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
  • 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