Image Editing & Retouching
A Practical Guide to Image Metadata and Rights
The information carried inside an image file: capture data, copyright, creator, licensing terms and description. Key takeaways Standards: EXIF for capture data,...
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Image Editing & Retouching
A Practical Guide to Background Removal at Scale
Removing backgrounds across a large volume of images to a consistent standard, usually for e-commerce. Key takeaways Automated tools: effective on simple subjec...
Image Editing & Retouching
Image Accessibility and Alt Text: The Decisions That Matter
Providing a text alternative that conveys what an image communicates, for people who cannot see it. Key takeaways WCAG requirement: text alternatives for non-te...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get Perspective and Lens Correction Right
Correcting the geometric distortion a lens introduces and the converging verticals that come from tilting a camera. Key takeaways Barrel and pincushion distorti...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get Print Preparation Right
Preparing files for physical output: color conversion, resolution, bleed, trim and proofing. Key takeaways Color space: CMYK, profiled for the specific press an...
Image Editing & Retouching
Image SEO, Done Properly
Making images findable and useful to search engines: filenames, alt text, structured data, sitemaps and delivery. Key takeaways Filename: descriptive filenames...
Image Editing & Retouching
Retouching Workflow and Handover: The Decisions That Matter
Organizing a retouching job so that revisions are cheap and the files mean something to whoever opens them next. Key takeaways Layer discipline: named, grouped...
Image Editing & Retouching
Responsive Image Delivery, Done Properly
Serving the right image file for the device, viewport and pixel density that requested it. Key takeaways srcset: offers the browser several files to choose from...
Image Editing & Retouching
A Practical Guide to Ghost Mannequin and Apparel Imagery
Producing garment images that show the shape of the item without a visible model or mannequin. Key takeaways Method: composite several exposures — garment on fo...
Image Editing & Retouching
Noise Reduction in Images, Done Properly
Reducing sensor noise from high-sensitivity or underexposed captures without destroying the detail underneath it. Key takeaways Noise types: luminance noise and...
Image Editing & Retouching
Vector Graphics and Logos, Done Properly
Artwork defined as shapes and paths rather than pixels, so it can be scaled to any size without loss. Key takeaways Vector formats: SVG for the web, EPS and PDF...
Image Editing & Retouching
Image Asset Management, Done Properly
Storing, naming, tagging and versioning images so the right file can be found and the wrong one is not published. Key takeaways Naming: a consistent convention...
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