Commercial retouching workflow with sef mccullough free download

You will see what critique there is from a remote photographer, and Sef's real time feedback and execution as they work through the finest details to complete the assignment.

Not only do you get to see the execution of the shoe, but also Sef's retouching color shift workflow to create multiple variations for the client with one image. He has mentored retouchers, designers, and photographers wanting to break into the field of retouching.

To his credit, those artists now make a pretty nice living. Sef often collaborates to develop new workflows, and is passionate about teaching and making the commercial retouching process accessible. With the creative brief established, follow the road map with high end retoucher, Sef McCullough. In this first step of the process, learn best practices to establish a clean, logical workspace in Photoshop. Learn from an experienced pro, how to optimize the right tools in an organized way, so that creativity doesn't become hampered by technology.

Learn to customize your own workspace and save presets that will transition through Photoshop versions and updates. This 13 hour tutorial uses Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Raw practice images are also included. Do you have a workflow set up when a client asks to swap shoes, turn a white shirt black, or change the clothes of a model? Well you do now with this industry standard workflow by veteran Sef McCullough. It's not a series of tips to do stuff in Photoshop, it's work experience.

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Tuesday, November 23, Get help. Download Free Courses. COM is our file hosting service, please support us to maintain service by becoming premium membership. Begin to integrate some of the finer details in the retouch, adding creative elements to the bubble sole of the athletic shoe. Use flares that were shot by photographer, Adam Levy, and integrate them into the product story.

Jump back over from Photoshop to Capture One, and select the best exposures for the light flares. Use channel masking to create a clean composite for the new integrated elements. Learn the value of a staged, intelligent workflow, building in flexibility for client feedback. Using paths, curves, and group, learn to color grade add additional lighting effects to bring the Nike Air Max athletic shoe closer to a finished look.

Utilized the organization from the early stages of the retouching process and leverage the power of masks. Work through the length of the shoe, from toe to heel, assessing color, complement, and balance to create a professional color grade. Before sending the image off for round 1 review, use a couple of finishing moves to bring the entire creative image together. Using high-pass and some grain across the surface of the shoe, create a consistent, finished surface.

Learn do develop a process for finishing with subtle details to set your retouching apart from the rest. With the creative complete, learn to assess the image for any final mistakes before sending images off for client review. With the first round of retouching complete, learn best practices for sending files to your client.

Learn the advantage of using prepared actions, that duplicate and flatten your image. Prepare the image into a review ready format, with optimum compression settings and send the file using standard FTP options for client review. With the first round of retouching sent to the client, watch a real world client interaction, between retoucher, Sef McCullough and photographer, Adam Levy.

Watch a live breakdown and discussion about assessing current work, pushing the creative further, taking client feedback, and developing a process for the second round of retouching.

With fresh notes from the creative brief, work with high end retoucher, Sef McCullough, to execute the notes from the first review. Using the markup notes from the call, begin to incorporate the feedback into the working file. Begin with the most intensive notes and work forward to refine the creative.

Learn workflow practices that allow you to see your progress as you continue to refine the image. Address cleanup, brightness and saturation. Create an effect for transillumination or sub-surface light scattering.

Learn now to address photographer's notes, maintain the relationship, while problem solving the creative.

Reference backplates and address the notes, moving the creative though the second round of retouching in Photoshop. With the first round of revisions complete, observe as high end retoucher, Sef McCullough, works through a second live review to go over the image progress. In the review, watch as the photograph gives detailed notes on the color, lighting effects and refines his vision.

Listen as Sef, asks pointed questions to move the edit closer to a finished, deliverable image. After receiving final approval from the client, apply the final changes to create a commercial deliverable image. Integrate a new shadow for more speed and shape. Password recovery. Recover your password. Tuesday, November 23, Get help.

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