by Dennis | May 30, 2020 | Case Studies
As a Retoucher my job is to make my clients’ work shine! In the end the ultimate goal is to bring the client’s vision to life. So while every image and project have their own demands and requirements the process always starts with listening. You see...
by Dennis | Apr 14, 2020 | Case Studies
Working on food shots can be a delicious job. Bringing out the colors and textures of the shot to help the food look as appetizing as possible is a fun challenge. Sometimes this means simply retouching out distracting bits and specks along with some color...
by Dennis | Apr 19, 2019 | Interviews
Carrie Beene has long been one of the top retouchers known for her amazing work on ads for cosmetics and hair product companies. We recently sat down with Carrie to learn more about how she started and what advice she has for aspiring retouchers. Read the interview on...
by Dennis | Jan 25, 2018 | Case Studies
The folks Kahlua had an idea about creating a fun image Holiday themed image to promote their coffee flavored liqueur and they came to photographer Kourosh Sotoodeh to see how it could be pulled off. You see the problem was they wanted the model to wear a Kahlua...
by Dennis | Dec 7, 2017 | Interviews
Continuing our series focusing on the client’s perspective regarding High End Retouching this latest interview was with Mara Serdans. Mara is a freelance senior art/content producer and creative consultant. As a freelancer, Mara produces still and motion content...
by Dennis | Nov 10, 2017 | Case Studies
Last Spring Neil Kremer contacted me about a really cool project he and his studio partner, Cory Johnson, were working on for Emmy magazine. It seems the folks at Emmy magazine wanted to re-create the iconic shot from the 1930’s, “Lunch atop a...
by Dennis | May 13, 2017 | Case Studies
With summer coming soon here’s a tasty, cool shot I worked on for photographer Teri Campbell. Working on food shots is always fun. This shot in particular involved compositing bits and pieces to the ice cream cones, and reshaping some of the scoops as well as...
by Dennis | Jan 25, 2017 | Case Studies
Recently I had the pleasure of working with Hunter Freeman on a campaign for the Wonderful Company’s Halos tangerines. The concept was to capture mischievous kids in that moment between mayhem and virtue pondering which path to take. Of course capturing...
by Dennis | Jan 19, 2017 | Interviews
Linda Ehrke is an award winning Print Producer/Art Buyer at the Pitch Agency in Los Angeles. Their clients include: Burger King, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Bonefish Grill. 1) How have you been involved in using or buying retouching? And what kinds of projects...
by Dennis | Nov 10, 2016 | Tips and Tricks
I’m happy to be contributing articles to the SLR Lounge website! The first article I’ve written for them is on 3 ways to add a nice glow to skin when working on Beauty Retouching jobs. “Beauty retouching is all about beautiful, flawless,...
