Visual Retoucher examples

Hello! Here are a few photo editing before and afters to show my experience and style across different campaigns.

A woman with brown hair, wearing safety goggles and a blue shirt, looking at something in a laboratory environment.

Before

& After

Woman in orange safety vest using handheld scanner to scan a cardboard box with printed shipping information.
A woman with dark hair wearing an orange safety vest and a maroon long sleeve shirt is looking at her phone while holding a cardboard box.
A person in a lab coat and gloves holding a solar cell wafer with multiple solar cell components, in a laboratory or manufacturing setting.

Creative direction:

Realistic warehouse shipping environment.

Edits:

Added flash from device

Added Honeywell logo for screen replacement

Color Correction

Tape removal on box

Skin softening

Close-up of multiple black solar panels with visible copper wiring on a dark surface.

Let’s zoom in

A person wearing white gloves holding a flexible solar panel or solar cell array with copper contacts, against a blurred background.

Creative direction:

Clean up product and make colors vibrant but not overpowering. Oranges should pop since they are solar panels.

Edits:

Remove dust and scratches

Color Correction

Removal or copper foil on bottom left

Two Starbucks employees, both women, are having a conversation inside a Starbucks coffee shop. One woman with blonde hair is smiling and wearing a green apron, while the other woman, with reddish-brown hair tied back, is wearing a black shirt with white text and a green apron.
Two female Starbucks employees, wearing black shirts and green aprons, are talking inside a Starbucks cafe. One woman has blonde hair, smiling, and her hand on her hip. The other woman has red hair tied back, facing away from the camera. The background shows a counter, coffee equipment, and warm lighting.

Creative direction:

Starbucks keeps colors true to real life. Do not look overly processed. Do not remove store features but remove distractions.

Edits:

Remove ceiling distractions

Add additional lighting to make look more intentional

Color Correction

A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a black blazer and black top, is sitting on a black chair with metal armrests. She has makeup with smoky eyes and nude lips, gold earrings, and red nail polish. The background is plain gray.
A woman with medium-length dark brown hair, wearing makeup, earrings, a black blazer, and a black top, sitting on a black chair with a modern metal frame, with her hands resting on her lap and a neutral gray background.

Creative direction:

Flawless but realistic beauty corrections for a makeup brand.

Edits:

Skin smoothing

Fly away removal

Color Correction

A man working with a metal sheet in a workshop, wearing safety glasses, gloves, a black cap, and a smartwatch, surrounded by industrial equipment and fans.
Man working on an airplane wing model in a workshop with tools and equipment in the background.
A woman in a white blazer and black pants standing in a walk-in closet, holding up a black dress and smiling. The closet has black and white shelves filled with shoes, handbags, and decor items, with a modern chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

Creative direction:

Remove distractions and keep room

for text placement. Overall a softer

color palette

Edits:

Remove fan

Remove wall distractions

Remove glare on window

Color corrections

A woman standing in a walk-in closet with black and white shelving filled with shoes, bags, and decor. She is smiling while looking down and holding a black dress. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

Creative direction:

Make image look like a realistic closet and not an office. Straighten all lines and perspectives.

Edits:

Brighten in cabinet lighting

Smooth back wall

Remove drop ceiling center chandelier in room

Color corrections

A piece of industrial equipment with multiple heat sink fins, black front plates with logos, and various connectors and ports.
A close-up of a high-altitude satellite or spacecraft component with metal fins, black panels labeled NRS1000, NIO1000, and NMC1000, multiple connectors, and a black body with a white eagle logo.

Creative direction:

Retouch product to provide clean, accurate product photos before the product is released to market

Edits:

Changed color of device

Remove stickers on prototype

Remove dust and scratches

Background removal

If you’ve made it this far, I can’t thank you enough! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or if you’d like to see more.

Thank you!

-Courtney