At first glance, the interface is completely new. I did not like it initially, but after watching the video, I immediately realized how much better it is. It allows you to focus on the image at hand and everything else almost visually disappears. It would have been nice if they gave us an option to change interface preferences, (light, medium, dark). Read More→
This is one video you have to check out. It exemplifies everything that’s wrong (or right) depending on how you look at it, about the beauty industry.
“Procter & Gamble has agreed to never again run an ad for its CoverGirl mascara because it used “enhanced post-production” and “photoshopping” to make eyelashes look thicker than they were in real life. P&G agreed to the ban even though it disclosed in the ad that the image was enhanced.” – Source
This is the image in question:
Recently, H&M decided to take a new turn for their recent campaign.
If you look closely, you’ll see a similarity. Notice it yet? That’s right, their poses are exactly the same.
“Starting with Photoshop CS6, which is anticipated to ship in 2012, Adobe will be enforcing a new upgrade policy. The existing practice is to allow customers to purchase the newest version at the upgrade price if they own an existing version up to three major releases back.
To upgrade to Photoshop CS6 or any other Creative Suite 6 application at the upgrade price, however, you will need to own a license to the previous major release (in this case, CS5, CS5.1 and CS5.5 are all considered to be the same version). Earlier major version releases will not be eligible for upgrade pricing.” - Source
That’s right, when Photoshop 6 releases in 2012, if you have a copy of Photoshop that is prior to CS5, you will NOT be able to upgrade anymore without buying a brand new copy. Read More→
“Britney Spears has boldly agreed for the original photos from her latest shoot for Candie’s to be released alongside the final retouched copies”.
Originally posted www.marieclaire.co.uk, I give full props for Britney for allowing these to be shown. Most regular models are too afraid to show theirs, let alone a celebrity. In this image conscious world where perception generates sales, I am glad to see this.
Photo District News, otherwise known as PDN, recently released an article titled, “Does Editorial Post-Production Cost Too Much?”
This is one of those articles I wish came out when I first started in the industry. I really never knew how much to charge or what the earning potential really was for a retoucher. Considering the lack of resources out there for us, it was not easy to find out. When you couple that with how hidden knowledge about price structure was, you were really shooting in the dark.
This is also relevant to anyone else in the industry like photographers who are in search for a retoucher and want to know what to expect.
At the time, the only way to really find out was to ask a working retoucher in hopes they were being honest, or go around requesting a quote as a photographer.
When you read through the article, you get a general idea that retouching is expensive, timely, and also inconsistent as far as rates go.
For instance, there are a few excerpts that drive the point home as far as inconsistencies go:
It looks like Adobe is up to something big, well, at least they’re headed in the right direction with some brand new tricks. If you haven’t heard, recently at Adobe Max, they revealed something interesting. Take a look for yourself:
