http://www.happyfinish.co.uk we are different. our retouchers and CGI artists work one-on-one with art directors, photographers and brands to create some of the world's most eye-catching images and campaigns... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:04:00 GMT http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/retouching/ Good photo retouching involves techniques that retain fine details and textures in an image. So when removing imperfections it is important not to reduce the information in the image by using simple blurring & softening techniques. At Happy Finish we understand good photo retouching, so for example our beauty retouching will be un-noticeable because the hairs and skin pores will still be present after we have finished... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:04:00 GMT http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/retoucher/tim-ashton/ At the more extreme end of creative retouching is image manipulation, where image construction is completely altered using multiple-part montages, changing a models clothing & the background, rearranging location etc., the list of possibilities are endless... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:13:00 GMT http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/front-covers/ The secret of many of the world’s most prolific commercial & fashion photographers & art directors is that they are meticulous about the retouching process because they understand how important it is to their style... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:07:00 GMT http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/retoucher/stefano-cherubini/ Traditional photo retouch, sometimes referred to as airbrushing, started with hand painting over prints. Of course this had its limitations for retaining detail so when photo retouch went digital it transformed the art, allowing for blemishes, unwanted intrusions and imperfections to be removed without losing the sense of reality of the image... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:05:00 GMT http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/retoucher/dan-moloney/ Here at Happy Finish, we have always seen the retoucher] as an artist. Whilst the technical skills of retouching are clearly important, a retoucher who can go beyond the technical and add vision and feeling to an image is a valuable asset to the creative process... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:08:00 GMT http://www.happyfinish.co.uk/how-we-work/ The creative process is better when the creative director and/ or photographer art direct the retouch one-on-one with the artist. So its important to know who you’re working with, to have chosen them yourself because of their particular retouch style, and then to work together one-on-one to create the final image... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:11:00 GMT