Do you know that portrait Retouching Is An Art that has nothing to do with removing blemishes and taking wrinkles off of faces? It has EVERYTHING to do with creating perfect exposures and beautiful backgrounds, making sure that bodies, clothing, hair and make up are flawless and THEN shaping light to show off every feature of the face to it’s best advantage - and FINALLY bringing out the best expression of the subject. Whew! Great retouching adds emotion and impact way beyond what a camera can capture. If you want to be more than a “line and dot” retoucher or a “simple button pusher” come and learn with me in a small (tiny) special class this November 1- 4, 2010 in Ormond Beach, Florida. The Art of Retouching is listed on my EVENTS page.

I work hard to be the best teacher I can be. I focus on making difficult concepts easy to grasp. I speak clearly and present challenging techniques in a simple manner that is easy to understand. My work with photography studios, independent artists, color labs and corporate manufacturers teaching art as it relates to photography and technology helps people increase their value within their profession and provides them with the tools they need to develop practical, profitable ways of offering custom art products and services.

Check out my Events to find classes, seminars or lectures near you and my Shop section for interesting and unusual ARTifacts I’ve come across during my travels around the world. Click on Education to see what I have available in dvd and online training and my Portfolio to see samples of the styles of work I create - and you can learn how to create by taking my classes and studying my online and dvd training. Call or email me if you are interested in either private classes, custom artwork or advice on one of your special projects and visit me often to see the next awesome thing I learn or come across during my travels that I can’t wait to share with you. Thank you!

Jane Conner-ziser is an internationally respected retouching artist, author and portrait painter with clients and students throughout the world. Her techniques for facial retouching and enhancement are widely emulated by artists and photographers who have relied upon her practical and effective techniques for creating fine art images of people. She is located in Ormond Beach, Florida, USA.