Portrait Retouching Services for Photographers
Portrait sessions mean hundreds of photographs to go through and edit. You need to remove stray hairs, edit skin texture, correct imperfections and adjust colours. It all takes time, especially when you have more shoots to prepare for.
DESCREATE can help. We offer professional portrait retouching services to suit your style, so you can spend less time editing and more time shooting.
Before & After
See What a Difference Portrait Retouching Can Make
Sometimes it’s just a couple of minor touch-ups that make all the difference. A few hairs out of place, a distracting mark or a skin texture that doesn’t quite match the rest of the photograph. It’s easy to overlook as you go through the portraits, but these small details can add up.
We make the corrections that need to be made, without changing the subject of the portrait.
What We Retouch
The Details We See to in Every Portrait
Portrait photographs require different retouching, depending on what you need. One may need skin texture adjustments, while another may need colour correction, clothing or background cleanup. Tell us what you want, and we’ll retouch your images in the way that suits you.
Skin Retouching
Remove temporary blemishes and marks while keeping the natural skin texture.
Flyaway Hair
Fix stray hairs that distract from the subject or style of the portrait.
Minor Distractions
Remove small imperfections that take away from the photograph.
Clothing Details
Clean up minor creases or other disturbances to the clothing.
Colour & Tone
Adjust tones, colours and brightness to suit your editing style.
Background Cleanup
Clear away stray objects or details from the portrait background.
What We Don't Do
Keep Your Portraits Natural, Not Over-Retouched
When you take a photograph of someone, you’re capturing more than their appearance. Their look and expression are also part of the portrait. Excessive editing removes these small details, making the photograph look artificial instead of natural.
We make the necessary changes without altering the subject or style of your portraits.
- Over-Smoothing Skin: Avoid over-editing the skin to keep the natural skin texture.
- Unnecessary Reshaping: We don’t reshape facial features to make someone look different.
- Heavy-Handed Editing: Minor adjustments where necessary, rather than extensive editing.
- One-Style-Fits-All Retouching: Follow your editing preferences, rather than one uniform style for every portrait.
- Original Features: We leave the model’s original features intact rather than altering them.
- Your Editing Style: Rather than changing the style according to our usual patterns, we follow your instructions.
Have a particular retouching style in mind? Share a few references or examples of your previous edits. This helps us identify the look you prefer.
Who It's For
Portrait Retouching for Different Photography Needs
Whether you photograph individuals, families or professionals, there are always portraits to retouch after the shoot. When you have multiple sessions to prepare, it can be hard to set aside time for editing.
DESCREATE can help portrait photographers by handling the retouching so you can focus on your other work.
Portrait Photographers
For photographers who need professional portraits retouched without spending hours on minor corrections.
Family Photographers
For family sessions that require retouching multiple people while keeping their natural appearance.
Studio Photographers
For studios that photograph individuals and need help with portrait editing.
Personal Branding Photographers
For photographers who take portraits for websites, LinkedIn profiles and other professional use.
Why Portrait Retouching Matters
The Portrait Should Still Feel Like Your Photograph
After a shoot, it’s easy to miss the small details in your portraits. A stray hair or a mark on the subject’s skin can appear more prominent when you look at the photograph again later.
Portrait retouching removes these imperfections, without changing the subject or style of the photograph. The portrait still looks like your photograph, but with the distracting details removed.
Turnaround, Formats & Volume
From One Portrait to an Entire Session
Have a single portrait that needs retouching, or an entire session waiting to be edited? The time and effort will depend on the number of images and the necessary corrections.
Tell us a little about your project so we can understand your needs before we get started.
- Turnaround: Let us know your deadline, and we can discuss a suitable schedule, based on the number of images and necessary retouching.
- Image Formats: Share the files you’ll send us and the format you’d like the retouched images in.
- Image Volume: Tell us, if you’re sending a few portraits or images from regular portrait sessions.
- Project Requirements: Share your notes, references and other instructions, if you have any.
Related Services
Need Retouching for Other Types of Photography?
If you photograph more than portraits, you may have other images, waiting for retouching. DESCREATE also offers retouching services for other types of photography.
Have Portraits Waiting to Be Edited?
After the shoot, there’s always the editing to be done. And, with hours spent retouching portraits, there’s less time for your next shoot or client project.
Send DESCREATE one portrait, with your instructions, and we’ll retouch it in the way that suits you. Review the sample, before you decide, if the portrait retouching meets your expectations.