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04 Dec
Business & Clients, Successful Retouching Business

How to Avoid Excessive Revisions in Retouching By Galina Trush

After more than 12 years in high-end retouching, working on campaigns for beauty and fashion brands like Dior, YSL, Diesel, and magazines such as Vogue, L’Officiel, and Cosmopolitan, alongside photographers and celebrities, I’ve learned that mastering your craft is...

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01 Dec
Industry & Community News, Successful Retouching Business

Cyber Monday: Up to 45% Off on all Courses & Retouching Panels

For this Black Friday & Cyber Monday, we’re doing something we only do once a year: Complete Mastery bundle - 45% OFF All our core retouching courses are neatly packed into one Complete Retouching Mastery bundle with over 22 hours of in-depth video lessons,...

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24 Oct
Efficiency & Productivity, Software for Retouching

Important Update: Legacy RA Panels and the New UXP Upgrade

⚠️ This article is important for legacy RA Panels users. Since 2022, Adobe has been gradually retiring the legacy CEP framework used by non-UXP Photoshop extensions like our old Retouching panels, including the Beauty Retouch v3.3 and earlier versions. With the...

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03 Oct
Beauty Retouching, Software for Retouching, Video Tutorial

Skin Work & Frequency Separation Section on the latest Beauty Retouch Panel

Skin Work & Frequency Separation Section The Skin Work & Frequency Separation (FS) section of the Beauty Retouch panel features a variety of scripts based on the Frequency Separation technique. This technique is a powerful tool when used correctly, and a quick...

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08 Sep
Freelance Business, Industry & Community News, Real World Practices

AI in Vogue: The Pushback

In its August 2025 issue, Vogue featured an AI-generated model in a Guess ad, prompting a wave of subscriber cancellations: Vogue’s AI-Generated Models Spark Reader Fury And Industry Panic, Forbes, July 29, 2025. The reaction from readers and the broader creative...

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28 Aug
Freelance Business, Industry & Community News

Reinventing Your Creative Career: Evolve Your Skills Without Starting Over

Concept by JENN MCINTYRE, Written BY JENN MCINTYRE & JULIA KUZMENKO MCKIM The creative market is undergoing its biggest transformation of our time. For newer professionals, it’s the first significant disruption of their careers. For seasoned pros, it echoes the early...

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18 Jul
Freelance Business, Real World Practices

Industries That Rely on Photo & Video Production in 2025

Obviously, most of us are wondering about the future of freelance photography, video, and post-production as we watch the flood of new Gen AI tools and platforms that can generate highly realistic visuals in seconds continue to accelerate.

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24 Apr
Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

BETA Testers Wanted: New Tools on the Beauty Retouch Panel

⚠️ This new version is currently only available to BETA Testers. We’re excited to invite our Beauty Retouch panel users to BETA test the new version of the Beauty Retouch Panel. This early-access release gives a select group of our users...

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01 Apr
Business & Clients, Freelance Business, Industry & Community News

What is Freelance in the Visual Industry

What is the Visual Industry? The Visual Industry is a broad field of sectors dedicated to producing visual content to communicate messages and shape experiences. Visual Arts are forms of art that are visual in nature, created to be appreciated through...

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26 Mar
Freelance Business, Industry & Community News

Adobe Stock Limits Contributors to One Account

As of March 25th, 2025, Adobe will no longer allow the creation of multiple Adobe Stock Contributor accounts without written approval. This quiet but important policy shift signals Adobe’s intent to streamline its contributor ecosystem, affecting not only photographers but...

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10 Mar
Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Fixing Dry or Chapped Lips in Beauty & Portrait Retouching

📌  This is an outtake from our Skin Retouching course: Lesson Lesson 3.6 Fixing Dry or Chapped Lips. Find Student logins here. Chapped, dry, or cracked lips are common issues in portrait and beauty. They certainly can detract from the...

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28 Feb
Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial

Frequency Separation: Gaussian Blur vs Median

📌  This is an outtake from our Skin Retouching course: Lesson 2.3.1 Frequency Separation, Part 1. Find Student logins here. While the Frequency Separation technique (FS) is sometimes criticized—often for valid reasons—it has a place in our retouching workflow for...

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17 Feb
Freelance Business, Hardware & Tools

Top Monitors for Retouching in 2025

For a creative professional, the monitor isn't just another piece of equipment; it's a crucial precision tool for producing professional content. Every editing decision, from adjusting highlights and contrast to color corrections and color matching, relies entirely on the accuracy...

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13 Jan
Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

Quickly fix skin texture problems in Photoshop

We all have shoots when models or clients show up with breakouts. Re-scheduling or re-shooting is usually not an option, so we must be able to correct some visible skin issues in post-production. Typically, smaller blemishes and makeup mistakes can...

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23 Nov
Beauty Retouching, Video Tutorial, Working With Colors

Quick Color Corrections in Beauty Retouching

Color correction is one of the most essential aspects of beauty retouching, and the MUA Retouch Panel makes it simple, quick, and intuitive by mimicking the color correctors used in real-world makeup application. The four Color Corrector options on the...

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