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Portrait Retouching with Aperture
Derrick Story

1h 55m 38,761 Views
Photoshop Retouching Techniques: Fashion Editorial
Timothy Sexton

58m 10s 100,520 Views
Photoshop CS3 Portrait Retouching Techniques
Chris Orwig

8h 35m 413,336 Views
Beyond Skin: Going Deeper with Photoshop CS3
Lee Varis

3h 56m 277,704 Views
Enhancing Photos with iPhoto
Richard Harrington

1h 30m 60,984 Views
Enhancing an Environmental Portrait with Photoshop
Chris Orwig

1h 12m 99,516 Views
Using Wacom Tablets with Lightroom
Kevin Stohlmeyer

31m 56s 61,024 Views
Aperture 3 Essential Training (2012)
Derrick Story

8h 19m 604,321 Views

Top Courses in Retouching

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41 Retouching Courses • 2038 video tutorials

Photoshop CC Essential Training (2015)
Julieanne Kost
Master the essentials of Photoshop CC and Camera Raw to make your images look their best. These tutorials cover photo editing, retouching, compositing, and much more.

12h 27m Beginner 2,770,393 Views
Photoshop for Photographers: 2015 Creative Cloud Updates
Chris Orwig
Get the most up-to-date information on the latest features for photographers in Photoshop CC 2015.

2h 4m Intermediate 103,917 Views
Using Wacom Tablets with Photoshop
Kevin Stohlmeyer
Optimize your Wacom tablet for use with Adobe Photoshop and get finer control when drawing and painting.

45m 27s Intermediate 117,008 Views
Using Wacom Tablets with Lightroom
Kevin Stohlmeyer
Optimize your Wacom tablet for use with Adobe Lightroom and get more control over lighting and tonal adjustments, retouching, and compositing.

31m 56s Intermediate 61,024 Views
Macphun Software: Tips and Techniques
Richard Harrington
Learn how to enhance tonality, create black-and-white images, remove unwanted details from photos, and much more, with the Mac-based Macphun photo editing software.

2h 23m Intermediate 9,387 Views
Up and Running with Photoshop Fix
Chris Orwig
Get up and running with Photoshop Fix, the mobile app that brings Photoshop-like image enhancement features to the iPad and iPhone.

36m 58s Beginner 13,650 Views
Becci Manson, Retouching and Restoring
Becci Manson
Watch a profile of Becci Manson, professional retoucher for photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, who also organized volunteers to restore photographs damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami.

13m 3s Appropriate for all 12,029 Views
Photoshop Insider Training: Rethinking the Essentials
Bryan O'Neil Hughes
Make sure your Photoshop skills take advantage of the program's latest capabilities with this look at current Photoshop best practices—with Photoshop insider Bryan O'Neil Hughes.

2h 31m Intermediate 193,403 Views
Portrait Project: Fixing a Group Photo
Chris Orwig
Learn how to enhance and combine multiple group photos to get the best expression out of each member of the group, using Lightroom and Photoshop.

51m 1s Intermediate 52,877 Views
Portrait Project: Fixing a Distracting Background
Chris Orwig
Explore three ways to fix and/or remove distracting backgrounds and foregrounds.

1h 23m Intermediate 98,711 Views
Portrait Project: Enhancing an Environmental Portrait of a Model
Chris Orwig
Enhance any environmental portrait with Camera Raw and Photoshop, using these techniques for optimizing tonality and removing distractions.

46m 48s Intermediate 45,270 Views
Portrait Project: Retouching a Studio Portrait
Chris Orwig
Learn how to retouch and enhance studio portraits in post, with Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop.

1h 19m Intermediate 172,359 Views
Processing Product Photos with Photoshop
Kevin Stohlmeyer
Learn how to color correct, retouch, and enhance product shots with Photoshop and turn in images that will delight your clients.

1h 31m Intermediate 176,202 Views
Photoshop Retouching Techniques: Hair
Timothy Sexton
Learn how to enhance the look of different types and textures of hair, including curly, thin, and short hair, and create a lux look.

2h 8m Intermediate 91,641 Views
Photoshop Retouching Techniques: Faces
Timothy Sexton
Learn how to improve the color and contrast of a model's face, correct posture, smooth skin, and soften strong features, with tips from a professional retoucher.

1h 25m Intermediate 174,641 Views
Photoshop Retouching Techniques: Skin
Timothy Sexton
Master retoucher Timothy Sexton returns to share his insights on retouching skin: reducing blemishes, removing wrinkles, smoothing texture, and more.

2h 42m Intermediate 144,203 Views
Enhancing a Portrait of a Young Woman in Lightroom
Jan Kabili
Learn to retouch and enhance a portrait of a young woman using subtle image adjustments in Photoshop Lightroom.

1h 25m Appropriate for all 112,152 Views
Retouching Bridal Portraits with Photoshop
Chris Orwig
Learn how to make brides look their best with natural and creative enhancements to wedding photos in Photoshop.

2h 41m Intermediate 146,529 Views
Up and Running with Photoshop Automation
Richard Harrington
Learn how to utilize actions and automation in Adobe Photoshop and Bridge to speed up your workflow.

2h 37m Intermediate 81,313 Views
Portrait Retouching with Aperture
Derrick Story
Learn how to retouch portraits and make your subjects look their best with Aperture.

1h 55m Intermediate 38,761 Views
Photoshop Insider Training: Photo Restoration
Bryan O'Neil Hughes
Learn how to restore damaged photos from the Photoshop senior product manager.

1h 11m Intermediate 170,136 Views
Photoshop Retouching Techniques: Fashion Editorial
Timothy Sexton
Learn to enhance fashion spreads with this Photoshop tutorial, while keeping the integrity of the original photos intact.

58m 10s Intermediate 100,520 Views
Photoshop Retouching Techniques: Beauty Portraits
Timothy Sexton
Build the foundation for mastering the art of fashion retouching, from a professional retoucher, in this photoshop tutorial.

1h 12m Intermediate 187,897 Views
Enhancing Photos with iPhoto
Richard Harrington
Discover how to improve your photos using iPhoto. Enhancing Photos with iPhoto, with Rich Harrington, shows how to crop and straighten photos, remove red eye, retouch blemishes, remove noise, add special effects, and improve exposure, color, and contrast.

1h 30m Beginner 60,984 Views
Photoshop CS6 for Photographers New Features
Chris Orwig
Addresses the newest version of Photoshop from a photographer's perspective—helping users of previous versions of Photoshop make upgrade decisions and get up to speed with CS6.

3h 33m Intermediate 266,005 Views
Photoshop Elements 11 Essentials: 02 Editing and Retouching Photos
Jan Kabili
Go beyond the automatic editing features in Photoshop Elements and find out how to make sophisticated edits using the Expert Edit mode and Camera Raw.

4h 17m Beginner 179,723 Views
Enhancing an Environmental Portrait with Photoshop
Chris Orwig
Photographer, author, and teacher Chris Orwig details a variety of Photoshop postprocessing techniques that enhance the authenticity and mood of an environmental portrait.

1h 12m Intermediate 99,516 Views
Aperture 3 Essential Training (2012)
Derrick Story
Covers the entire photographic workflow in Aperture, from import to enhancement to output, plus special 3.3 features like Retina display support and iPhoto integration.

8h 19m Beginner 604,321 Views
Up and Running with Photoshop Elements 11
Jan Kabili
Get a friendly, approachable introduction to the organizing, editing, and sharing features in Photoshop Elements 11.

2h 46m Beginner 115,862 Views
Photoshop Insider Training: Enhancing Photos
Bryan O'Neil Hughes
Photoshop senior product manager Bryan O'Neil Hughes takes you on an insider's tour of the key photo-enhancement features in Photoshop CS6.

1h 37m Intermediate 189,183 Views
Photoshop for Photographers: Portrait Retouching
Chris Orwig
Details the tools every photographer needs to retouch portraits to make them look their best while remaining authentic.

6h 4m Intermediate 876,519 Views
Photoshop Image Cleanup Workshop
Tim Grey
Fix nagging problems that can lessen the impact of your images.

2h 24m Intermediate 27,042 Views
Up and Running with Photoshop Elements 9
Chad Chelius
Master the program's interface and learn about organizing and sharing your images, cropping and straightening photos, retouching images, and more.

3h 57m Beginner 10,132 Views
Photoshop CS5: Athletic Retouching Projects
Chris Orwig
Add energy, motion, and strength to portraits and shots of athletes in action, using Photoshop CS5.

6h 9m Intermediate 182,379 Views
Photoshop CS5: Fashion Retouching Projects
Chris Orwig
Demonstrates enhancing and correcting photographs for the fashion industry.

4h 30m Intermediate 341,901 Views
Photoshop CS5: Portrait Retouching
Chris Orwig
Focuses on the specific tools every photographer needs to retouch images and keep them looking genuine.

11h 2m Intermediate 1,249,700 Views
Photoshop CS4 Retouching: Fashion Photography Projects
Chris Orwig
Professional photographer Chris Orwig demonstrates specific techniques for bringing out the best in beauty and fashion images.

7h 2m Intermediate 542,856 Views
Photoshop CS4 Portrait Retouching Essential Training
Chris Orwig
Explores Photoshop CS4's deep resources and inspires photographers to do their creative best.

12h 23m Intermediate 919,172 Views
Beyond Skin: Going Deeper with Photoshop CS3
Lee Varis
Lee Varis uses Photoshop CS3 as a digital darkroom to bring out the best in photos of people, faces, and bodies.

3h 56m Intermediate 277,704 Views
Photoshop CS3 Portrait Retouching Techniques
Chris Orwig
Shows the entire process of retouching a portrait, from start to finish.

8h 35m Intermediate 413,336 Views
Photoshop CS3 Portrait Retouching Essentials
Chris Orwig
A hands-on tour of the retouching secrets used by pros to make people look their best in photos.

10h 18m Intermediate 635,602 Views

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