Here, the scratch on the groom's hand ruins the drama of this beautiful photo.

Not only did I remove the scratch, I removed a couple of small scars and calluses as well. The distracting marks are now gone, and the focus is back on the wedding ring.

Removal of pile of distracting toiletries, before.

Removal of pile of distracting toiletries, after. Additionally, I also brightened up the image and enhanced the dress and veil.

While a great photo, the windshield grays out the bride's face. Additionally, there is a shadow on the groom's face, and the bee flying near his left shoulder is distracting.

Here I've outlined the windshield and color corrected that portion of the image. I've also done an overall color correction to brighten up the colors, lessoned the shadow on the groom's face, and removed the bee.

An example of a more complicated retouch job. The bride felt the hand position was awkward; additionally, the entire photo has a distinct lack of contrast, as it was a very gray morning.

Fortunately, the bride had another photo with her arm at her side. I was able to overlay a section of that photo with this one, cloning in the edges for a seamless look. Then, I color corrected the image, though not too much as to keep some of the misty effect.

Here the groom wanted the red spot on his forehead removed.

Sans red spot.

 

I'm sure you've had many of these if you've ever sat for posed pictures! The bride had three similar photos of her family, but in not a single one is everyone smiling at the same time.

I took the best smiles and composed them together in one image. Additionally, I brightened up certain guests' teeth at the bride's request.

This is an example of a more complex retouch job. Here, the bride was unhappy with both the groom's and her goofy expressions during this important FOB toast.

Fortunately, I was able to replace their heads with others taken with a similar angle and lighting, filling in the background where necessary.

Here the groom was unhappy with his expression in this photo of the first dance.

Fortunately, we had another photo of the groom taken from above. I was able to seamlessly integrate the two images with some careful retouching.