Background Retouching

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Portrait backgrounds often require retouching to remove distractions and enhance the overall professionalism of the image.

The white bust sculpture is a huge distraction because it’s a bright white object in an otherwise dark background. It’s also in the direct eye line of the person in the photo. We can’t help but look at it.

A photographer should remove any distractions and fix background imperfections before taking the photo. But these details are sometimes overlooked or they’re difficult to control in the moment. That’s when retouching becomes essential.
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Retouching Acne and Skin Blemishes

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Skin retouching focuses on enhancing your natural features while keeping your appearance authentic. Temporary blemishes like acne are removed, but permanent features such as freckles and moles are usually left untouched, since they’re part of what makes you you.
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Retouching Pet Portraits

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Retouching a pet portrait and a human portrait have quite a bit in common, even though the subjects are quite different.

Cleaning Up Imperfections

It’s important to remove distractions from portraits. Acne, blemishes, and stray hairs are removed in human portraits. Eye goop, flyaway fur, and scratches are removed in pet portraits.

In both types of portraits, the background often needs to be cleaned up. It’s also necessary to ensure the colours, contrast, and brightness are accurate and pleasing.
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Retouching Headshots

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Retouching a business headshot or other type of portrait is often about enhancing a person’s appearance—making the eyes stand out, brightening the teeth, evening out skin tones, and cleaning up stray hairs.

But in most of my work, I’m fixing photographers’ mistakes. When a photographer makes an error or omission, it’s usually the customer who pays the price—either by shelling out more money for retouching or settling for a subpar photo of themselves.

Ignoring Small Details

Photographing someone straight on is rarely a good idea. It tends to make the subject look wide and boxy. Retouching can’t fix a poor pose. In the above photo, a simple turn of the body toward the light source would’ve created a more flattering pose. It would also have softened the shadows on the right side of the face and jacket, and brightened both eyes.
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