Last week I told you about my headshot factory. I've used this sort of setup to photograph as many as 300 people in one day. Unfortunately, that's the easy part for me. Making a portrait with a person is great fun. What's less fun is retouching 300 portraits over the next week or so. Each picture needs a little something, and most of them need the same things: Contrast, skin retouching, and eye brightening. The best way to improve contrast, retouch skin and brighten eyes in portraits is to use Perfectly Clear Complete (PCC). It recognizes each … [Read more...] about Portrait Tips: Automation is your best friend, part one
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Perfecting color in landscapes with Perfectly Clear Complete
If you can make a terrific foundation, then you can be free to create. This is especially true regarding color. Great color allows you to make better black and whites and utilize all kinds of creative apps. Let me show you how Perfectly Clear's excellent tools can help you make a sure color foundation to build your photofinishing on. Preset: Landscapes Start by clicking on the Landscapes preset button at the top of the window. This activates the excellent tone and color settings in Perfectly Clear and leaves all the stuff for portraits … [Read more...] about Perfecting color in landscapes with Perfectly Clear Complete
Portrait Tips: Retouch portraits in a batch
Batch retouching is the holy grail of portrait finishing. You've shot a lot of good pictures you want to share, but you know your client will only buy a few. How do you prepare all the best pictures without spending hours retouching pictures that won't be chosen? Let me show you how to do some things with Lightroom and then allow Perfectly Clear to finish them off automatically. Batching in Lightroom In Lightroom, you can adjust all the pictures at the same time very easily. Start by adjusting one of the pictures you want to work on. Make any … [Read more...] about Portrait Tips: Retouch portraits in a batch
Live webinar on the hour: Perfecting portraits & travel photos
Welcome to the webinar. We'll be learning how to perfect your portraits and travel images using Perfectly Clear, and we've got some door prizes to share as well. If you'd like to comment, ask questions, and be eligible for prizes, please click here to join us live on YouTube. This webinar is recorded so you can tune in later. We'll be live Monday, December 17 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Central, 10:00 a.m. Mountain, 9:00 a.m. Pacific, 12:30 p.m. in Newfoundland and 1:00 p.m. in the V.I. Thanks to Athentech, makers of the marvelous … [Read more...] about Live webinar on the hour: Perfecting portraits & travel photos
Webinar tomorrow, 12/17: Perfecting portraits & travel photos with Erin Holmstead & Mike Hagen
This episode has something for everyone. Levi Sim will be joined by two of our other authors, Erin Holmstead and Mike Hagen to help you learn how to make the most of your portraits and your travel photography. They'll teach techniques to make the most of your time shooting and then they'll demonstrate Perfectly Clear Complete to help make the most of your time finishing your photographs, too. There's something for everyone, so be sure to join us right here. We'll have some giveaways for live viewers, so be sure to join us live on … [Read more...] about Webinar tomorrow, 12/17: Perfecting portraits & travel photos with Erin Holmstead & Mike Hagen
Free Perfectly Clear Webinar Monday December 17, 2018
Join Levi Sim with guests Mike Hagen and Erin Holmstead as they show how they use Perfectly Clear Complete to streamline their post-production. Monday, December 17, 2018 Perfectly Clear webinar. It's free! Tune in live at 12:00 p.m. Eastern — 11:00 a.m. Central — 10:00 a.m. Mountain — 9:00 a.m. Pacific to win participate in giveaways and ask questions. The webinar will be recorded for those who can't join in live. We'll broadcast live right here on this page, but if you'd like to comment, ask questions, and be entered in our prize drawing … [Read more...] about Free Perfectly Clear Webinar Monday December 17, 2018
Webinar on Monday, 12/17: Perfecting portraits & travel photos with Erin Holmstead & Mike Hagen
That's right, portraits and travel all in one episode. Levi Sim will be joined by two of our other authors, Erin Holmstead, and Mike Hagen to help you learn how to make the most of your portraits and your travel photography. They'll teach techniques to make the most of your time shooting and then they'll demonstrate Perfectly Clear Complete to help make the most of your time finishing your photographs, too. There's something for everyone, so be sure to join us Monday. We'll have some giveaways for live viewers, so be sure to join us live on … [Read more...] about Webinar on Monday, 12/17: Perfecting portraits & travel photos with Erin Holmstead & Mike Hagen
Webinar: Perfecting portraits & travel photos with Erin Holmstead & Mike Hagen, December 17
Yup, this webinar is a doubleheader. Levi Sim will be joined by two of our other authors, Erin Holmstead and Mike Hagen to help you learn how to make the most of your portraits and your travel photography. They'll teach techniques to make the most of your time shooting and then they'll demonstrate Perfectly Clear Complete to help make the most of your time finishing your photographs, too. There's something for everyone, so be sure to join us right here. We'll have some giveaways for live viewers, so be sure to join us live on … [Read more...] about Webinar: Perfecting portraits & travel photos with Erin Holmstead & Mike Hagen, December 17
Special Cyber Monday flash sale on Perfectly Clear
See all the Cyber Monday deals and our favorite gifts in our Holiday Gift Guide! Perfectly Clear has mastered the science of intelligent image correction — creating superior quality photos in record time. It's a great app that helps you sharpen your images, reduce shine and blemishes, plus much, much more. It takes hours of creative passion and turns that into brilliantly finished photos within minutes. For a limited time, Perfectly Clear is offering Photofocus readers an exclusive deal on its software. Until 10 a.m. PST today, you can … [Read more...] about Special Cyber Monday flash sale on Perfectly Clear
Special Black Friday deals for Perfectly Clear
See all the deals and our favorite gifts in our Holiday Gift Guide! Perfectly Clear is offering some great deals through Nov. 27, for both current and new customers. Perfectly Clear is a great app that allows you to fine-tooth some of your editing. It's perfect for portraiture, helping to sharpen faces, reduce shine and blemishes, plus much more. While it can be run as a standalone app, it also comes with plug-ins for both Lightroom and Photoshop, making it easy to go back and forth between apps. If you don’t already have Perfectly Clear, … [Read more...] about Special Black Friday deals for Perfectly Clear
Perfectly Clear update brings better sharpening, faster processing
Perfectly Clear has released updates to its Free, Complete and Essentials software that increases the quality of your images. The 3.6.2 update brings an improved sharpening algorithm, allowing you to have better control over the sharpness that's applied to your images. Parent company Athentech described the change as being "both more gentle and better and bringing out detail." The improved sharpening algorithm means you'll be able to apply sharpening at a higher level without causing excess artifacts to appear. The update also includes … [Read more...] about Perfectly Clear update brings better sharpening, faster processing
Master Photo Retouching with Kristi Sherk
One of the best photo retouchers in the business is Kristina Sherk. In this video, Kristi shares her portrait retouching workflow with Lightroom and Perfectly Clear. We’re excited to have world-class photographer and retoucher Kristina Sherk in this webinar to help you step up your retouching. She’ll help us understand the principles behind great retouching, tips for shooting to make retouching easier, and how she uses Perfectly Clear Complete to finish her portraits. Check out Kristina’s photography and her retouching … [Read more...] about Master Photo Retouching with Kristi Sherk
Reduce the skin shine with Perfectly Clear Complete
Editor's Note: Perfectly Clear is offering Photofocus readers a special $99 bundle, including Perfectly Clear Complete and SharkPixel presets. A $163 value! If you're shooting portraits with on- or off-camera lighting, you're bound to get some photographs where the subject's face is just too bright. Luckily, this can be easily solved with Perfectly Clear. There are a few things you can do in the program. Upon opening a photo, Perfectly Clear analyzes your photograph and applies some adjustments to it. This usually does a great job in … [Read more...] about Reduce the skin shine with Perfectly Clear Complete
Webinar Replay: Perfecting Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk
Editor's Note: Perfectly Clear is offering Photofocus readers a special $99 bundle, including Perfectly Clear Complete and SharkPixel presets. A $163 value! In this episode, Kristina Sherk teaches some of the principles of retouching and how to use Lightroom and Perfectly Clear Complete to make your photos look their best. Not only do her techniques make individual photos look great, but she shows how to automate your retouching to save you hours on every shoot. https://youtu.be/NEK3tXs2btw?rel=0 For a limited time, there's a special … [Read more...] about Webinar Replay: Perfecting Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk
Free Webinar: How to Make Perfect Landscape and Nature Photos with Jason Hahn This Thursday
Are you interested in landscape and nature photography? Join expert Jason Hahn as he showcases practical shooting techniques and essential postproduction tips. This free workshop will help you create dramatic landscape photos that are ready to print. Plus you'll learn how to create compelling portraits of animals too. This Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 3:00pm EST / Noon EST Pacific. REGISTER HERE Webinar Info Date: Thursday, December 28 Time: 3 pm ET / Noon PT Sign up for a reminder of the webinar … [Read more...] about Free Webinar: How to Make Perfect Landscape and Nature Photos with Jason Hahn This Thursday
Free Webinar: The Great Outdoors: How to Make Perfect Landscape and Nature Photos with Jason Hahn
Are you interested in landscape and nature photography? Join expert Jason Hahn as he showcases practical shooting techniques and essential postproduction tips. This free workshop will help you create dramatic landscape photos that are ready to print. Plus you'll learn how to create compelling portraits of animals too. Webinar Info Date: Thursday, December 28 Time: 3 pm ET / Noon PT Sign up for a reminder of the webinar here Speaker Bio: Jason is a nature and adventure photographer who has been photographing … [Read more...] about Free Webinar: The Great Outdoors: How to Make Perfect Landscape and Nature Photos with Jason Hahn
The Interview Podcast | Photofocus Podcast November 24, 2017
Richard Harrington sits down with Brad Malcolm from Perfectly Clear What's new with the latest update? Discussion of the plug-in w/more applications What is intelligent auto? What other features and adjustments should we know about? Presets https://photofocus.com/2017/09/05/perfectly-clear-adds-two-more-free-preset-packs-for-landscape-and-lifestyle/ Get the show here or get it on iTunes — Don't forget to post a review on iTunes. … [Read more...] about The Interview Podcast | Photofocus Podcast November 24, 2017
Athentech Unveils Perfectly Clear 3.5
Athentech also used this week to unveil its own new software updates this week (alongside Adobe and Macphun). Perfectly Clear Version 3.5 is expected to ship at the end of October. It's now both an application and a plug-in/extension to other applications. We've got all of the breaking news here first. A first look video An overview of the new features An exclusive sale for Photofocus readers (buy it now for $79 and get a free update to 3.5) A Video Overview Here's a first look video that I recorded for Athentech. This is … [Read more...] about Athentech Unveils Perfectly Clear 3.5
Athentech Unveils Two New Version of Perfectly Clear (Including a Free Version)
NOTE: Athentech, the makers of Perfectly Clear help support Photofocus. The company also works closely with Photofocus as many of its new features and presets are designed by Photofocus authors. ---------------------------- Athentech, makers of Perfectly Clear Complete just unveiled two new products and confirmed some big news. We wanted to let you know about these changes as they're great news for photographers. A free version of their time-saving plugin A streamlined version called Perfectly Clear Essentials for Landscape, … [Read more...] about Athentech Unveils Two New Version of Perfectly Clear (Including a Free Version)
Live Webinar: Mastering Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk
Portrait retouching Master, Kristina Sherk, is joining us for this webinar to help you learn the best techniques for portrait retouching. She'll show us the principles and demonstrate the tools. We'll get in depth with Perfectly Clear Complete's marvelous system for retouching portraits. Tune in Live and you'll get answers to your questions and cases from Kristina herself, plus enter a drawing for complimentary licenses of Perfectly Clear Complete. Tune in Live: Mastering Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk Monday, June 19th, 2017 at … [Read more...] about Live Webinar: Mastering Portrait Retouching with Kristina Sherk
Save Even More Time, Learn What’s New in Perfectly Clear 3.1
We're super excited for the new Perfectly Clear Complete version 3.1 that shipped this week. It adds a bunch of great new features. There are also some great new LOOKs and presets that unlock even more options in a jiffy. Join Photofocus publisher Richard Harrington as he shows you the latest features and answers your questions on how to get great images in less time. When: Friday, June 9 @ 1 pm ET Where: Watch it right here in this blog post or on YouTube https://youtu.be/xtwUTWO0p68 We'll tackle all the new features … [Read more...] about Save Even More Time, Learn What’s New in Perfectly Clear 3.1
Live Q&A: Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3
We think Perfectly Clear Complete's latest version 3 is pretty terrific software. It helps you make your pictures look their best faster and with greater finesse than other tools, and it integrates seamlessly with your workflow. It's a powerful tool for colors and tone, and it does wonders on nature and people pictures alike. In this webinar, Levi Sim and Robert Vanelli will be demonstrating and answering all your questions. Levi and Vanelli use Perfectly Clear Complete daily in their portrait and nature work. They'll show you how to finesse … [Read more...] about Live Q&A: Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3
Live Q&A: Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3
We think Perfectly Clear Complete's latest version 3 is pretty terrific software. It helps you make your pictures look their best faster and with greater finesse than other tools, and it integrates seamlessly with your workflow. It's a powerful tool for colors and tone, and it does wonders on nature and people pictures alike. In this webinar, Levi Sim and Robert Vanelli will be demonstrating and answering all your questions. Levi and Vanelli use Perfectly Clear Complete daily in their portrait and nature work. They'll show you how to finesse … [Read more...] about Live Q&A: Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3
How To Take Better Pictures In Low Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjoEOai_q6o In this First part of a two part series, learn from celebrity photographer Matthew Jordan Smith How To Take Better Pictures In Low Light and finish them off with LUCID software from Athentech. … [Read more...] about How To Take Better Pictures In Low Light
Perfectly Clear Version 3 is Unveiled Today (Plus Save Before 3/29)
The Photofocus team has formed a great partnership with the folks behind Perfectly Clear. In fact we've been deeply involved in the development of the new version that is being revealed today. Our team has created presets, designed LOOKs and even helped shape a few features with extensive feedback during the product development. We're really excited how its turned out and think you will be too. The Lowest Price on Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3 Missed the sale? Click HERE Buy v2 for Special Price of $89.00 USD and get v3 plus Bonus … [Read more...] about Perfectly Clear Version 3 is Unveiled Today (Plus Save Before 3/29)
Say Hello to Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3
Our friends at Athentech have a new version of Perfectly Clear Complete about to drop. We've seen it and it's awesome. If you want to learn all about it, join us for an in-depth webinar that explores how to get the best results from Perfectly Clear Complete V3! Register for FREE here Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Time: 1:00 pm ET | 10:00 am PT REGISTER HERE … [Read more...] about Say Hello to Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3
Athentech Tip: Get Great Looking Eyes
If you've picked up Perfect Eyes or Perfectly Clear Complete, making your subject's eyes look their best is easy. Below is a tutorial on how to make eyes look their best. Feel free to download a trial and test it for yourself in Photoshop or Lightroom. We've also heard that the next version of Perfectly Clear drops later this month (and has the ability to manually add faces too). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOZgyLHwioc … [Read more...] about Athentech Tip: Get Great Looking Eyes
How to Apply a Filter to a Lightroom Image Non-Destructively (and Still be Able to Edit)
Many Lightroom users also use Adobe Photoshop. The two programs can work hand in hand. Lightroom is great for organizing images and making basic corrections while Photoshop has advanced tools for repairing problems and compositing. I'd like to show you a cool tip on how to apply a filter non-destructively. This means you can jump back in at any time and easily edit or adjust. To Apply the Filter Make sure you have Lightroom and Photoshop installed. Select an image in your Lightroom Library that you want to send to Photoshop. Choose … [Read more...] about How to Apply a Filter to a Lightroom Image Non-Destructively (and Still be Able to Edit)
How To Take Pictures With Flash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvQIzU5lpD0 Learn from celebrity photographer Matthew Jordan Smith as he quickly shows you How To Take Pictures With Flash and finish them off with Perfectly Clear by Athentech. … [Read more...] about How To Take Pictures With Flash
A Totally Free Plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom That’s Awesome for Portraits
image by Kevin Ames Our friends are Athentech have brought back their donation ware campaign. Right now (until February 14) you can get their awesome Perfect Eyes plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom. If you can, they ask you to make a donation to GuideDogs.org. This awesome nonprofit has a 97% rating on Charity Navigator and they help the blind and disabled veterans with Guide Dogs. Last time this fundraiser raised enough money to train a new guide dog. NOTE - if you do not want to make a donation feel free to continue without … [Read more...] about A Totally Free Plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom That’s Awesome for Portraits
