I have been re-touching for a few years, I'm good but I don't claim to know it all. One thing that has always annoyed me are clients (photographers) who don't pay any attention to details such as hair assuming it will be taken care of in post. There is nothing more time consuming then fixing fly away/stray hairs.
Also, clients who instead of doing a reshoot tell there subject that they can simply have them removed and placed on another background. Now this is simply enough if the client is shot on a simple plain background like a seamless but if they are shot on location outside with a busy background then its not so simple to replace the background with a plain white or solid background. The technique can often depend on the image so it is trial and error which can be time consuming and most of the time it just looks unnatural. Particularly if its for headshot/portrait usage.
I have three questions:
1. Is it ok to tell them a photographer watch for stray/fly away hairs when shooting? (note: one client is a per image fee base not hourly so time is a factor)
2. Is it ok to tell a client that such a task, like replacing a background, isn't going to work with said image or isn't going to look natural therefor a reshoot is the best solution? Does it look unprofessional and does it make me look incompetent?
3. Is anything and everything always doable? Is it my belief that the answer is no....
Also, clients who instead of doing a reshoot tell there subject that they can simply have them removed and placed on another background. Now this is simply enough if the client is shot on a simple plain background like a seamless but if they are shot on location outside with a busy background then its not so simple to replace the background with a plain white or solid background. The technique can often depend on the image so it is trial and error which can be time consuming and most of the time it just looks unnatural. Particularly if its for headshot/portrait usage.
I have three questions:
1. Is it ok to tell them a photographer watch for stray/fly away hairs when shooting? (note: one client is a per image fee base not hourly so time is a factor)
2. Is it ok to tell a client that such a task, like replacing a background, isn't going to work with said image or isn't going to look natural therefor a reshoot is the best solution? Does it look unprofessional and does it make me look incompetent?
3. Is anything and everything always doable? Is it my belief that the answer is no....
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