Image Editing & Retouching
A Practical Guide to Pixels, PPI and DPI
The difference between an image's pixel dimensions, its pixels per inch setting for print, and a printer's dots per inch. Key takeaways Pixel dimensio...
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Image Editing & Retouching
Cut-outs, retouching, color and composites at volume, with the detail a product page needs.
Image Editing & Retouching
Frequency Separation: What Actually Works
A retouching technique that splits an image into a low-frequency layer for color and tone and a high-frequency layer for texture, so each can be edited separate...
Image Editing & Retouching
Liquify and Body Reshaping, Done Properly
Using Photoshop's Liquify filter to push, pull and reshape parts of an image, from fixing clothing folds to altering faces and bodies. Key takeaways Liquif...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get LUTs and Color Lookup for Photos Right
Applying look-up tables, usually .cube files, to photographs to give them a consistent color treatment across a set. Key takeaways Look-up table: maps each inpu...
Image Editing & Retouching
Resampling Methods, Done Properly
The algorithms software uses to calculate new pixels when an image is made larger or smaller. Key takeaways Bicubic: Photoshop offers smoother and sharper bicub...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get Product Shadows and Reflections Right
Adding or rebuilding shadows and reflections under products after background removal so they look grounded rather than floating. Key takeaways Natural shadows:...
Image Editing & Retouching
Watermarks and Copyright Information: The Decisions That Matter
Visible watermarks and embedded copyright metadata used to identify ownership of images. Key takeaways Copyright management information: 17 U.S.C. 1202 restrict...
Image Editing & Retouching
Virtual Staging, Done Properly
Digitally adding furniture and decor to photos of empty rooms, mostly for real estate and rental listings. Key takeaways Purpose: helps buyers imagine furnished...
Image Editing & Retouching
HDR Merging and Exposure Blending: The Decisions That Matter
Combining several photos taken at different exposures into one image that holds detail in both highlights and shadows. Key takeaways Bracketing: shooting the sa...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get White Balance Correction Right
Adjusting the color temperature and tint of photos so whites look neutral and colors look true. Key takeaways Color temperature: measured in kelvin Raw files: a...
Image Editing & Retouching
How to Get Social Media Image Dimensions Right
Sizing and cropping images for each social platform's feeds, stories and pins so they display without awkward crops. Key takeaways Pinterest: recommends a...
Image Editing & Retouching
Optimizing SVG Files: What Actually Works
Cleaning up SVG files exported from design tools so they are smaller, safer and easier to style on websites. Key takeaways Editor metadata: design tools often a...
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