Blog - Specific Knowledge Base
including guest authors
1 | Retouching Techniques
Resharpening for printing
We know the problem – you want to send a (hopefully) cleanly edited image...
The concept of sharpness
You see them again and again, totally over-sharpened images. Funny Jesus halos were created,...
Capture One Pro Tips – Easy Dust Spot Finder & Removal Tools
So far, removing dust spots has been one of the first steps in post-production....
The “Solar Curve” (Solarization curve)
What is the “Solar Curve”? The “Solar Curve” looks like a wave created from...
Luminosity vs Brightness
Conny Wallström posted a video on YouTube about “Brightness vs. Luminosity inside of Photoshop”....
Dodge & Burn – Different methods compared
Dodge & Burn is a subject where opinions differ. There are many ways to...
Banding – the whole truth in a nutshell
Presumably, each of you knows: You retouched forever on an image, retouched the fingers...
2 | Deep Dive
A Practical Approach to Refraction Photography
When you were a kid, have you ever tried to pick up a stick...
Hair science & how it affects Photography
When professionally photographing, every little thing counts. Photography equipment itself and lighting play a...
Aging and anatomy in retouching
Facial aging is a dynamic process involving the aging of soft tissue and bony...
Image perception and mechanisms in advertising
“Our language culture is in a rapid transition to a visual culture” (Franke, 1997,...
Retouching relevance of footage
Almost every one of us is seeking a change of one kind or another....
3 | Photography Benchmark
Groundbreaking Fashion Photographers: Part 3
One of the most popular American movies of the 2000s is The Devil Wears...
Groundbreaking Fashion Photographers: Part 2
To anyone in the fashion and publication industry, Diana Vreeland is a household name....
Groundbreaking Fashion Photographers: Part 1
In an interview for the 2021 documentary In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye, the iconic...
A deep dive into the 8 most popular magazine covers
When editors and art directors come together to create a cover for their magazine...
The Art of Creating a Successful Magazine Cover
Within the magazine industry, the challenge of selling print issues has become increasingly difficult...
4 | Literature
Are you a Photographer or a Retoucher? Read these books.
Every retoucher’s first steps. When I was starting out, and I was retouching my...
Blog - General Knowledge Base
including guest authors
1 | Photography & Society
Type of artist & their behaviour with the color
Since we were little, we are judged by our zodiac sign or ascendant, pigeonholed by...
Minding the Gender Gap in Photography
Photography Through the Woman’s POV It’s a remarkable achievement to have something named after...
Photography in the time of early COVID-19
As 2020 reached its dramatic conclusion, and the world approached the one-year anniversary of...
A heart-warming Story of Nina Kramberger
It’s easy to see at the moment how the Coronavirus pandemic is not psychologically...
Revisiting the Photographie Retouchée Label: Is it effective?
France is often described as the standard-bearer of the world for high-end culture and...
Presence analysis of the retouching label “Photographie retouchée” 2019
MK Retouching investigated different Vogue Paris on retouching labels in 2019 after the first...
Presence analysis of the retouching label “Photographie retouchée” 2018
MK Retouching investigated popular fashion magazines on retouching labels in research in Paris. These...
Retouching label “Photographie retouchée” – A tour through France
Presence of the retouching label in public How to deal with an avoidable retouching...
Warning signs for adverts: The French retouching label “Photographie retouchée”
Background to the adoption of legal measures In France, studies have come to the...
Advertising with and for women?
Presence of advertising Media are everywhere: They reinforce values, offer models of behavior, shape...
The ethnical responsibility in beauty retouching
I recently had an interview on the ethnical responsibility of retouching. I found the...
Biological mechanisms that defines beauty
What is beauty according to science? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder....
2 | Smart Work
Data Storage for Photographers: What you need to know
Every profession has its own unique concerns that can negatively impact the work. For...
How to identify the Hobbyist Photographer from the Professional
Photography Reaches the Everyman The turn of the 20th century introduced a groundbreaking instrument...
How to be productive: Timeular Timetracking
Time-tracking? If the word time tracking is used, my first association is permanent employment,...
How to be productive (as a retoucher)
An incredible number of books have been written on this subject: how do you become...
How to reduce file sizes – from RAW to PSD to JPEG
Large amounts of data are generated during post-production – previews, composites, layered and non-layered...
3 | MK News
New tutorial – Limited Time Offer
There is excellent news for all our German fans! In the course of the...
Events
postponed - cancelled - past events
23/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
