Post Production
Retouch like a pro.Photoshop For Photographers
With the right instruction you’ll quickly discover how easy it is to harness the incredible power of Photoshop.
Retouching recommended equipment
Understanding digital images
Managing digital image files
Photoshop interface and tools
Using Masks, Burn & Dodge
Thinking and working efficiently
The basics of RAW file conversions
Practical demonstration on product retouch
Practical demonstration on landscape retouch
Practical demonstration on fashion retouch
Practical demonstration on interior retouch
Practical demonstration on business retouch
Practical demonstration on wedding retouch
Practical demonstration on beauty retouch
Key workflow essentials
Photoshop and Lightroom working together
Individual Photoshop Tools
Dedicated classes to help you learn Photoshop quickly and easily.
Understanding bit depth
Removing Objects Using Content-Aware Fill In Photoshop
How To Clean Paper Backgrounds In Photoshop
Understanding Histograms & How To Use Them
Retouching Clothes & Removing Creases
Live Photoshop Demonstration
Fundamentals of Post-Production – Live
How to use Curves
Making and using Masks
The Selection tools
How to burn and dodge in Photoshop
Preparing your images for print
Preparing your images for web
Adjusting colour in Photoshop
Colour Theory
Converting images to black and white
Removing a Person
How to create Actions in Photoshop
Master the Pen Tool
The Clone and Healing tools
How to create a custom workspace in Photoshop
Advanced Photoshop for Photographers
Discover professional industry retouching secrets that will transform your images.
Why we require retouching
Retouch beauty Part 1
Retouch beauty Part 2
Retouch beauty Part 3
Retouch beauty Part 4
Preparing “Visual Aid” layers
Home interior retouch
Product retouch Part 1
Product retouch Part 2
Hair advert retouch
Wedding couple retouch Part 1
Wedding couple retouch Part 2
Proper black & white conversions
Stellar Camera Product shoot
Advanced Photoshop for Photographers course: The outtakes
Compositing using Photoshop
Get creative and learn how to create amazing composite images in Photoshop.
An introduction to compositing in photoshop
Layering files & determining composition
Blending layers in Photoshop
How to cut out objects in Photoshop using the Pen Tool
Blending the subject into scene
Creating smoke effect using Photoshop Brush tool
Tools and techniques for colour grading adjustments in Photoshop
Advanced colour adjustments in Photoshop
Generating sparks and fire using Photoshop tools
Final grading and adjustments
An Introduction to 3D Modeling & CGI
Learn how to create impressive 3D models from an industry pro.
Frequency Separation Made Easy
Skin beauty retouching - the workflow.
Have you ever needed to retouch an image but never really had a plan or process to follow to get the job done? Karl simplifies the techniques of low frequency and high frequency separation for skin retouching, and explains the reasons behind it and demonstrates an incredibly quick process for smoothing skin without loosing the original texture, an alternative method of retouching that is speedier that previous methods shown in out Advanced Photoshop course but can still yield good results. Burn and dodge lighting techniques are also demonstrated and explained within this course.
Lightroom 6/CC for Photographers
Quickly learn the new features of this latest version of the Lightroom software.
This course not only teaches you how and when to correctly use Lightroom tools but also helps you develop your creative eye to better understand what needs enhancing in the first place. Karl works on a series of photos teaching you everything you need to look for and understand when enhancing your photography so that you can get some incredible detail and make the most out of the shots from your camera.
Lightroom 4 for Photographers
Learn how to get the most from Lightroom 4 with some top tips from Karl.
Whether your a complete beginner or a photography enthusiast, photo editing skills are very important. In this tutorial Karl teaches you how to use everything from color correction and clone tools to adding graduated skies. If you are interested in getting the most out of this software then this is the course for you. This course was created before our Lightroom 6/CC course, the techniques covered are similar to some of those in our Lightromm 6/CC course however for those of you serious about advancing your knowledge of Lightroom it is beneficial for you to watch the process again with different images.
Photoshop Retouching with CS4/CS5
Master the essentials required for high-end industry retouching.
This course is aimed at photographers who want to improve the impact of their fashion, beauty or product images. Learn the essential tools and techniques for light shaping, skin smoothing, shading and much much more as Karl shows you exactly how he re-works beauty and product images to high end advertising and beauty standards.
Introduction & tools overview
Light Shaping overview
Before & after skin blemishes
Retouching stray hairs in Photoshop
Lips, eyes & eyebrows
Skin smoothing with dust & scratches
Light sculpting
Liquify shape shifting
Beauty retouching: Learning the process
Eye makeup
Light shaping
Finishing up
Fashion shot objects removal
Fixing discoloured hair roots
Liquify shape shifting extra
Using masks
Curves, Burn & Dodge
Creating white backgrounds in Photoshop for product images
Label fixes
Sharpening
Final touches
Post Production Extras
Further post production techniques and tips to help you get the most from your images.
In this section we have collected together all of our extra post production videos. These are not courses, they are simply short informative videos that we have created. Many of them can be found freely available on our YouTube Channel however we have catalogued them here without advertising to offer easy access for our members’ convenience.
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