This opens up a whole new set of lighting possibilities which one might have previously avoided - for purely technical reasons. High dynamic range (HDR) images enable photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a camera could capture in a single photo. This thorough tutorial walks you through the basic concept of HDR photography and how to use Photoshop to make your photographs pop. Using the HDR Feature in Photoshop CS2/CS3 * Using the HDR Feature in Photoshop CS2/CS3 We promised some good HDR and Retouching techniques - so here they are, even one from Mr. Pratik makes it so simple and uses some really innovative ways of getting things done (dodge and burn without the actual dodge and burn tools for example).Ĭolor correction and evening skin-tone was a big problem for me - not after this series! My retouching looks 1000 times better after watching only a few tutorials from this series! Best money I ever spent on retouching education! Thank you Pratik!” Arlene B.We’re back, catching up on unfinished business from our last Retouching post several weeks ago. I love the actions provided, especially the "retouching setup" which sets up your initial "game plan" layers with adjustment layers, masks, curves, etc. Pratik offers some incredible tips on how NOT to get in that retouch-jumble of working on everything at once and ways to help you stay on track. I've purchased several other retouching tutorials by other togs and while they each taught me something valuable, I haven't seen a series like this that leads you by the virtual hand from the very beginning (the hardest part is knowing where to start), to tackling some of the most common issues in photos (hard lines, clothing wrinkles, fly-aways, and more). “EXTREMELY impressed with this retouching series by Pratik Naik. Other than those issues, this is a spectacular series that it's worth the price. And after the video was produced, and the sound distortion noted, there should have been a pickup recording to correct the defect. For the most part, the sound is great but it's clear that there was nobody monitoring the sound while recording. When producing a professional video, audio must be impeccable. On a similar token, the quality of the narration degraded a few times, sounds like there were microphone problems. The music itself is not bad, but the sound production is just not up to standard. For such a long sequence you would expect professional music but the soundtrack uses very fake-sounding orchestra that detracts from the otherwise professional product. I would understand a 10-15 second opening sequence but what is the opening titles here are just too long and forces the viewer to scrub forward to skip the filler. ![]() Seeing the montage with music once is enough, to have to go through that sequence for each video is just a waste of time. The main problem is with the opening titles. I would give it 4.5 stars but that option is not available. The only reason why I didn't give 5 stars to this product is about production values. You will be hard pressed to find another video tutorial series that provides this much content, focused topics, a great teacher, and everything under $100. Having the option to download the videos is great. The teacher has an excellent grasp of the subject and the length of the videos is perfect. Unlike other retouching series, which are generic and cover a lot of topics that make finding the relevant information hard, this library is very focused and well designed. “This is a must-have for anybody who is doing retouching for portraits. Your course is certainly worth every cent as I have done classes full time and some online, but your teaching methods are so clear and easy to follow that it is very easy to pick up and understand your teaching. And thank you so much Pratik, for sharing your knowledge. ![]() Can you please help me with this, or perhaps do a separate tutorial on this? It may already be there in one of the lessons I have not done yet. And yet, when I watch you or Sue clone, this does not happen and you both make it look so easy. When checking the internet for this problem there are thousands of people who also experience similar problems. Then I cannot paint where I want to paint because the image will not keep still. This happens as soon as I choose my clone source. Whenever I try to use these two tools I always seem to get a double image with the top image moving all over the place. “I am loving this course and my skills have really improved, even though I am only half way through the videos! The only things I seem to be having trouble with are the cloning tool and the healing brush tool.
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