I want to learn professional photo retouching - help?

I am currently a graphic designer but I am extremely interested in photo retouching. How/what/where do I need to do/learn/go to make this happen? I've seem some software that claims to do this, but it all looks a little shady to me. All help will be deeply appreciated...and if there is another forum that I can post to also, I'm all ears!
Thank you!!!

Well, if you want to do this professionally, you should probably learn Photoshop rather than Elements, since that's what any shop you would be working for would use. Most community colleges and so on offer courses in PS, as do many art institutes, etc. There are also many online courses which are quite good. The programs on DVD will certainly teach you the basics, but the good ones aren't cheap.
If you are hoping to do this as part of your business, remember that it always helps to have a credential.

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