Watch the Video Tutorial You’ve Seen It Before We’ve all seen this Bevel and Emboss job before. Heavy and sharp shadows and sharp, bright highlights. Only fitting that the shape looks like a big pile of crap. Add Bevel and Emboss To Type You can add a defined effect to some big, chunky text with...
Follow along with this tutorial using this exact stock photography from Unsplash. Unlock Background Layer To quickly unlock your “Background” layer simply Alt/Opt + double click the “Background” layer. Boom. Adding a New Layer & Duplicating a Layer You can quickly add a blank, new layer by hitting Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Alt/Opt + N...
Download the RAW file and follow along with my exact image! Watch: How to Retouch Food Photography Shooting a Decent Photo The most important step to a great retouched photo is a great source photo that you can work with. You’ve got to get the shot right in the camera. Great light, shallow depth of...
Begin: How to Retouch an Apple Watch 1. Begin with a RAW Image It all begins with a great image. See how Jared got this shot by checking out the YouTube video and make sure to download the DNG RAW file that he’s providing for his video as well. [ADD LINK] Once you have the...
1. Quickly Whiten Teeth Go Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Vibrance and reduce the Vibrance to “-60”. Next select the Vibrance layer in the layers panel and specifically choose the layer mask. In the Properties Panel (Window>Properties) select the “Invert” button to fill our mask with black to hide the desaturation that we just imposed on the Vibrance...
Watch the full tutorial: How to Retouch a Fashion Photo Begin tutorial here: I have a photo here from a fashion shoot I did for a great client-turned-friend of mine from Philadelphia. If you’re into fashion, you’ve got to check out her stuff. Check out Naveda Couture here. I can’t give you this photo as...
Download RAW Files For This Tutorial » Watch video: How to Retouch a Professional Headshot In the case of any professional headshot, you really, really want to begin the process with a great image out of the camera. This is where shooting with some kind of good light (soft natural, reflected, or studio light) is a...
Download RAW Files For This Tutorial » Watch video: Create “VSCO” Style Film Photo Effect The Healing Brush Open the photo you wish to apply the effect to and begin by cleaning up any skin blemishes with the Healing Brush tool or your method of choice. Here is a link to an older tutorial on the...
Watch video: Create Amazing Wedding Photos Start with a Camera RAW This tutorial will be conducted using a RAW image. If you’re shooting a wedding you just have to shoot in RAW. Well, you do if you wish to deliver the utmost in quality. Drag your RAW image into Photoshop and the Camera RAW editor...
Download RAW Files For This Tutorial » Retouch a Classic Black and White Child Photo I say it all the time and I’ll say it again here, you really want to start with a decent photo to get a good finished result. The better your image is before retouching, the better the image will be...
Download RAW Files For This Tutorial » How To Retouch a Group Photo Let’s jump in and look at how to retouch a group photo taken with natural light. It’s best to shoot your photos in the best quality that your camera can. If your camera can shoot in the RAW format I highly, highly...
DOWNLOAD RAW FILE FOR THIS TUTORIAL » It all begins with the photo It all begins with the photo. The better your photo is, the better result you will get. Garbage in, garbage out. Try to get an exposure with your camera that has details in the shadow areas and the highlights. i.e. you want...