Even though Adobe Photoshop has taken center stage as THE tool for photographic retouching and image enhancement, there is still a great deal to be said about the photographer who learns the art of conventional retouching. Using wet dyes, dry dyes and other forms of correction can be a real time and money saver. In addition, the experience will help you learn to make better images as a photographer.

With this in mind, I would like to recommend a book on the subject that I was involved with a number of years ago. My special friend, Jan Way Miller wrote a book for AMPHOTO called Retouching Your Photographs. I did nearly all of the photography for this great book. Today, this book remains what many feel is the finest book available on the broad subject of conventional retouching. The book is loaded with color photographs and illustrations that give step by step instructions. You can find the book through amazon.com and at most major book chains.

Below you will see a picture of the cover and more info about the books content.
I recommend it highly. - Scott

With twenty-six step-by-step demonstrations and more than three hundred illustrations, Retouching Your Photographs will teach anyone how to correct flaws and enhance existing images.

Part one: Getting Started
Identifying Your Objectives
What You Must Know about Color
Equipment and General Procedures

Part Two: Basic Art Correction Techniques
Negative Retouching
Spotting
Adding Dry Dyes
Spraying the Photograph
Penciling
Using Pastels
Applying Oils
Correcting Specific Problems

Removing Braces • Opening Closed Eyes • Smoothing a Bad Complexion • Retouching an Elderly Face • Sharpening an Out-of-Focus Print • Correcting Wrinkled Clothing • Toning Down Hot Spots • Adding clouds • Repairing a Scratched Photograph • Mending a Torn Photograph

Part Three: Advanced Techniques
Opaquing
Airbrushing
Restoring Old Prints
Adding Color to Black-and-White Prints

144 pages

AMPHOTO
ISBN 0-8174-3831-9