Organizations to Join
Lesson 53 from: The Business of Professional Photo RetouchingLisa Carney, Simon Peter Raible
Organizations to Join
Lesson 53 from: The Business of Professional Photo RetouchingLisa Carney, Simon Peter Raible
Lessons
Class Introduction
11:05 2Who Should Be a Retoucher?
09:18 3Genres of Retouching
15:25 4Comp vs Finish
06:34 5Lisa's Path to Retouching
08:51 6Simon's Path to Retouching
21:01 7Establishing a Look
16:54 8Who is The Client?
11:41What is The Job?
12:30 10How to Estimate a Job
17:25 11Pricing Your Jobs
10:34 12Billing
19:02 13Retouchers at Photoshoots Overview
08:14 14Budget Busters on Photoshoots
05:24 15Photo Coverage on Set
02:29 16Pre Shoot Communication
03:40 17Female Model Examples
12:28 18Male Model Examples
13:00 19On Set Recap
04:12 20Retouchers on Set Q&A
06:40 21Comping on Set
11:36 22Demo Images from Shoot
15:35 23Tools of The Trade
10:28 24Digital Bag of Tricks
14:14 25Getting Hired as a Retoucher
17:50 26Being a Retoucher Q&A
08:23 27Production Management
24:51 28Folder Naming Convention
08:40 29File Naming Convention
15:22 30Mark Ups
31:39 31Workflow Overview
08:44 32Computer Organization Workflow
13:39 33Software Organization & Brushes
11:47 34Libraries & Layer Management
14:31 35Office Space Workflow
07:22 36Build Your Network
07:39 37Finishing Touches Checklist
03:48 38Stacking Order
07:16 39Res-Up Files
03:42 40Sharpening Files
07:28 41Noise on Files
12:23 42File Types
04:10 43Quality Control
25:11 44Delivering Final Files
16:52 45When Issues Arise
03:01 46How to Mitigate Problems on Set
15:21 47Solving Problems in Post
08:29 48Casting Cards vs In Person
03:57 49How to Come Back from Mistakes
05:04 50Business & Promotion
08:31 51Website Portfolio Samples
12:49 52Promotion on Social Networks
05:44 53Organizations to Join
03:54 54Craftsmanship & Work Ethic
11:52Lesson Info
Organizations to Join
Organizations to join, APA, Advertising Photographers of America. ASMP, magazine photographers. AIGA, which is a graphic design organization. And Adobe User Group. This is just 4 out of a multitude. Why would you join organizations that are photo related? Because they hire retouchers. Designers, ad agencies, hire retouchers. This is why you are joining them. There is no retouching organization you wanna join, really. However, the closest thing we do have to it is Adobe User Group. Why would you join them? Because they are going to be working on the problems and how do you do this, and what's new with the program? They'll keep you up to date. And do you remember I said the network? You want that network. This is where you're gonna find 'em. They have local chapters all over the place. Go to the meetings, participate. Get out there. And, oddly enough, if you all have chops, if you're good, teach. Photoshop University, shall I talk about it? He and I, we've been doing these workshops in L...
A, in person, very pro level, very specific. Just frequency separation, 3 hours. Hair, 3 hours. Skin, just hair. We have learned so much more than we would normally know even with our experience because we had to teach it to someone else. And then, I can't tell you how many jobs we've gotten out of it. So if you've got the Photoshop chops and you're good at what you do, teach it. And you'll find your business expands exponentially. On the same level you were talking about how do you start? You know what, you start, you meet photographers in these groups and you do testing. Testing, what does that mean? You say, hey are you doing any testing? Photographers are fantastic for needing to keep up their chops and do their work. So they'll do photo shoots with no client. And everyone donates their time and whatever they have so that you all have pieces. Stylists will donate their time. Photographers and the retouchers and you all have portfolio pieces and you have reputations that you have now developed with those people. I still do testing for people. And why I do it, I have some photographer friends. You know, the industry dips, things happen. And I've had photographer friends where it's gone bad. And I know it, and they're hurting. And I've been there as I just demonstrated, embarrassingly enough. And I needed help and I got help. I help others out. So I will work for a photographer for free and do a test. I might get a portfolio piece out of it, maybe. But more importantly I've developed another relationship. And then when they have a client, who are they calling? They're calling me. And I'm not trying to be overly Machiavellian about it. It's more Karma. Yeah. You know what I mean? Well, it's helping out neighbors. I mean, we would go, if you had hay to bale, like, everyone would come over and do yours. And then once yours was done you go over to that farm and you bale all his hay. And everyone just jumped in to help one another as things came up. And that's kinda. Yeah, the other thing, before we move onto the next section of portfolio, I do wanna say another fantastic place to start doing pieces is schools. So, for example, Art Center College of Design has a photo division. And these photographers need their stuff retouched. Again, it's another place to get pieces. And more importantly, you ever find that these photo kids they're doing edgy stuff. So, not only are you doing retouching work and getting portfolio pieces, chances are it's got some heat to it. It's got something exciting and it's something new. Plus, guess what, those are the ones in the future that ad agencies are hiring. And who are they gonna call? They're gonna call you. So start, with the other people that are up and coming. Do you remember the photo assisting section I showed you? That's my first boss, my first photo boss. And I am his retoucher. And we've show a bunch of his stuff up here. And it's because I worked with him in the trenches. And then moved on up.
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Ratings and Reviews
Bill Buckley
I'm a photographer who wants to be as good at Photoshop as possible. In my field few retouchers get hired, so it's all on me. Plus my creative vision cannot be accomplished by photography alone. Not to mention that in the field, as a photographer I can't always be perfect. Photoshop to the rescue. This is possibly THE best class I've purchased on Creative Live, and they've all been good. Great insight, entertaining, well taught Lisa and Simon were awesome. Bought more LC tutorials based on this course.
Kari A. Youkey
This course just opened my world. I started ( back in the Jurassic era) as an illustrator/drafter ( pen and ink), then CAD programmer, then GIS analyst with photoshop just coming onto the scene then...got pregnant and unplugged focusing on parenting and my inner artist. I was gifted an IPad 6 years ago in the mist of my Taxi Mom years. My favorite ‘hobby’ became manipulating images and an addiction to Adobe apps. Now, In my new empty nest status, I have been trying to figure out my next direction in life....and CreativeLive has been a wonderful resource to explore different creative opportunities, feeling somewhere between photography and graphic design, I wanted to ‘paint’ photos with my tool of choice the tablet, not the camera. ...but it wasn’t until this course that I clicked with an Aha! I don’t have to become an photographer? I could get paid to retouch? Other people’s photos?.....and, I have a work history skill set that backs it up! Thank you so much for this course! Loved the instructors and how they shared their experiences and knowledge. You two have just provided a wonderful map and whole new path to explore and inspired a much needed creative spark to get back to work❤️. Thank You!
a Creativelive Student
Lisa knocked it out of the ball park again! Amazing work Lisa and Simon! I just can't find the many words that express how much I gain with each and every course she teaches. Once again, a wealth of information that was given in a down to earth manner. I absolutely love her teaching style! Amazing course Lisa and Simon, awesome job!
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