Retouching Craft

By now everyone who is even slightly interested in or connected to the beauty industry has heard about the “CVS ban on retouching”. Only there is no ban, and this is not only good for [...]

This is Part II of the Industry Insider: The Art of Flawless Skin article, you can find Part I: Photography here. Raw Conversion Like many other aspects in photography, a good foundation is the [...]

This is Part 1 in a series of articles dedicated to my personal Beauty Retouching Workflow, developed over many years. Although I continue to modify and improve it, its direction and structure [...]

I absolutely infinitely and wholeheartedly love beauty photography and retouching. I especially love working with colleagues and clients who realize that retouching is a means to elevate an [...]

We all start from scratch, whether it’s a hobby, craft, or profession. The key to improvement is constant learning, deliberate practice, and refining our workflows and habits to continue becoming [...]

In the first part of this series, I wrote about the things that I am convinced are very important to for all creative professionals in the visual arts. In the second part I talked about my [...]

In the first part of this article I wrote about the things that I am convinced are very important to keep in mind before you even consider to invest your time into retouching an image. Today I [...]

I love retouching. I love Beauty photography in general, and retouching is just as an important part of the image creation for me as the preparation for the shoot and the flawless capture itself. [...]

You can find the next part of this article here: Macro Beauty for Makeup, Cosmetics and Skincare Photography: Preparation & Camera Settings. I have been enjoying looking through closeup [...]

I did my initial research and published this article a couple of years ago, and this is an updated and extended version for those of you who are interested. These are the necessary color-related [...]