Hi
Thanks in advance for the taking the time.
I have been retouching for several years. I do some beauty work but the majority of my work is for head shots and portraits. It should be basic but can take a bit of time if done properly with natural looking results.
I do a lot of work for a very established photographer who has been shooting for 25+ yrs. They are very good and have an extensive portfolio. I think however that he (as well as many others) has gotten away from aesthetics and details of an image and leaves it up to post production. To me this is the worst because as a photographer myself I feel that photography isn't just about posing and light it's about the prepping and details of a shot. Things like stray hair and particles on clothes, wrinkles and distracting objects.
With retouching, in particular head shots and portraits the more you reconstruct or try to create something from nothing the more crappy and un-natural something looks. Not everything can be fixed with good results.
How do you tell a client who happens to be a really good, established photographer that...it just can't be done or shouldn't be done?
Thanks again
Thanks in advance for the taking the time.
I have been retouching for several years. I do some beauty work but the majority of my work is for head shots and portraits. It should be basic but can take a bit of time if done properly with natural looking results.
I do a lot of work for a very established photographer who has been shooting for 25+ yrs. They are very good and have an extensive portfolio. I think however that he (as well as many others) has gotten away from aesthetics and details of an image and leaves it up to post production. To me this is the worst because as a photographer myself I feel that photography isn't just about posing and light it's about the prepping and details of a shot. Things like stray hair and particles on clothes, wrinkles and distracting objects.
With retouching, in particular head shots and portraits the more you reconstruct or try to create something from nothing the more crappy and un-natural something looks. Not everything can be fixed with good results.
How do you tell a client who happens to be a really good, established photographer that...it just can't be done or shouldn't be done?
Thanks again
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