After you select 1 or more images for editing, these are the notes my retoucher uses:
- SETS OF IMAGES – (i.e. set = same outfit AND same background)
- Even skin and background tones across all images in the set
- SKIN (face and body)
- Add very slight saturation
- Light natural skin smoothing – retain pores, wrinkles, texture & contrast – NO plastic or doll skin
- Even out skin tones
- Reduce glare
- Remove all blemishes (leave birthmarks and permanent skin marks, ask if unsure)
- Remove / lessen bags under eyes
- EYES / TEETH / LIPS
- Enhance eyes (iris – colour, brightness, texture)
- Whiten eyes only slightly – NO glowing whites of the eyes
- Whiten teeth slightly – NO Hollywood pure white, natural, i.e. less yellow
- Enhance lip colour, slightly (match to the overall image)
- HAIR
- Remove stray hairs outside the head
- Maintain sharpness between hair and background – NO blurring to remove stray hairs
- Clean hairs within hairline, criss-cross hairs
- Remove stray hairs on face and skin
- Remove stray hairs outside the head
- PREGNANT WOMEN
- Remove blemishes to the body, arms and legs as per face above
- Remove tiny hairs on belly / tummy to create smooth skin
- Do NOT remove the vertical stomach line
- BACKGROUNDS
- WHITE : Make white backgrounds brighter
- SOLID or TEXTURED BACKGROUNDS: Make brighter and more vibrant
- make them even across all images with same background colour