I want to learn professional retouching techniques. Help?

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Vivian Sargent
Oct 20, 2008
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I am currently a graphic designer and use Adobe programs, but I am extremely interested in professional photo retouching. How/what/where do I need to do/learn/go to make this happen? I’ve seem some software that claims to do this, but it all looks a little shady to me. All help will be deeply appreciated…and if there is another forum that I can post to also, I’m all ears!

Thank you!!!
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dave_milbut
Oct 20, 2008
many consider this to be the retouching "holy grail"…

< http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Restoration-Retouching-Voice s-Matter/dp/0321316274/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qi d=1224519448&sr=8-3>

you can also try your local community college. and google has tons of results for free tutorials. youtube has more and more content on working with photoshop too.

hope this gets you started.
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J_Maloney
Oct 20, 2008
lynda.com is very good, and there is a lot of free content to get you hooked.

Some books: 1 < http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Restoration-Retouching-Voice s-Matter/dp/0321316274/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&a mp;qid=1224519648&sr=8-1>, 2 < http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Masking-Compositing-VOICES-E ismann/dp/0735712794/ref=pd_bbs_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qi d=1224519648&sr=8-8>, 3 < http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS3-One-One/dp/0596529 759/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224519694& sr=8-5>, and 4 < http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Digital-Photographers-Voices -Matter/dp/0321501918/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid =1224519875&sr=1-5>.
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Phosphor
Oct 20, 2008
"…you can also try your local community college"

I suppose a local college would be worth a cursory look, but I get the sense that unless it’s a course taught by an adjunct professor, someone who has dedicated their life’s work to the subject—as opposed to teaching a community college-level course—it’s not going to be that great of a course. Top level retouching just don’t seem to be taught as a regular course in most colleges…none that I’ve heard of, anyway.

Money & time would be much better spent on Katrin Eismann’s books, maybe some specifically-focused video series and specialized seminars, either in person or online.
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John_R_Nielsen
Oct 20, 2008
I can’t believe some dimwit on Amazon gave the Eismann book zero stars. I find it one of the best Photoshop books I own.
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John Joslin
Oct 20, 2008
Yup!
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grahamtav
Oct 21, 2008
Vivian

Katrin Eismann’s books are ace – invest in her books and you won’t regret it!!

grahamtav
Oct 21, 2008
Both Katrin Eismann and Martin Evening’s books on Photoshop are a sure bet for anybody learning Photoshop.
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Vivian Sargent
Oct 23, 2008
You all ROCK! Thank you!

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