Photo Retouching Service: Making eyes sparkle, removing fine lines, fixing hair

Making eyes sparkle and removing fine lines. Original photo of the woman above was by photographer Matthew Kane on Unsplash

Making eyes sparkle, removing fine lines, hiding dark hair roots and fixing mascara flaking are common requests for photo retouching.

This time of year I am often asked to preserve those sunshine-y vibes while still looking natural. For this look i work on enhancing the warm highlights. Certain colors may need adjustment too—teal blues, bright or moody greens. And of course, enhancing those sun kissed tones.

When I do portrait photo retouching my goal is make sure the adjustments I made appear natural realistic—unless the project is for high fashion or advertising. Details on my photo retouching services on my website—link in my bio. 

Gentle photo retouches on a portrait while preserving the natural beauty. In the image below the focus was on hiding the dark roots, taming the flyaway hair, enhancing the skin and makeup, and enhancing overall image color and tone.

Fixing root color

In the portrait below the root color is showing through. If you want to adjust this you can use the Curves adjustment and apply Masking for that specific color range to target or select the specific area you want to lighten and restore the blond color in order to achieve the desired results.

Gentle photo retouches on a portrait while preserving the natural beauty. In this image the focus was on hiding the dark roots, taming the flyaway hair, enhancing the skin and makeup, and enhancing overall image color and tone.

For this portrait I removed distracting elements like wrinkles in clothing and shadows. I also removed blemishes and fine lines to create a natural look without over processing the image. I also edited the background for more contrast. Finally I removed the light glow rings reflected in the eyes.