Do I need prior Photoshop experience?

Yes. You should have a good all‑round understanding of Photoshop or equivalent experience from Level 1/2 courses; the class builds on existing skills.

What are the course schedules and lengths?

There is a Day Course with 6‑hour sessions across five weeks, and an Evening Course spread over six weekly sessions; each session is 6 hours long.

What if I can’t attend a session?

Students are asked to keep an additional week free after the final session to allow flexibility in the unlikely event of tutor illness; contact the office to discuss make-up options.

Is the classroom accessible?

The classroom is on the first floor with no lift; if you have accessibility concerns please contact the office before booking.

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Q: Where do I meet the group?

The meeting point is Photography Course London, Eastside Educational Trust building, 37 Hackney Road, London E2 7NX; arrive 5–10 minutes early and ring the PCL doorbell.

Q: Is there a certificate?

A certificate of completion is available for a small fee (£5).

Retoucher Pro places advanced retouching training in central London at Photography Course London, Eastside Educational Trust building, 37 Hackney Road, London E2 7NX. Designed for aspiring studio retouchers and photographers who want to lift images from raw capture to magazine‑ready finishes, this hands‑on programme balances technical rigour with creative decision‑making. Sessions run as either a Day Course (6 hours per session, five weekly sessions) or an Evening Course (six weekly sessions), giving both intensive and paced pathways toward professional retouching.

Inside a focused classroom environment you'll work through RAW processing, frequency separation, masking, dodging and burning, digital makeup, liquify reshaping, compositing, colour grading and methods for preserving fine detail. The syllabus also covers DNG Profile Editor workflow, recreating or repairing textures, removing unwanted reflections, sharpening strategies and delivering final files in the right formats and sizes. Tutors expect a laptop with Adobe Photoshop (CC or CS6) and a solid working knowledge of Photoshop—this course builds on prior experience or Level 1/2 foundations.

What makes Retoucher Pro stand out in London is its relentless practice-driven approach and location within an active creative corridor. The Eastside Educational Trust building is a practical base close to lively studio clusters, allowing students to practice editorial looks that reflect the city’s fashion and advertising shoots. Small-group demos, portfolio critiques and the option to run a one-to-one if attendance is minimal keep instruction direct and intensely applicable.

Practicalities are straightforward: aim to arrive 5–10 minutes early and ring the PCL doorbell to be admitted. Be aware the classroom sits on the first floor with no lift; contact the office with any accessibility concerns. A certificate of completion is available for a small fee, and students are asked to keep a spare week after the final session for contingency scheduling.

Over five or six weeks you’ll complete assignments that mirror brief-driven client work: beauty retouch, high-contrast fashion shots, and a compositing brief that demands seamless integration of multiple source images. By course end you’ll have a small folio of finished files and a checklist of export settings for different pipelines — print, web and advertising. The teaching style emphasizes repeatable techniques and versioned workflows so you can reproduce looks under deadline. Many past students report faster turnaround times and higher client approval rates after applying the course methods.

This is an ideal short-course for photographers traveling through London who want concrete skills to convert shoots into commercial deliverables. It’s technical, studio-focused and highly actionable—expect to leave with reproducible workflows, a sharper retouching eye and practical presets you can apply to client work. Whether you’re aiming for beauty retouching, fashion editorials or advertising assets, Retoucher Pro is a concentrated route from strong Photoshop basics to professional, pixel-level control.

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