Introduction to Conceptual Portrait Photography
Retouching: What Should Stay and What Should Go 1
A course by Kristina Varaksina , Photographer
Joined February 2021
Joined February 2021
About the video: Retouching: What Should Stay and What Should Go 1
Overview
“Retouching is my final, but extremely important step. In this lesson I’ll demonstrate how to choose what should stay and what should go.”
In this video lesson Kristina Varaksina addresses the topic: Retouching: What Should Stay and What Should Go 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Conceptual Portrait Photography. Translate your ideas and feelings into striking images that move your audience.
Partial transcription of the video
“Retouching: What Should Stay and What Should Go In this lesson, we will see how to tweak small, but important details in Photoshop, and I will show you also important steps of colour grading and finishing your images. Let's have a look. Now I have three images exported from Capture One to Photoshop and I'm going to make my quick adjustments to them. Recently, I don't really spend that much time doing a lot of editing in Photoshop. I try to leave all the major adjustments to RAW file editing, like Capture One, but sometimes you need to extend the background, like in this image. Let's see how...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Conceptual Portrait Photography
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Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Photography Post-production, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Kristina Varaksina
A course by Kristina Varaksina
Kristina Varaksina is a London-based photographer who works in advertising, fashion, and fine art. Growing up in Russia, she spent a lot of time reading and always enjoyed drawing and painting. Eventually, she went on to study a degree in architecture and interior design, and later, a master’s in graphic design. After working for a few years in graphic design and advertising, she moved to the U.S.to study for another master’s in photography at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Since then, Kristina has worked with clients including The BBC, The Telegraph, Harper’s Bazaar, and L’Officiel. Her work has been exhibited internationally at galleries in the U.S., Europe, and China, and she has taught photography at the Art Institute of California and New York Film Academy. She has also been recognized with a number of awards, including Portrait of Britain 2020 Winner and Lens Culture Critic’s Choice 2020 Winner.
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