White Skin

Black Skin

Also, try using this very same technique to enhance detail in landscapes! x

Texture

Disclaimer This thoughts are to try to explain how we can make texture work from one image to another. This is not meant to say you should remove skin texture when retouching beauty and then reapply it. The guidelines are still the same for Beauty and Fashion Work: Don’t lose texture to begin with. But… [Read more…]

Unsolicited Advice II

For the Stater Retoucher (The biz side of things) There are a lot of myths in this industry. Such as: You need a full portfolio before you can contact an agency/photographer/brand You need a classy website with a Gallery You need to have contacts, “know” people in the industry You need to be good at… [Read more…]

Unsolicited Advice

For the Stater Retoucher 3 major Things to take into account in retouching * Not because you can do it means you should * Not because it looks better means that it looks good * Don’t fix it if it ain’t broken When retouching an image, specially when it’s a portfolio image (testing) you make… [Read more…]