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Color Unleashed: How Retouchers, 3D Designers, and Photographers Paint the Future of Advertising

I frequently check LinkedIn lately, as I find more content I enjoy reading and seeing there than on other platforms. Twitter is typically disheartening, and I am uncertain about what it is precisely anymore. Nevertheless, it remains a valuable resource for AI imagery. Although I enjoy the imagery there, Instagram is visually appealing but does not necessarily educate me. Finally, I find LinkedIn the most engaging platform, where I can follow and see the works of people I admire (and unfollow those I don't). Recently, a few photographers have caught my attention with their innovative use of color. If you're not following, please check out Charlotte Turton, Sigourney Whitesel & Chrissie Knudsen. I love the minimalistic but, at the same time, impactful use of colors.

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Effect of Virus and Globalization on Post-Production Industry

Almost six years ago, I left twenty years of career and left office life for the passion I had since high school. For good, I planned it a lot and would blame myself for not trying. I had thought of what I would do in detail and had planned out everything.

There is a famous quote by Carl von Clausewitz;

Every plan is a good one - until the first shot is fired.

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Farewell to Old Photoshop Books

When I moved to my current residence, I threw away my old Photoshop & retouching books as they had become redundant. Finally, at Covidvirus lockdown on the weekend, I went through my library and decided to get rid of most of the books that helped me in my profession.

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