Photo retouching

Photo retouching is normally combined with an invasive intervention on the image such as to modify its substance and make a mediocre photograph better. It is also mistakenly believed that it was born with the era of modern photography thanks to digital technologies. This vision, typical of non-professionals, is actually ill-suited to all interventions aimed at retouching a photographic image.

The restoration work, the variation, the modification of the elements and the photo composition, have always been part of traditional photography since its inception and very often ignored by the public. In fact, most of the images we see today have undergone retouching, be it chromatic, tonal or structural.

In advertising photography, retouching is the completion of the work that extends the possibilities of controlling the elements. In fashion photography, retouching is the conformation of the subjects to the stylistic idea. In landscape photography, retouching maximizes the emphasis of the scene.

Only journalistic photography should be ethically free from retouching. Even though this topic has been debated for years, it has now become a matter of debate.

In addition to simple services such as:

  1. Contouring in a mask or in paths
  2. Chromatic optimization and variantation
  3. Dust removal, cleaning and image restoration
  4. Structural changes to images with removal of objects and subjects and reconstruction of textures
  5. Skin retouching and cleansing
  6. Retrieving channel information and reconstructing details
  7. Color control and pre-press selection

We can intervene in all creative fields:

  1. Professional development of RAW files through proprietary profiles
  2. Photomontage and image fusion
  3. Construction of subjects in 3D and 3D painting
  4. Fusion, creation and variance in AI
  5. AI file upsampling and file optimization
  6. Light Shaping and image repainting
  7. Reconstruction of the subjects by scanning the materials
  8. Photomontage and image fusion
  9. Selection and decomposition of images in Duotone, Multitone, CMYK with spot colors, creation of paint masks and production of documents for printing
  10. Converting images into different printing flows and optimizing them for production in Europe, Asia and America.
  11. All applications derived from the integration of AI, 3D flows and advanced retouching
  12. Create scripts, batches and droplets for customizing photo projects