Retouching & Compositing

Manual editing, retouching and compositing of photos in PhotoShop & Lightroom, supported by automated improvements via other plugins and software.
All images photographed and edited by Zakarian. All rights reserved.

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Retouching fashion shoot taken without professional lighting:
improving clarity and lighting,
correcting background,
brightening eyes and correcting make-up

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Repairing old photo:
removing dust and scratches,
color-correcting, but preserving vintage look.

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Retouching artist portrait taken outside:
improving clarity and lighting,
correcting make-up and correcting lighting on eyes,
removing minor imperfections on skin
enhancing mood by changing colors.

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Composite:
Combining 2 photos to include both children in the end result.
Enhancing mood, improving colors and lighting.

Salvaging tiny concert photograph:
Manually removing giant hand in the middle of photo
Improving colors and clarity

Composite:
Combining 4 photos to include several faces and create ghost-like effect.
Improving clarity, composition and lighting,
Enhancing mood by adding grain and changing colors to vintage style.

CafeB4Copenhagen, Denmark

Retouching photo for lifestyle blog:
Combining photos to create HDR effect
Improving lighting and colors
Lens corrections and straightening composition.

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Retouching interior for luxury hotel brand:
Combining photos to create HDR effect
Improving lighting and fixing white balance
Lens corrections and straightening composition.

Cafe2B4Kødbyen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Retouching photo for lifestyle blog:
Combining photos to create HDR effect
Improving lighting and colors
Lens corrections and straightening composition.

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Composite:
Digital painting on photograph,
editing colors and painting in shadows and light to enhance mood.

Composite:
Combining 5 photos to create surreal end result with multiple dancers
replacing background,
editing colors and light to balance composition,
enhancing composition via blur and grain

Composite:
Digital painting on photograph,
editing colors and painting in shadows and light to enhance mood.

Jasmineb4Portraits + Promos

Giving the photo a distinct mood:
Creating a silhouette effect
Changing colors, clarity and lighting
Removing distracting elements in composition

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Retouching classic portrait taken in poor light:
improving colors, clarity and lighting,
brightening eyes
correcting make-up
removing imperfections on skin.