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  • Retouching, Skin Smoothing, Blemish Removal

    How to remove blemishes, slightly blur the skin and bring back important highlights on a portrait with Photoshop.

  • Down There III


    down there III, originally uploaded by ´Amason.is`.

    Catchy Colors Photoblog

  • nikon d3 and d300

    pelican case put to the test with nikon d3 and d300.
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

  • Season 1 Episode 7 High End Photoshop Retouching LIz

    In this Episode, we will show you how to make your retouching “invisible”. Smooth corrections, smooth enhancements and minimal color manipulation keep images clean and natural-looking.
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

    In this tutorial, I will be showing you a method of making very smooth skin. Not just removing blemishes, but actually smoothening the skin while keeping the normal skin tones. Level: Easy/Medium
    Video Rating: 5 / 5

  • Canon launches EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM

    Canon has released the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM, aimed at being an affordable ‘L’-grade telephoto lens. It offers a ring-type ultrasonic autofocus motor, weatherproof construction, claimed four-stop image stabilization and a minimum focus distance of 1.2m, all in a package about the same size as the existing EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM. Additional features include an 8-bladed circular aperture, full-time manual focus override, and an optional tripod mount ring.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Lighten an image: Photoshop retouching:

    tutorialbucket.googlepages.com Classic fix for underexposed images fixes them in a jiffy. Use Screen mode!

  • Eye Retouching and Enhancing – Photoshop Tutorial

    Several different eye retouching tricks done in Adobe Photoshop to help enhance the eyes on a closeup portrait. See more tips, tricks and product reviews online at modifiedphoto.wordpress.com

    Enhancing Skin in Photoshop

  • Using a polarizing filter in landscape photography

    Jason P. Odell demonstrates the use of a polarizing filter on the Nikkor 17-35mm lens for obtaining optimal contrast in skies.
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

    www.dombower.com This video is a slow one showing the editing power of raw compared to jpeg. Although you should never have to change your images by 4 stops in post production this video is showing a point not a purpose. The extra amount of detail that is captured by raw images in highlight details and the lack of noise in shadows when brightened in post production.

  • (17 of 17) Photoshop CS3 Workflow for Photographers

    www.cbrush.com Photoshop CS3 for Photographers An Advanced, Precision Workflow 01) intro 02) camera raw pt. 1 03) camera raw pt. 2 04) workspace setup 05) liquify filter 06) cloning and healing 07) shadows and highlights 08) contrast with unsharp mask 09) dodging and burning 10) levels 11) curves 12) hue and saturation 13) local adjustment layers 14) adding a vignette 15) reduce noise and sharpen 16) enhancing with noise 17) final steps