Comments on: Why We Retouch

By: Geo

Geo — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:41:56 +0000

Very plastic look to those skin tones.

By: Frank Hupalo

Frank Hupalo — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:50:11 +0000

Tim, That’s funny!

By: Oleksandr Photography

Oleksandr Photography — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:21:40 +0000

Looks like this post is to advertise your super-duper product to soccer mom photographers. Any pro will tell you that your retouching sucks – skin looks like plastic, no texture at all, and if you get your WB right in camera you don’t have to “retouch” it later (the last image). Oh yeah, and those chopped off fingers…

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:08:55 +0000

ummm… i meant buy.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:36:36 +0000

I do love the hidden message in this post:

“you should retouch every single image. By our product!”

Sorry, i’m a cynic.

By: Tim Coughlin

Tim Coughlin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:17:37 +0000

Frank,

We intentionally “Get it wrong” in the camera the first time so we can develop our PS skills.

By: Frank Hupalo

Frank Hupalo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:48:55 +0000

Why not get it right the first time…in the camera?
Fill light, proper exposure for that image. I do like the retouching on the last one though, but it could have been done in camera.

By: Ron Truch

Ron Truch — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:38:02 +0000

Gotta admit I like the original better. The retouched skin just looks way too plastic to me. Plus there’s the whole argument of spending labor $$ tweaking images that are never gonna make it further than the proof stage…and this is coming from someone who corrects/retouches for a living

By: Todd L Church

Todd L Church — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:22:28 +0000

I would have removed the thing that appears to be sticking out of her head in the last pic. If you are going to retouch might as well go all the way. lol The trick is to know when to stop.