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Photoshop Techniques To Shave Away Unwanted Body Hair We’re all mammals, which means that even the prettiest models are going to have some amount of body hair. There’s nothing wrong with this at all – but there are some instances when removin...
Join us as we discuss exactly what goes into a professional watch shoot with professional product photographer Rob Grimm! The finished photograph is a combination of multiple images. All of the elements were shot separately and merged together in post producti...
Click here for a behind the scenes video from this shoot! Using the Pen Tool The pen tool is a tricky tool to use at first, but once mastered it is a great option for making clean selections. By using it to select only the wall behind our model, we can create ...
Tricks of the Transform Tool Since our goal for this photo is to clear away the trees on the right-hand side, we’re going to have to use some of the dirt field and rotate it to match the perspective. By using the horizon and leading lines we can find our...
The Power of the Brush Tool Think that the brush tool is good for nothing but doodling glasses over people’s faces? Think again. By opening up the custom brush settings window, the brush becomes a powerful, multi-purpose tool. In this image by Jerome Day...
We’ve focused on retouching a lot here at Phlearn, taking care of zits, applying makeup in Photoshop, you name it. But we’ve never covered taking care of larger scale blemishes and redness, such as rosacea or in this case red powder. This technique...
Clipping Masks After we’ve brushed over the shadows underneath the eye, it’s important that skin texture we make is applied only to the brushed area. Using a clipping mask is a great way to achieve a seamless transition between the original skin an...
Yesterday we took you through our process in coming up with the perfect lighting for a portrait of Chris, Phlearn’s CFO, and today we’ll be taking you through the steps we took in Photoshop to bring our final image together! You can view Pt. 1 of t...
Clone Stamp VS Healing Brush Tool We get a lot of people asking us what the difference is between the healing brush tool and the clone stamp. While they both have similar uses, there is a difference in how these tools get the job done. Both of these tools let ...
Retouching a Retouch Retouching people is not easy, that being said there are some guidelines to follow to make sure people don’t come out looking distorted. Today we are going to take an image that has been retouched poorly, and fix it. Rules of Retouch...
Today’s Episode Today we are working on Joel’s image because he won last week’s contest! With over 140 votes, he did an awesome job. We are covering some great techniques that will help refine your photos. Some times even fixing a few small d...
Easily fix your under or overexposed photos for an awesome final image...
In today’s episode we’re going to show you how to fix the shadows underneath people’s eyes. In this photo taken by Angela, the sun has made some harsh shadow’s underneath Alex’s (the models) eyes. We’re not going to complete...
See how to brighten and darken certain areas of an image to create a look of more even lighting and shadows in photoshop...
How to get a lower ISO and reduce grain using filters and blur effects. ...
How to darken skin tone using adjustment layers and color channels...
It turns out that removing a tattoo in photoshop is a lot easier than removing one in real life....
See the best ways to remove distractions, add color and effects, and create mood to make your family images more unique....
Today we're covering all the differences between the clone stamp, healing brush, patch tool, content aware, and spot healing brush with skin retouching from one of our photos yesterday. ...
See how to add interest and create an artistic feel to your photos using color toning. First we'll analyze what could help the overall composition and use rocks that are already in the image to replace the bright sky....
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