Learn professional retouching secrets from the fashion industry.
2 sessions, 2.5 hours each, S$350 (see discount, course outline or sign up now)
Get ready to move beyond cloning pimples and eye bags in this masterclass with Lin Junjie in Singapore.
Photoshop comes packed with powerful tools that are easy to use, but flattering your subject takes more than just knowing the tools. Let Junjie walk you through the techniques and workflow of professional digital imaging artists in the fashion industry.
Work from start to finish on a variety of portraits from fashion to bridal to family portraits as provided by our instructor.
Through the hands-on exercises, you’ll learn non-destructive retouching, masking and ‘sandwiching’ techniques for precise exposure control, liquifying tricks to improve body shapes, and tips to fix various facial flaws.
In addition, Junjie will share photography techniques that helps digital imaging, and how to fulfill real-world client requests.
This masterclass is a premium workshop kept to an extremely small size of 5 persons max so that each student gets the attention needed to learn effectively.
Lessons take place at our partner studio located in central Singapore near Clarke Quay and City Hall.
It is recommended and suitable for serious photographers with basic knowledge of Photoshop, as well as aspiring portrait and wedding photographers.
About the Instructor Junjie is a professional photographer and instructor at Phocus. He has retouched editorial and fashion photographs for publication in magazines such as Elle and Today’s Parents. His fashion photographs have been exhibited at The Cathay, Singapore.
Learn portrait retouching with Photoshop on a variety of portraits—from bridal to fashion
Non-Destructive Retouching Workflow & Techniques
Maximise image quality and flexibility by mastering the use of layers and other non-destructive retouching techniques in Photoshop to make edits without losing your pixel and data. Find out how to implement an incremental and non-destructive workflow so that mistakes in edits are easy to undo and correct.
Get the Most Attention With the Least Bucks
Computer classes can be a little intimidating—especially when you’ve to fight with your course mates for attention. That’s why this masterclass is limited to just five people. You might find similar-looking workshops elsewhere at a slightly cheaper price, but you won’t find one that offers you as much attention as you can get from ours.
Learn Tricks and Techniques That Professional Use
There are lots of tools and plugins available in Photoshop, but only a surprisingly few of them are useful to the professional retoucher. Learn the ones that really matter, such as using masking and ‘sandwiching’ techniques to balance tricky exposure in white-on-white portraits.
Course Outline
- Masking for selective improvements to image
- Balance tricky exposure by “sandwiching” from a single RAW file
- Non-destructive editing techniques and workflow
- Knowing where and how to improve a portrait
- Liquifying techniques to improve body shape
- Fixing facial flaws from yellow teeth to double chin to messy hair
- Proper cloning and healing techniques
- Improving facial definition with non-destructive dodge-and-burn
- Best practices and workflow for retouching to fashion editorial standards
Course Requirements
Participants must bring their own laptop with any version of Adobe Photoshop installed (we recommend CS4 or CS5). A 30-day trial for Photoshop CS5 is available from Adobe. Computers with Photoshop CS5 installed are available for rent at S$50 for each session. A tablet or a good mouse is recommended.
Laptop with Adobe Photoshop installed required for lesson. A 30-day trial available from Adobe.
Course Schedule
Weekday Class (Wednesday)
- July 14, 2010 (7.30–10pm)
- July 21, 2010 (7.30–10pm)
Promotions & Discounts
Early Bird Promotion — $10 off
Sign up and make payment by June 28, 2010 to enjoy $10 off your course fee.
Bring-a-friend Promotion — $10 off
Bring a friend along and enjoy $10 off your course fee; bring two and enjoy $20 off!
Phocus Student Card — $10 off
Students of Phocus Academy with a valid student card enjoy $10 off the course fee.