Advanced Photo Retouching

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Advanced Retouching is all about you.
In Advanced Retouching our only goal is to make you as beautiful as possible. We focus on your face and reconstruct, retouch, improve or reshape everything you would care to think of.
The process is painless and above all, very very secret, because the key to a beautifuly retouched photo lies in its secrecy.
Nobody should ever be able to notice that the image has been modified in any way.
The perfect result must look natural and capture only the best in you.

Advanced Retouching is the middle step towards the creation of a beautiful, timeless portrait. It includes all fashion retouching and glamour techniques, like delicate airbrushing, glowing skin or the 'Hollywood eyes'- technique, and many, many more.

However, please note that 'Advanced Retouching' does not replace the background.
For a truly perfect portrait you may want to choose one of the following services : ~ Smile Fun Photos ~ ~ Portraits Gallery, or ~ Art Photography ~ .

Printing Sizes:
4 x 6 in for a normal, album photo
5 x 7 in for a desktop portrait
larger sizes available, relative to the weight of your original image

Photo Requirements:
Because we're going to do a lot of detailed work, we need photos that are shot in good conditions
- in focus
- head-shot preferable, close-up a bonus
- file size of at least 700 KB
- resolution the bigger the better (ideally 300)

Advanced Retouching Techniques:
- all color corrections as in Essential Retouching
- all fashion and glamour techniques
- all skin texture improvements
- wrinkles, blemishes, spots removal
- subtle airbrushing for a natural glow
- lips reshaping, coloring and glossing
- face and body slimming / bone reshaping
- building of longer eye lashes, reconstruction of better shaped eyebrows
- larger eyes, sharper impact, vivid coloring or color replacement
- hair styling, hair coloring or hair-loss reduction
- teeth whitening and gaps removal
- digitally signed portrait 'My Pretty Photo' or your own choice of text
- artistic photo border for an improved appearance

Please note:
although Advanced Retouching includes all detailed work, it does not replace the background. For a truly beautiful portrait, you may want to choose one of the following services : ~ Smile Fun Photos ~ , ~ Portraits ~ or ~ Art Photography ~ .

Beauty Treatment :
Do you have photos that are essentialy quite good but just need a bit of the 'X' factor?
Advanced Retouching is a dedicated, luxurious beauty salon, ready to fulfill all your plush needs.
The photo below is a good example of the art of transforming a happy moment into a beautiful memory.

Techniques employed:
all color corrections, contrast and sharpness
all glamour corrections, skin texture, airbrushing, eyes, lips and hair improvements
digital signature and photo border

Age Related Issues :
The photo below is a good example of some of the most common age related issues : wrinkles, age spots and gray roots. We've corrected the colors and enhanced the contrast, we've improved the skin texture, reduced the blemishes, applied a subtle airbrush, colored the hair and added a beautiful frame. The result is a beautiful photo and a great memory.

Teeth Reconstruction :
The example below is good representation of reconstruction of missing teeth.
Techniques employed:
all color corrections, all beauty corrections, skin texture, wrinkles reduction, hair coloring, teeth whitening and reconstructing, airbrushing, sharpening and contrast.
The result is a photo that will cherish forever a beautiful moment.

Body Slimming :
with super-thin, food deprived models invading every commercial add and every page in fashion magazines it is no wonder we all wish to look that bit slimmer. Dieting and counting calories is hard, and sometimes not even necessary, so we thought to offer you a much pleasanter alternative.
Try our body slimming services and enjoy the feeling of a size 10 with no effort whatsoever!

Tip! : if you liked the result, stick that photo on your fridge door and let it fight the temptations of delicious Haagen-Daz. You won't be alone anymore!

Techniques employed:
on the photo below we've focused on body slimming techniques whilst making sure that the beauty of the young girl remains as natural as possible.
All color corrections, all beauty techniques, skin texture, teeth whitening, eyes contrast, sharpness and photo bordering have been applied.

Photo Surgery :
Have you ever thought of plastic surgery? And why not, everybody seems to be thinking of it nowadays. Maybe you feel that your nose is too big, thick or too long? Or maybe you would like your lips to look fuller?
Well, whatever your wishes, we offer a cheap and painless alternative to try on before making the big decision.
Techinques employed:
on the photo below we've worked on the nose, changed its shape and reduced its thickness, we filled up the lips just a touch and lightened her hair. All color corrections, sharpness and contrast have been applied as well.

The result is a beautiful photo that captures only the best in you!

Body Retouching :
The photo below has a few problems. It was shot at a low resolution, has a blue color cast and is out of focus. The back curvature is very pronounced as well.
We've corrected all color problems, enhanced the contrast, improved the skin texture and sharpened the image. We've straightened the back position resulting in a more natural appearance.
Be it body slimming, re-construction of bone structure or a better body positioning, we're here to help and bring out only the best in you!

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