Say ‘Cheese!’ And Now Say ‘Airbrush!’

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  Posted By: katb46 @ 05/03/2008 9:23:24 AM

  I am a professional photographer with a small studio. I do retouch protraits but only making sure colors are correct and removing blemishes(most times lighting does it for me)I do nothing
  to change the individual. I was appalled a few ago when a school picture company, with out my checking the box for retouching, retouched my daughters school picture and botched it
  making a minor flaw in one ear more noticable. It was something we had never made a big
  deal about or even her peers. She really didn't know she had it until they botched her photo
  trying to cover it up. It so horrified me I only get the smallest package so she get a class pic.
  We generally throw the other images away as I take her school pictures now. It was very
  traumatic but as shows the ineptnes of those companies to regulate their employees and
  follow their own order sheets.

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  Posted By: katb46 @ 05/03/2008 9:23:06 AM

  I am a professional photographer with a small studio. I do retouch protraits but only making sure colors are correct and removing blemishes(most times lighting does it for me)I do nothing
  to change the individual. I was appalled a few ago when a school picture company, with out my checking the box for retouching, retouched my daughters school picture and botched it
  making a minor flaw in one ear more noticable. It was something we had never made a big
  deal about or even her peers. She really didn't know she had it until they botched her photo
  trying to cover it up. It so horrified me I only get the smallest package so she get a class pic.
  We generally throw the other images away as I take her school pictures now. It was very
  traumatic but as shows the ineptnes of those companies to regulate their employees and
  follow their own order sheets.

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  Posted By: katb46 @ 05/03/2008 9:17:33 AM

  I am a professional photographer and own a small studio. I do include retouching basically
  just making sure that colors are correct and blemishes kept to a minimum(most times lighting
  can do that) Unless a customer asks for something specific I don't do it. I do remove anything
  that would detract from the subject in the background. I horrifed on year when a school photo
  company retouched my daughter photo covering up an ear which us mildly deformed. Until
  then she didn't know there was a problem after that I stopped school photos except for her
  to get class picture and do my own. This problem was barely noticable and no one ever made
  an issue of it now no thanks to the photo company there is a small issue and the fact I didn't check the box for retouching and they botched it making it more noticable!