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LTR!003 | Retouching Education | Setting Goals & Keep Striving!
In our final part of the interview with Gerry Kingsley, we are kicking with a discussion on education on retouching, following up with some valuable information about reinvesting into yourself and your business, how to set realistic goals and to keep motivated while not trying to take shortcuts on your way to success.
If you have missed his introduction and the first part of our conversation, please, check out Let’s Talk Retouching Part #1 and Part #2.
Let’s Talk Retouching! #3 – Our Topics:
On Retouching Education
Gerry and I talk about how retouching has become a trade without education systems catching up on this. There seems to be no official school, college or university offering to graduate for working in the retouching industry. Most of the time it is included in graphic design or photography courses. Usually, this is so far from what you will have to do or know in the real world that I would not count it as retouching education. Most likely you will learn how to use Photoshop tools in a rudimentary way.
You Cannot Go Study Retouching
The Retouching Workflow
When analyzing student’s workflows it often becomes obvious for them to not be set up properly to work efficiently in a professional environment. Often these folks have learned by following YouTube tutorials and by following photography blogs. However, the expectations in the commercial world often need you to work much differently. How you have structured your workflow can make a difference between earning money on a job or having to spend extra hours paid out of your pocket just so you can meet the deadlines.
Make The Time To Get Educated!
Gerry states, “people want everything now. They do not want to invest the time to learn a trade”. Many seem to approach photography and retouching from the view of a hobbyist which is ok if you are doing it as a hobby. Many grow out of a hobby and want to enter the business world but are still applying the same rules as they have done before.
We agree on there is much more to running ANY business than to get a few products and tutorials to help you get started. In order for you to become good in your craft or trade, you have to understand the basics. You have to know all the concepts and make experiences for you to refine your skills and to also grow your marketing and business skills at the same time.
Building a business takes up to 3 years
Re-invest Into Your Business
Because there is no formal education, you have to figure out ways to get and to stay educated over time. It takes time away from running your business and you should definitely make plans about how much time and business this might cost you aside from the payments you might make for educational materials, classes, workshops,…
Garry’s 5 Top Tips To Stay On Top Of The Game:
Set Your Goals High!
Even as professionals we still keep learning but we aspire to become the best. Gerry Kingsley mentioned even he as a university professor keeps learning almost every day. His students might come up with questions he might have never asked himself before. The younger generation often can bring a lot of fresh views to the table, and their voices should be heard.
The goal here is to acknowledge that none of us is perfect and we never will be, yet we keep educating and
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In our final part of the interview with Gerry Kingsley, we are kicking with a discussion on education on retouching, following up with some valuable information about reinvesting into yourself and your business, how to set realistic goals and to keep motivated while not trying to take shortcuts on your way to success.
If you have missed his introduction and the first part of our conversation, please, check out Let’s Talk Retouching Part #1 and Part #2.
Let’s Talk Retouching! #3 – Our Topics:
On Retouching Education
Gerry and I talk about how retouching has become a trade without education systems catching up on this. There seems to be no official school, college or university offering to graduate for working in the retouching industry. Most of the time it is included in graphic design or photography courses. Usually, this is so far from what you will have to do or know in the real world that I would not count it as retouching education. Most likely you will learn how to use Photoshop tools in a rudimentary way.
You Cannot Go Study Retouching
The Retouching Workflow
When analyzing student’s workflows it often becomes obvious for them to not be set up properly to work efficiently in a professional environment. Often these folks have learned by following YouTube tutorials and by following photography blogs. However, the expectations in the commercial world often need you to work much differently. How you have structured your workflow can make a difference between earning money on a job or having to spend extra hours paid out of your pocket just so you can meet the deadlines.
Make The Time To Get Educated!
Gerry states, “people want everything now. They do not want to invest the time to learn a trade”. Many seem to approach photography and retouching from the view of a hobbyist which is ok if you are doing it as a hobby. Many grow out of a hobby and want to enter the business world but are still applying the same rules as they have done before.
We agree on there is much more to running ANY business than to get a few products and tutorials to help you get started. In order for you to become good in your craft or trade, you have to understand the basics. You have to know all the concepts and make experiences for you to refine your skills and to also grow your marketing and business skills at the same time.
Building a business takes up to 3 years
Re-invest Into Your Business
Because there is no formal education, you have to figure out ways to get and to stay educated over time. It takes time away from running your business and you should definitely make plans about how much time and business this might cost you aside from the payments you might make for educational materials, classes, workshops,…
Garry’s 5 Top Tips To Stay On Top Of The Game:
Set Your Goals High!
Even as professionals we still keep learning but we aspire to become the best. Gerry Kingsley mentioned even he as a university professor keeps learning almost every day. His students might come up with questions he might have never asked himself before. The younger generation often can bring a lot of fresh views to the table, and their voices should be heard.
The goal here is to acknowledge that none of us is perfect and we never will be, yet we keep educating and