Photo Retouching
Retouching is truly an art, and takes a skilled person in Photoshop to create professional quality images. How much time I spent on retouching details depended on the purpose and final size of the image. I was responsible for retouching photographs of models and clothing for commercial use. The following techniques are apart of my retouch checklist but not limited to:
Edit overall skin tone
Repair blotchy skin
Smooth skin texture (High pass)
Remove blemishes
Reduce wrinkles
Reduce dark circles under eyes
Sculpt face (Dodge and burn)
Brighten the whites of the eyes
Sharpen eyes
Brighten and enhance iris
Brighten teeth
Enhance size of lips
Enhance and cleanup lip color
Remove stray hairs
Fill gaps in hair
Slim subject/reduce bulging
Smooth and straighten clothing
Change color of clothing
“All photographs are accurate. None of them are the truth.”
— Richard Avedon
