidable.

Any time you want to take an indoor picture, your camera will either manually, or automatically, raise the ISO. Bam, you have noise. It does not matter if it's a $150 point and shoot, or a $5000 Professional DSLR. Noise, it's terrible, and unavoidable. Some images are better, some are worse. When you have an image with noise from a High ISO that you need to remove, you have two choices. Very complex techniques in Adobe Photoshop, or plugin software that will allow for very fast, and great looking results, Even as a professional, I always (and I mean always) use plug in software to help me reduce noise, or even remove it all together, This is my Imagenomic Noiseware Review.

Imagenomic Portraiture Review

August 22, 2011 by John Ross

Imagenomic Portraiture Review

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 15 minutes

WARNING: This video is very old. Please go to the updated versions here:

4 Minute Quick Imagenomic Portraiture Tutorial

12 Minute Extended Imagenomic Portraiture Tutorial

This is a video Imagenomic Portraiture Review. It will also work as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture. It will work with 8-bit and 16-bit images, in the RGB color space. It is also available for Macintosh and PC.

You can use the Imagenomic Portraiture Coupon Code "ARTOFRETOUCH" for 20% off this, and any other product you purchase from the Imagenomic Website.

Portrait Professional 10 Review

June 4, 2011 by John Ross

Portrait Professional 10 Review

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 15 minutes

This is a video Portrait Professional 10 Review. You simply can not go to a Photoshop related website without seeing ads for Portrait Professional 10. To the point of Ad Nauseum, these obnoxious ads are everywhere. When I signed up for Adsense, to put some revenue onto my website, www.theartofretouching.com, the first ad delivered to me was for this software. I immediately blocked the ad from showing on my website. This is because there was no way I was going to advertise it, before testing it myself. This is my Portrait Professional 10 Review.

Levels | Photoshop Basic Tutorial

May 7, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial – How to Use Levels

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 5 minutes

This Adobe Photoshop tutorial for beginners is about using the Levels tool in Photoshop, and how it can be used for contrast and color balance on your photographs. Levels are used to adjust brightness, contrast, and tonal range by specifying what you want for the pure black, pure white, and midtones in a histogram.

High Pass and Low Pass | Photoshop Advanced Tutorial

May 1, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Cloning – How to Clone with High Pass and Low Pass Frequency Separation

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

This Adobe Photoshop Cloning Tutorial is about the High Pass and Low Pass Frequency Separation method of cloning. We covered many different topics in our Photoshop Extended Cloning Video Tutorial, but we wanted to give you this advanced way to clone, as a sample of the content you can find in the full video.

If you use the Clone Stamp Tool, Healing Brush, or Spot Healing Brush straight onto a layer, you are making an exact clone with little control over the fine details. If you approach your clone with a High Pass Layer for texture, and a Low Pass layer for color and tone, you greatly increase your ability to soften or remove skin blemishes, facial hair, and even pores, without a dreaded repeating
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Channel Mixer | Photoshop Advanced Tutorial

April 24, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - The Channel Mixer

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 8 minutes

This Adobe Photoshop Tutorial video will show you how to use the Channel Mixer. This is the fourth of four videos about working with channels. We will explain how to use the channel mixer, and when you would want to use it. Before you watch this video, we strongly recommend you watch the previous Adobe Photoshop tutorial about the Color Channel and Alpha Channel, and then you can then follow this one withone about the Spot Channel if you havent seen it yet.

Alpha Channels | Photoshop Intermediate Tutorial

April 11, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Alpha Channels For Masking

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 8 minutes

This Photoshop video tutorial will introduce Alpha Channels. This is the second of four videos about working with channels. We will explain what Alpha Channels are, and how they differ from regular Color Channels. Before you watch this video, we recommend you watch the previous Adobe Photoshop tutorial about Color Channels, and you can then follow this one with Spot Channels, and the Channel Mixer.

Color Channels | Photoshop Intermediate Tutorial

April 2, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Color Channels Explained

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 10 minutes

This Adobe Photoshop tutorial video will introduce Color Channels, and the Channel Palette, We will explain what channels are, the different options available in the palette, and we will touch upon how to use them. After you watch this video, follow the links for more information about Alpha Channels, Spot Channels, and the Channel Mixer.

Refine Edge | Photoshop Intermediate Tutorial

February 26, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Refine Edge Tool, Mask Edge & Mask Palette

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 11 minutes

This Photoshop tutorial video is going to cover the Refine Edge Tool. We are going to combine two completely different images into a single photograph. The goal of this video to take you out of your comfort zone, and show you a new way to work.

I have quickly become a huge fan of the Photoshop Refine Edge tool. It's easy to use, nice results, and better than anything else out there for fine masking hair against busy backgrounds. In this example, I use the Refine Edge to extract the hair from a colorful flow background, and place the image onto a blue gradient with near seemless results.

Filling Shine on Portraits | Photoshop Advanced Tutorial

February 12, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Filling Shine on Portraits

This video is available with a Free Membership Account.
Running Time: 10 minutes

This Photoshop Tutorial video on how to fill shine on a portrait. While a majority of tutorials available are done by beauty professionals who blow out white and remove complexion, our studio takes a different approach. We like to see the skin texture, and a well balanced image, with a full tonal range. This Tutorial on Filling Shine on Portraits will show you how to fill in highlights, as well as sharp bright whites.

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