MODEL SPOTLIGHT: Yachiko @ Bellona (Tokyo)
December 17, 2010 -  2 Comments

In the Model Spotlight, we post one of our favorite models that we've met at a casting, worked with, or NEED to work with! Meet...

RETOUCHING WORKFLOW: Are You Organized? (+ FREE ACTION DOWNLOAD)
December 16, 2010 -  27 Comments

As a retoucher, I'm always trying to find ways to save time. There are many tips and tricks to make this happen, but today...

Top 15 Photoshop Shortcuts and the Top Secrets You Don’t Know About
December 8, 2010 -  7 Comments

A busy retoucher likes to save time anywhere possible. Whether its using and action or a keyboard shortcut, shaving seconds...

Get Out of Your Comfy Chair
October 20, 2010 -  2 Comments

A few months ago KMR and I went to a seminar hosted by APA NY titled “Working with a Retoucher.” Stephan Sagmiller of Cyan Jack was the speaker and he brought up some very good points. One of the things that I got out of it was that I need to take me and my nice comfy chair away from my desk and see what is going on out in the studio more often. A lot of the time, as a retoucher, find myself face to face with an image on my screen that I had no idea was ever shot. I usually have never seen or met the models...

There’s More To The Story: “Boardwalk Romance”
October 11, 2010 -  No comment

Sometimes our favorite shots from editorial projects, just don't make it in to print. Most of the time it's due to space...

“Boardwalk Romance” – New Editorial in W25 Magazine, Issue 25, October 2010
October 1, 2010 -  3 Comments

My second fashion editorial this year for W25 Magazine has been released in their October 2010 Issue. Our goal with "Boardwalk...