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.
Retouching fashion shoot taken without professional lighting:
improving clarity and lighting,
correcting background,
brightening eyes and correcting make-up
Repairing old photo:
removing dust and scratches,
color-correcting, but preserving vintage look.
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.
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.
Retouching photo for lifestyle blog:
Combining photos to create HDR effect
Improving lighting and colors
Lens corrections and straightening composition.
Retouching interior for luxury hotel brand:
Combining photos to create HDR effect
Improving lighting and fixing white balance
Lens corrections and straightening composition.
Retouching photo for lifestyle blog:
Combining photos to create HDR effect
Improving lighting and colors
Lens corrections and straightening composition.
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.
Giving the photo a distinct mood:
Creating a silhouette effect
Changing colors, clarity and lighting
Removing distracting elements in composition
Retouching classic portrait taken in poor light:
improving colors, clarity and lighting,
brightening eyes
correcting make-up
removing imperfections on skin.