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Photo Retouching

photography photographer Hiram garrettsville Mantua aurora bainbridge nelson Ohio portraits "senior portraits" "product photography" "Dave Dreimiller" "Forlorn Photography" retouching "photo processing" "photoshop services"

Let me help you enhance your photos. I can sharpen, blur,  intensify, edit, crop, add things, subtract things, or do just about anything you might need to obtain the perfect picture. I am highly skilled in Adobe PhotoShop and Lightroom. The transformation of photos from the raw image to the final product can be truly astounding. Create the perfect profile photo for Facebook, or punch up the quality of photos on your web site, brochures, advertising, or anything you intend to print and frame. I'll process just a single image or hundreds. Very reasonable rates and I work fast. Contact me to discuss your needs.

Here are some before and after examples:

Before:

News photo to illustrate winter solstice. Heavily underexposed in order to capture sun and clouds. Very flat, lacking shadow detail, highlights and contrast. Power lines at left are cluttering the shot.

News photo to illustrate winter solstice. Heavily underexposed in order to capture sun and clouds. Very flat, lacking shadow detail, highlights and contrast. Power lines at left are cluttering the shot.

After:

Enhanced shadow detail and contrast; increased highlights, added depth and clarity, converted to BW to add a sense of drama. Removed power lines.

Enhanced shadow detail and contrast; increased highlights, added depth and clarity, converted to BW to add a sense of drama. Removed power lines.

Before:

Heirloom photo for owner of a historic home. Washed out sky tones, dark and loss of detail in shadow areas, distracting TV antenna and cable hanging from roof.

Heirloom photo for owner of a historic home. Washed out sky tones, dark and loss of detail in shadow areas, distracting TV antenna and cable hanging from roof.

After:

Punched up overall vibrance and clarity; brought out depth in sky. Increased shadow detail. Removed antenna and cable.

Punched up overall vibrance and clarity; brought out depth in sky. Increased shadow detail. Removed antenna and cable.

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News photo shot at antique tractor show. Not a bad photo but somewhat washed out and in need of cropping. Interesting but lacks intensity.

After:

Added depth and tone to sky, increased overall vibrancy and sharpness; cropped closer to subject. BAM! Result is a very dynamic and high impact visualization.

Added depth and tone to sky, increased overall vibrancy and sharpness; cropped closer to subject. BAM! Result is a very dynamic and high impact visualization.

Before:

On location portrait series of young woman in historic dress. The raw photo is rather flat, lacks intensity and shadow detail.

On location portrait series of young woman in historic dress. The raw photo is rather flat, lacks intensity and shadow detail.

After

Cropped, sharpened; brought out shadow details in dress; softened complexion, enhanced eyes and complexion, added sparkle and increased overall vibrance.

Cropped, sharpened; brought out shadow details in dress; softened complexion, enhanced eyes and complexion, added sparkle and increased overall vibrance.

Before:

News photo I shot at an eclipse viewing event. Even with flash the image is flat and lacks shadow detail.

News photo I shot at an eclipse viewing event. Even with flash the image is flat and lacks shadow detail.

After:

Converted image to BW to add impact. Added depth to sky tones; brought out shadow detail. Cropped out extraneous area.

Converted image to BW to add impact. Added depth to sky tones; brought out shadow detail. Cropped out extraneous area.

Before:

Gleaming Delorean at a classic car show. Nice detail but lacks vibrance and the red car in background is distracting.

Gleaming Delorean at a classic car show. Nice detail but lacks vibrance and the red car in background is distracting.

After:

Sharpened, added vibrance, enhanced shadow detail, highlights and contrast. Removed car from background.

Sharpened, added vibrance, enhanced shadow detail, highlights and contrast. Removed car from background.