April 2013
1 post
Early Bird Open for London Worlshop
http://www.traintocreate.com/project/natalia-taffarel/
March 2013
1 post
February 2013
4 posts
daremekiddy asked: Hey Natalia. I'm Srinath from India. I am just starting to learn retouching from your Video series. Luckily I heard about you to learn about beauty retouching. But I want to learn to do photo manipulations. The thing is that I couldn't find any single video series. Can you direct me, like where to learn from and what techniques to learn? It would be really helpful. Thanks..
susanamuttiphotos asked: Nati vas a realizar otro WS en Buenos Aires?? en el verano??? besotes
terencepatrick asked: Hi Natalia, just wanted to send my appreciation for your retouching DVDs. Of all the different tutorials and videos I've watched over the years, yours was by far the best and solved more of the problems I face as a beauty photographer. Thank you! My one question: is the order the DVD chapters come in the natural progression of workflow you use (example: skin healing > high pass >...
October 2012
3 posts
Australia
Anyone interested in a workshop being held in Australia in January - Drop me an email to nataffa (at) hotmail.com with the subject “Sydney Workshop” so I can add you to the email list! CHEERS!
September 2012
1 post
August 2012
1 post
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The Client is Always Right
Even when they’re not
Of course this is more of an attitude than a literal truth. Point being, you’re the only one responsible for your business.
I worked in two projects recently and both clients went out of their way to thank me for my cooperation and good attitude, that got me thinking…
How is everyone else working? Why do they feel it’s necessary to thank me for...
April 2012
3 posts
1 tag
Asi que querés ser retocador
High end Moda & Cosmética
” Si no te sale ardiendo de adentro,
a pesar de todo,
no lo hagas.
A no ser que salga espontáneamente de tu corazón
y de tu mente y de tu boca
y de tus tripas,
no lo hagas.”
Charles Bukowski
Al igual que muchos otros oficios creativos, el retoque es algo que tenés que amar para...
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So you want to be a retoucher
High end Fashion & Beauty
” If it doesn’t come bursting out of you
in spite of everything,
don’t do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your
heart and your mind and your mouth
and your gut,
don’t do it.”
Charles Bukowski
Like many other creative trades, this is one you need to love in order to succeed.
Not a day goes by...
March 2012
1 post
Multiple Exposure Fashion Photography Of Andy...
solsticeretouch:
Photographer Andy Bettles is represented by M.A.P and shoots still life for clients such as Sephora, Wallpaper* and the New York Times Style Magazine. His vintage-inspired multiple exposure images cross the line between fashion and art.
[Source]
February 2012
3 posts
Quick tip
Use Content Aware together with masks. When you want to replace something in a busy image, mask out other distracting elements (distracting from the pattern you need to replace with) and then use CA - works like a charm
BEST RETOUCHING STUDIO EVER! ;) →
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More on the Split
For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, you should read this first:
http://nataliataffarel.tumblr.com/search/split
The best way of learning is avoiding recipes at all cost. The concept behind frequency separation is not complicated once you understand the principles behind it. I’ll try to make it really simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUbMmzk2_Lo When a...
December 2011
10 posts
Asia
February I’m going to be in Asia!
Singapore, HK, BK - Good times!
If you want to know more about it ask them http://www.facebook.com/pages/Studio-f8/139460369480023
Anonymous asked: Hi Natalia! I'm a graphic design student at the U of Minnesota, and I feel compelled to reach out and message you. Not only have you inspired me in many ways, you've also effectively taught me many great techniques. You've brought me to a place where I can claim the knowledge for myself through experience. Thank you dearly for all of your influence! It has been a great...
Anonymous asked: Hello Natalia ,
How do you replace texture on the HFL in the split , let say for the nose what other part of the skin texture is a good replacement ?
How do you replace texture on the HFL in the split , let say for the nose what other part of the skin texture is a good replacement ?
Anonymous asked: Natalia can I just say that I LOVE YOUR WORK! I would love it if you gave me some constructive criticism on my artwork. You inspire me to continue doing what I love and that is photography and retouching.
Anonymous asked: First, I have to say thank you so much for taking the time to shoot and upload your high quality and helpful tutorials. I recently just finished watching your tutorial on retouching hair strands, and sometimes it's hard for me to know what's the best setting to set my brush, considering I have a wacom tablet. So even though I can set it to 100% opacity with a flow of 100%, I'm not...
Anonymous asked: Natalia, actualmente uso el CaptureOne para la edición de imágenes, pero tengo una duda: Cuando exporto las imágenes desde el Capture lo hago en TIFF 16 Bits, sin embargo, las imágenes todavía necesitan mucho retoque por lo cual uso el PS para continuar el trabajo pero siento que las imágenes no quedan retocadas correctamente como cuando lo hago con...
Anonymous asked: Hello Natalia, I am marco gnielka from Switzerland. I will join BsAs in Nov-Dec and would truly be interested in getting up know how in Photoshop retouching. Do you see any possibility of a workshop or course or ... ? I do not know how to contact you and just try it here. Please let me know - reachable under Facebook: marco gnielka. Would be lovely to hear from you! Un abrazo ***marco
Anonymous asked: Will you ever do a Washington, DC workshop?
Anonymous asked: Hi,My name is Marion what is the basic thing of digital artist and how to use photoshop tool correctly...TQ
Anonymous asked: Are you planning a workshop in Europe some time soon?
October 2011
2 posts
Notas! →
La mayor parte del contenido de mi blog traducido al castellano
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September 2011
5 posts
So nice →
August 2011
4 posts
July 2011
2 posts
Anonymous asked: Hi Natalia,
I just checked your schedule today and noticed that Toronto has been switched to Bermuda for July? I wanted to ask if your still planning on coming to Canada at some point?
I just checked your schedule today and noticed that Toronto has been switched to Bermuda for July? I wanted to ask if your still planning on coming to Canada at some point?
Anonymous asked: Are you married?
June 2011
5 posts
IHP – Inverted High Pass
Intro:
I use the high pass filter for more than just sharpening.
In the process of retouching an image there are a lot of steps and this is not. This can not be the first one, this is just another step in the process.
IHP is something like an automatic (not as detailed and not as undestructive) way of getting tight skin and evening out the hard transitions between shadow and light, among...
peterphungus asked: Natalia!
I'm definitely a fan of your work. You've said many useful and inspiring things in your recent interview on the Calvinhollywood youtube channel. I like how you define retouching, as it is just as important as any other aspect of the photography process. Keep up the great work! Would love to have some of my work critiqued by you sometime.
-Peter Phung
I'm definitely a fan of your work. You've said many useful and inspiring things in your recent interview on the Calvinhollywood youtube channel. I like how you define retouching, as it is just as important as any other aspect of the photography process. Keep up the great work! Would love to have some of my work critiqued by you sometime.
-Peter Phung
Anonymous asked: Every time I reach some sort of plateau in my retouching work, I'll come across something you've written somewhere on the web and it'll suddenly ignite a new surge of technical skill.
Thank you for being so open and positive about the work you do. And please continue.
Best
Jon
Thank you for being so open and positive about the work you do. And please continue.
Best
Jon
ianmoss asked: I was wondering how long the Coronation Street comp took you to complete
May 2011
6 posts
NYC WORKSHOP →
Last day for the Early Bird Discount
See ya there !
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Great Way to Remove Moiré →
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Blending mode "tricks"
Detail is a very important aspect of Portrait Retouching/Enhancing/Stylizing
The first step is to get good detail/contrast from the raw. Depending on the original, using ACR (Because it’s what most people use) a combination between pushing Fill light/recovery/Clarity - Can give you the initial look.
Blending mode Tricks:
Intro:
Photoshop is a very powerful tool and everything can be...
Color
Intro:
As you know, this is the second most important aspect of retouching just as in any other visual media process (photography, design, video), right after light but before composition and Texture.
Knowledge in Color Theory can give you great advantages in the decision making process.
Semiotics and Semiology applied to color are also useful to understand mood and meaning of the tones.
The...
