Nothing is more pleasing than to take a photogenic male who could be close to flawless and making the image as if he is, yet still approachable and real. It’s so much more gratifying, though time consuming, retouching in a natural way.

Beauty retouching is all in the eye of the “artist”. All retouchers have their own style and technique. My clients come to me because I like images to be a bit more natural than the average professional retouch artist. Everything is age appropriate. Whether the model is representing early 20’s or early 40’s, I retouch…

I am known for retouching very naturally, it’s all about seeing a hint of fine lines, skin texture, leaving the subjects “real”, but on occasion, a client wants a tad more. A bit more mannequin feeling and this project is a good example of it. Though it’s still on the “natural” side, it’s got an…

This hair retouching editorial assignment was fun, challenging and rewarding. I actually prefer retouching images that need large or subtle, creative adjustments that can make an image go from no-go to oh-wow! This was a prime example of showing how knowing what and how to retouch can make an image A+.

The model is beautiful! The photographer and makeup artist did a good job. Now this is when I have to step up my game as a retouch artist. How do I make something as beautiful as this image, better. Well, I felt adding some depth to the image, color correcting, light retouching, some changes to make her…

My hair care client comes to me because they know, as a Beauty Photo Retoucher, I will keep the integrity of the image looking natural. They will see small pores, fine lines, texture, but any distracting flaws, whether large or small, they know I will eliminate or decrease. Besides enhancing this image, I needed to…

I received an order yesterday with several images to pick from. They needed a four page story, so I chose the four best images. The first three images were easy to find the right crop, but this last image I played with for a few minutes. I came up with this crop, because I feel…

Here is a great example of an image that needed the right crop to give it the right feeling. One of my strengths as aretoucher, is knowing what, when and where to crop. There actually is a lot of psychology behind retouching; cropping is one area it definitely comes into play. The before image on the…

Here is a prime example of my work. The photographer sent me an image that was pretty good, a bit dark and warm. He wasn’t sure if it was the right image for his project, but looking at it, I knew this was a gem. With the right amount of natural retouching, color correcting and cropping…

All photos need retouching, some less than others, but they all do. The right amount of retouching is very important and is different case by case. This image is gorgeous, the model, makeup artist and photographer did a nice job, but just a hint of retouching to make it pop and feel a little less…