The conversation usually goes this way when I mention to an agency CD, ACD, or AD that I do retouching: “We have our staff people who do our retouching.” “Yes, I realize that,” I’ll say, “but I’m the one you call when it’s the impossible job.”
That’s the kind of jobs I usually get—the really tough ones. Case in point: The client wants a dark background instead of white behind a water splash; The problem to solve is what parts of the splash are white highlights and what parts are transparent seeing through to the white background?
To see more examples of “difficult retouching,” please visit the “DIFFICULT RETOUCHING” gallery.
