Are you tired of spending way too much time in post processing? Do you look at an image and wonder where to start the enhancement process? Are you looking for a way to increase your image quality and save time?

If retouching your images is something you spend too long on, or simply don’t feel you understand, then you won’t want to miss this step-by-step demonstration of Photoshop techniques for the portrait & wedding photographer. Join Jeffrey as he shows you how to enhance some real world portrait examples, and how to develop a retouching strategy to improve the quality and speed of your portrait enhancement workflow.

During his portrait enhancement demonstration, Jeffrey will guide you through looking at the raw image with a systematic eye, analyzing and mapping out the most effective workflow to streamline the enhancement process. You will learn all the tips, shortcuts and trade secrets you will need to polish and perfect the image while decreasing your time spent in post processing.

Some of what will be covered:

• When to Use Levels and Curves
• Determining Which Facial Features Should Be Accentuated or Minimized
• Analyzing the Image for Distracting Contrasty Items
• Refining Lighting and Focus
• Which Color Space to Use: Adobe98 vs. sRGB
• Different Retouching for Different Subjects (Families vs. Children vs. Seniors)
• Using the Portraiture Plug In to its Full Potential

About Jeffrey:

Jeffrey McIntyre began his photographic and Photoshop work in 1997 during his High School and College years. He began his professional experience at The Portrait Place in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. It’s here where his interest in portrait photography and digital portrait enhancement really started to grow. After working there for 3 years, and also spending a year at a Detroit area pro color lab, he became the digital artist and printer for Angela Carson Photography in Northville, MI. He currently is the digital artist for Naturally Photography by Monni in Sylvan Lake, MI, and operates his own portrait studio Jeffrey McIntyre | Fine Art Photography in Royal Oak, MI.

Don’t miss this opportunity to go home with a proven set of portrait enhancement steps and take back the hours of time you’ve been wasting on unnecessary tools and techniques.

Where: Your Computer Online

When: October 6th at

Time: 5 P.M. to 6 P.M. (Pacific Time)

Cost: $30 (Before September 22nd) $39 (After September 22nd)