Retouching for Excellence

Retouching is no longer merely correcting errors and deleting fire alarms, it’s an art form in itself. Mere errors and unwanted details can be eliminated in seconds with content aware and AI tools. Its about the subtleties in the image that can be shifted almost imperceptibly to bring the image to a higher level, one that you can feel and experience, but not detect. The point is to create and execute a standard of excellence that will set you apart. With 25 years of Photoshop experience, and an artist’s eye, I want to do that for you.

If retouching can be detected I consider it a failure. The before and after photographs below demonstrate my point. Color grading was done with client feedback on a BenQ Adobe RGB 1998 display. Most of the heavy lifting was Photoshop hand work - copying and pasting and smoothing. It could not have been done well any other way.