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Retouching

Beauty and fashion retouching

Subtle, professional beauty and fashion retouching: smoother skin, brighter eyes and clean detail, with texture left in.

About this service

Beauty and fashion images need more refinement than a headshot, and they are the easiest to over-do. The best work looks untouched. Skin is smooth and still has skin in it, eyes are bright and still look like eyes.

What I do

  • Smooth skin while keeping natural texture
  • Brighten eyes and whiten teeth with a light hand
  • Clean flyaways, stray hair and fabric flaws
  • Balance colour and tone across a set
  • Shape light and contrast so the image feels finished

The approach

Artistic enhancement without over-processing. Every adjustment is small, and I check the result at full size and at the size your audience sees it. If a tool makes a model look like an illustration, I stop and do it by hand.

How it works

  1. Send a few sample images and a short note on the look you want.
  2. I quote the job and agree a turnaround.
  3. Send the full set. I return finished images by secure download.

Volume

A 5% discount applies from 10 images. See pricing.

Browse beauty and fashion examples. For team and corporate portraits, see corporate and portrait retouching.

Examples

Before and after

After: Woman with golden curly hair and glossy lips resting her chin on her handBeforeAfter
Beauty portrait, golden curls
After: Close portrait of a woman with smoky eye makeup looking upwardBeforeAfter
Beauty close-up with smoky eyes
After: Woman with long brown hair and a gentle smile leaning her head on her handBeforeAfter
Beauty portrait, soft glow
After: Young woman with brown hair and a fringe looking at the camera, close-upBeforeAfter
Natural beauty close-up

Questions

Good things to ask

How fast is retouching?

Product and e-commerce images take 2 to 3 business days. Wedding and family batches take 14 business days. Other turnarounds are agreed in the quote.

Do you edit batches for wedding and family photographers?

Yes. I sort, colour-correct and process whole sets so they read as one consistent gallery. Larger batches earn a bigger discount. See wedding and family batch editing.

Will my portraits look over-processed?

No. My aim is a natural result: skin, face and hair cleaned up while the person stays recognisable. If you want a lighter or stronger touch, tell me and I match it.

Do I need to visit you for retouching?

No. Retouching is online. You send files, I return finished images by secure download.

Keep reading

Wedding and family batch editing

Professional batch editing for wedding, family and portrait photographers: sorting, colour correction and consistent processing.

See this service

Guides

Read before you decide

All guides
  • A corporate portrait retouched with a natural finish

    Natural Retouching: Where to Stop

    How to retouch portraits so people still look like themselves: texture, eyes, teeth, hair and the checks that stop over-editing.

    Read the guide

Let's talk

Your photos deserve a careful hand

Tell me what you have. I reply with a clear plan, a fair quote and the next step.