Professional retouching works best when the original photo gives the editor enough detail and a clear creative direction. A few simple preparation steps can improve the final result, reduce revisions, and help your images keep a natural, believable finish.
Start with the highest-quality original
Send the original camera file whenever possible. PNG, or a high-quality JPEG contains more useful detail than an image downloaded from social media or sent through a messaging app. Avoid screenshots, heavy filters, and repeated compression because they limit what can be corrected cleanly.
Explain where the image will be used
A portrait for LinkedIn needs a different finish from a beauty campaign, dating profile, family print, or Instagram post. For natural skin cleanup, facial refinement, background corrections, and a polished personal image, see our Portrait Retouch service.
Describe the result, not only the problem
When ordering personal retouching instead of writing “make it better,” describe the mood you want: natural, clean, premium, warm, bright, editorial, or dramatic. Point out temporary details you want removed and permanent features you want preserved.
Prepare product photos as a consistent set
Online shops benefit most when images share the same crop, background, brightness, and color treatment. Organize files by product, identify the hero image, and note marketplace requirements before editing begins. Our E-commerce Retouch service is designed for catalog cleanup, product consistency, marketplace listings, and storefront-ready visuals.
Ready to improve an image? Choose portrait retouching for people or e-commerce retouching for products and catalogs.