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Wedding Photo Retouching: Common Problems and How They Are Fixed

A wedding day is long and the light is never perfect. Here are the most common wedding photo problems and how a retoucher fixes them.

Wedding Photo Retouching: Common Problems and How They Are Fixed

Faces and expressions

Weddings move fast and people blink at the worst moments. When a group shot has one closed pair of eyes, a head swap from another frame can save it. Small things such as a tense smile or a shiny forehead can also be softened.

We keep the real expression of the couple. The aim is the same person at a good moment, not a different face.

Skin and light

After hours of dancing, in warm indoor light and with flash, skin can look red, shiny or uneven. We balance the skin tones, reduce shine and soften tired eyes without removing real texture.

We also balance light across a group, for example when one side of a face is in sun and the other in shade.

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Tell your retoucher the look you want: bright and airy, warm and soft, or deep and moody. It saves a lot of back and forth.

Guests and background

Guests walking through a shot, exit signs, cables, parked cars and bins can be removed so the couple stays the center of the picture. A stain on a dress or a loose thread on a suit is simple to clean.

Items that touch the couple take more work, and we tell you before we start if something is not possible.

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Dress and suit details

White fabric shows every wrinkle, shadow and mark. We smooth the creases, clean marks and keep the texture of lace and silk, so the dress looks fresh and still real.

We also match the color of the whites across the whole gallery, so that a white dress does not look cream in one photo and blue in the next.

Sending a full gallery

For a full wedding, send your favorites first, usually a small group of photos with different light. We agree on a look with these, then apply it to the rest.

Send the original files through a link, tell us what you want fixed, and we reply with a price and a timeline within 12 hours.

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