Mastering Product Retouching

With the vast array of digital cameras and advanced software available to photographers today, quality images are abundant and easier to create than ever before. The overwhelming amount of images flooding the market has ignited a resurgence in the art of “color gelled photography.” If standing out from the sea of image overload and creating vibrant, colorful images that “wow” your clients is your goal, this tutorial will give you the tools necessary to master the nuances of colored gel photography and propel your photography to the next level.

Adobe Photoshop is a premier photo editing program. In this course targeted at photographers, students will learn about the Raw format, white balance, exposure, and color and clarity. Students will learn to work with Adobe Camera Raw, updating, resetting and setting preferences. Then Students will work with the tools within Camera Raw; working with color, cropping images, retouching the image, using filters, rotating images, working with exposure settings, creating grayscale images, managing corrections and effects, and creating image adjustments. Lastly, students will discover plugins and explore workflows.

After beginning his career by building elaborate photography sets and lighting setups in his living room, Clay Cook now shoots fashion and editorial spreads all around the world. Contrary to most photographers, Clay learned to shoot his first images using only artificial light and only later incorporated natural light into his work. This has given him a broad understanding of how to shape the lighting from any scene into a beautiful image.

You need more than just great lighting and equipment to create an exceptional portrait. Sometimes a shoot doesn’t go as planned. The location is drab, the client isn’t in the best mood, or you forget to charge your camera batteries. Great portrait photographers are able to think on their feet and connect with their subjects.

Adobe Photoshop is so packed with tools, features, and options that it can feel intimidating. Photoshop expert Andy Anderson blows away all of your fears in this overview of the software and an in-depth look at the best ways to use it.

Aufs Detail kommt es an! Wenn du wissen möchtest, worauf ein Profi bei der Bildbearbeitung achtet und wie aus einem guten Foto eine exzellente Szene entsteht, dann bist du im „Black Forest“ genau richtig. Digitalkünstler Gabor Richter erklärt dir an einem ausgewählten Beispiel seine Vorgehensweise, lässt dich an seinen kreativen Gedanken teilhaben und zeigt dir in jedem Bearbeitungsschritt, wie verschiedene Photoshop-Werkzeuge professionell angewandt werden.

Fokus aufs Ich! Headshots richten ihr Augenmerk noch mehr als Porträts auf den wahren Kern einer Persönlichkeit – weniger im Drumherum, neutraler Hintergrund und reduzierte Accessoires – dafür Charaktergesichter in nahbaren Momenten expliziten Ausdrucks und unmittelbarer Wirksamkeit. Markus Schänzle hat den ursprünglich in der amerikanischen Filmbranche verwurzelten Trend für sich entdeckt und leidenschaftlich verfeinert.