Portrait Retouching Woman: Smoothing Lines, Skin, and Shine - ChromaQueen: Photo Retouching, Boston, MA

Task: Defying Age Without Surgery, Portrait Retouching For Article On Non-Surgical, Anti-Aging Therapies

I think every cosmetic dermatology clinic should employ the services of a skilled retoucher. What a perfect way to show clients the possibilities of anti-aging therapy! This image, a stock photo from iStock.com, was selected to accompany an article in CheckUp, a Tufts Medical Center publication, on non-surgical skin rejuvenation therapies.

Retouching instructions for female portrait. — A retouching mark-up facilitates clear communication between everyone on the design team and with the client.

The direction from the art director, as shown in the mark-up, was to smooth the skin, remove the freckles and wrinkles between the eyes, lessen the crow’s feet, bags, and neck wrinkles. But, to use my discretion to make sure it didn’t look too much. Or, in other words, unnatural.

Portrait Retouching, Tear sheet, Tufts Medical Center Brochure — *CheckUp*, a Tufts Medical Center publication.

The photo appeared on the cover and inside spread of the quarterly publication CheckUp, produced by Tufts Medical Center.

Client: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Art Director: Marcia Ciro