Glamour Retouching Class

[rickp1]

Not often do I attend a course or workshop were I'm blown away by what's being taugh and by how to achieve that what's being taught. Sunday was an exception.

This past weekend I attended a 3.5 hour glamour retouching class by CRW Media (Professional Photo Retouching - Glamour, Bridal and more | CRWmedia LLC). We were taught how to get that amazing magazine cover result in a very simple and easy way to do it. We used about about half a dozen basic photoshop tools to achieve that final look and the results were absolutely amazing. The simplicity is what's genius about it. I'm by no means a PS guru so this was right up my alley.

I am by no means affiliated to this organization and benefit in no way at all by endorsing them. But regardless, I would like to recommend CRWMedia and Christine (our instructor) (Professional Photo Retouching - Glamour, Bridal and more | CRWmedia LLC). If you want to learn a VERY effective and simple way to edit your portraits with photoshop and achieve magazine quality results in just a few hours, attend Christine's class when she's in your area, I guarantee you wont regret it.

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[zona5101]

very nice! Looking forward to seeing some of the things you learned on some future posts!

[i speak in math]

The examples on their site just look like over-smoothed messes. There is no skin texture! That is not how photos in a magazine look. Pick up a Vogue and leaf through it. There are many amazing images throughout, but not many that look like the ones in their portfolio.

[rickp1]

Zona,
Yeah I'm looking forward to practicing and applying what was learned.

ISOM,
I don't know what to tell you except to each his own. She has worked for some major magazine names in the past, so I would assume she's doing something right.

Some people think HDR looks good too, I don't for the most part. Does that mean there's not a place for it, again, I would assume to say no.



R.

[prabbit237]

Originally Posted by i speak in math

The examples on their site just look like over-smoothed messes. There is no skin texture! That is not how photos in a magazine look. Pick up a Vogue and leaf through it. There are many amazing images throughout, but not many that look like the ones in their portfolio.

I agree that they are overdone (but then again, I've been known to do that a time or two myself.) Some of them look OK but the 1st one in the portfolio page is definitely too smoothed over.