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Chris Tarantino is a high-end beauty retoucher, author, and instructor with more than 25 years of retouching experience. Tarantino, an Adobe Community Expert and a moderator on the Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw, and Bridge Help Forums, has worked on images for many of the most prolific photographers in the business, and is currently with Vaught Studio, Flower Mound, Texas. He is presently compiling a professional-level retouching DVD

Chris Tarantino is an expert at color management and retouching and has worked in the retouching and color correcting field since 1983. Chris has been described as someone who "breaks" Photoshop to make it work better. His retouching work has graced many fashion and beauty magazines worldwide, including Vogue, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Harper's Bazaar. He has worked with many leading photographers to help them achieve their vision in the new digital world, including Steve Meisel, Mario Testino, Melvin Sokolsky, and Enrique Badulescu. Books Chris has written include "Digital Fashion Photography" and "Digital Photo Processing", and he is a contributor to leading photography and creative magazines. Currently Chris is working for Vaught Studio as their Beauty retoucher and in-house Photoshopopedia. Chris is a Ad0be Certified Expert as well as a Ad0be Community Expert and is a moderator on the Ad0be Help Forums for Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge and Camera Raw. Of which programs he is either/both a Alpha and Beta Tester. In addition to writing and consulting about Photoshop, Chris also speaks at major Creative and Photography venues such as PMA and PhotoExpo. He also offers one on one training online using Ad0be technology.