Portrait Retouching Course
Course Description
Made for portrait photographers, this course will take your portraits to the next level making sure it competes with the best out there.
In this course you’ll learn about how to professionally retouch eyes, teeth, skin, lips, hair as well as many more advanced techniques such as adjusting clothing, how to colour grade portraits correctly and how to professionally retouch newborn photography. This is a one stop solution ensuring you learn the pro techniques to push your work into places you never thought possible.
To give you the full range of skills you’ll need, the course is taught via Photoshop, Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. And as always with TSOP it’s delivered in an easy-to-understand way, breaking down this complex subject into manageable learning tasks anyone can understand. The course also comes complete with all the raw files allowing you to follow along with the edits with ease.
Master the art of flawless portrait editing with our comprehensive retouching course.
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What you will learn
Introduction to portrait retouching and its importance in pro portraits
Processing Raw files in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom
Easy working between Lightroom and Photoshop
Advanced uses of the Clone Stamp and Healing Brush Tools
How to colour grade for portraiture
Pro retouching of skin, eyes, teeth, hair
Adjustment Layers
Layer Masking
Sharpening portraiture for reduced noise
Layer Blend Modes
Selecting and refining selections
Frequency Separation
Photoshop Filters
Creating flawless skin
Retouching for a natural look
Adjusting skin colour
Adjusting clothing
Working with multiple layers and layer groups
Newborn retouching
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“I've taken plenty of Photoshop courses and if you want to grasp how Photoshop fits into the overall toolbox of the photographer, this is the course to take. Marc is a gifted teacher, truly. You'll not only become a better, more proficient PS user, but taking this course will improve your photography too. Well worth the investment and highly recommended.” —Thom David – USA
Course Content
Lesson 1
Introduction to your Portrait Retouching Course
An introduction to how the course works, why and when we’ll be using Photoshop, Lightroom and ACR and what retouching portraits can do and why any serious portrait photographer needs to embrace it.
Lesson 2
Retouching in Lightroom
Although not common practice, it is possible to retouch faces in Lightroom and use it’s AI features to speed up your workflow. It is not as controlled as using Photoshop but Lr does have a place in retouching which we will explore in this lesson.
Lesson 3
Mastering the Healing and Cloning Tools
The Healing Brush and Clone Stamp tools are used for removing spots and blemishes. Here you’ll learn in detail how to use these tools to remove spots, blemishes and unwanted hair and put that knowledge into practice with a set task.
Lesson 4
Eyes
Getting the eyes right in any portrait is extremely important. It’s the first thing people look at and generally it shows the most emotion of the person. Here we’ve dedicated a whole lesson on this subject, teaching you several ways to retouch and brighten eyes enabling you to apply those skills to any portrait
Lesson 5
Teeth
A smile is clearly an important part of any portrait, and a little retouching here goes a long way. In this lesson your taught how to brighten teeth using advanced selections, masking and adjustment layers.
Lesson 6
Skin - Frequency Separation
Retouching skin is arguably the most important part of retouching. It’s very common to do this via a technique called Frequency Separation which enables you to separate the skin’s tones and colours from the skin’s texture, thus allowing you to work on both independently. Here you’re taught how to use this pro technique to get a flawless look to skin whilst putting it into practice in your set task.
Lesson 7
The Natural Look
Of course, there’s an argument to say that retouched portraits are fake with some people even stating that it’s cheating. So here you’ll learn ways to get a more natural look when retouching portraiture.
Lesson 8
Advanced Techniques 1 - Studio Portraits
In this lesson you’ll build upon what we’ve learnt previously as well as learn some more advanced techniques. We’re going to use an imperfect portrait, taken under studio lighting, and correct those imperfections using advanced retouching techniques. You’ll be taught how to adjust clothing, how to add make up and how to tone down burnt-out areas caused by studio lighting.
Lesson 9
Advanced Techniques 2 - Outside Portraits
In contrast to the last lesson, here you’ll learn more techniques using a portrait taken with natural light. You’ll be putting into practice all what’s been taught in the course plus learning where to take inspiration for colour toning and how to grade portraiture for a more harmonized colour pallet.
Lesson 10
Newborn Retouching
If you’re going to do portraiture, chances are you will try your hand at Newborn photography, and this is a genre of photography that certainly needs retouching. A newborn shoot can present problems as babies can develop milk spots. In this lesson you’ll learn how to address this problem and create beautiful newborn pictures that parents will love.
Lesson 11
Balancing exposures
An end to the course and recapping on all the great stuff you’ve learnt!
Who is this course for?
Photographers wanting to take their portraiture to the next level.
Intermediate Photoshop users wanting to fill any gaps of knowledge.
Photographers wanting to learn Photoshop skills to enhance portraiture.
Professional portrait photographers wanting their work to compete with the best out there.
Examples of Retouching, as taught in this online course
About your Tutor
Marc Newton is an educational speaker, author of the best seller Beginner Photography Book, teacher of photography and the founder of The School of Photography. He graduated with an honours degree in Photography in 2000 and over the years worked for many clients, turning his hand to many genres. He’s work has been exhibited around the UK and have had his work published in many national papers and magazines.
“Teaching Photography has been my passion for many years. I got my first paid photography job in 1997 whilst doing my photography degree, but in 2002 I decided to give teaching a go and I haven’t looked back since. I loved seeing the stunning imagery my students produced. I found the process of teaching filled me with a real sense of joy, and it still does today.
My success in teaching led me to become an Advanced skills Teacher and I started to train UK school teachers to deliver the Photography GCSE and A-Level curriculum. I wanted to take all of this teaching experience and offer it up to a wider audience, so in 2012 I started The School of Photography and now I teach this beautiful craft to people all over the world.”
View Marc’s exhibitions, awards and publication on his website here www.marcnewton.com/about
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Frequently asked questions
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On average, someone with a full-time job will complete the course in 1 to 2 months. But you can study at your own pace in your own time, with access to all lessons and resources.
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You can download any course assets like worksheets, RAW files, Lightroom presets, and Photoshop actions. Video lessons are stream-only, allowing unlimited online viewing.
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Yes! When you complete the course, you'll receive a certificate from The School of Photography.
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