From Capture to Final Image

Photo Retouching

Here’s where the magic happens. Skin is refined, color is balanced, distractions disappear, and the strongest parts of the photograph come forward. Some images need a light touch. Others need a full transformation. The result should feel polished, intentional, and completely believable.

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Photo Retouching

East Indian Student, Pavati

Pavati was initially shy, but once comfortable she became expressive and brought culture-inspired poses to the session. Because of her fair skin tone, the lighting needed careful control to avoid blown highlights or an overly yellow cast. Retouching added warmth to the skin and removed minor blemishes.

What Was Done

The shadows were lightened in Adobe Photoshop , so as to reveal the hidden detail.
To create natural, healthy-looking skin tones, various color samples were made of the subject's skin. The airbrush tool was used to smoothen uneven skin tone.
The healing-brush tool was then used to remove skin blemishes.
The brightness-contrast and exposure levels were adjusted to reintroduce some of the natural light fall against the skin.
The color balance was adjusted so that her skin tone would look less yellow from the tungsten lights, and give a warmer, more natural, pink-red hue.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RETOUCHING DONE BY GISELLE WHITE OF WEBPHOTOGRAPHIX

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