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Real Retouching: A Professional Step-by-Step Guide
by Carrie Beene
Focal Press | February 2011 | ISBN-10: 0240814177 | PDF | 224 pages | 17 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Retouching-Professional-Step---Step/dp/0240814177
From the perfect glossy pages of a magazine to the larger-than-life images floating on a billboard in the sky, image retouching has become a key component of today's digital photography world. So popular, in fact, that the sheer act of retouching has become its own verb as we often ask ourselves, "I wonder if this image was Photoshopped?" Sometimes controversial but widely accepted, and even expected, excellent retouching skills are crucial to finding success in the field of digital imaging. As you work through the clear step-by-step instructions in the book using the images provided on the bonus CD, you'll learn how to do real retouching jobs from start to finish, including each and every technical step along the way. You'll also get behind the scenes advice for talking to clients and establishing a workflow to ensure that your client gets the results they are looking for. If you're a student or aspiring professional just starting out in the world of retouching, the information found in this book can help you find work in the advertising/retouching industry. If you're already a working photographer, you'll be able to add retouching to your repertoire as an additional offering to your clients. Carrie Beene is a professional retoucher and educator who has worked with some of the world's most prestigious companies, including Revlon, MAC, and L'Oreal, and has contributed imagery to such renowned publications as the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Vanity Fair. In this excellent new book, she'll share the techniques she has learned and developed over the years to help you navigate the often mysterious world of image retouching.
* Offers insider advice through never before published retouching secrets to give you a leg up on the competition
* Includes practical and thorough coverage of exactly how to fix real life problems that you can apply to any retouching job, so that you can present yourself and your work like a professional
* The only book of its kind that focuses solely on retouching for the aspiring retoucher or working professional
About the Author
Carrie graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1982 with a BFA in Painting. She moved to NY and began painting and showing her work there and in Europe and the Caribbean throughout the 80's and 90's before going digital, taking off a year to intensively study Photoshop and high-end retouching. Carrie began retouching professionally in 2000 and moved quickly into high-end ad retouching. In 2005 she formed her own retouching house, Otto Imaging, LLC and now retouches for fashion and beauty advertising through Otto and CarrieNYC (www.carrienyc.com). Carrie has retouched for MAC, Revlon, Maybelline, Elizabeth Arden, L'Oreal, Chantecaille, DEVA, Shape Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Elle, Glamour, Vogue, W, OK Magazine, Paper, V magazine, Vanity Fair, ID, Allure, Arena and more. Carrie teaches in the MPS Digital Photography Department at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Her classes include Beauty Retouching and the Business of Professional Retouching. Her speaking and training engagements include PhotoPlus, RetouchPRO and PhotoshopPro webcasts, and frequent visiting artist lectures at the School of Visual Arts.
Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Retouching Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Chapter 1: The Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2: The Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Chapter 3: The Powder Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .65
Chapter 4: The Tube Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Chapter 5: Composing the Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Chapter 6: Integrating the Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Chapter 7: Makeup and Hair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Chapter 8: The Markups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Chapter 9: Delivering the File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
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