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The Fine Art of Retouching

Rarely is a location or a property perfect. Power lines, concrete stains, dead landscaping and other elements are usually present, which can distract from the ideal portrayal of your property.

We give every image a basic clean-up, such as removing small marks from walls, leaves from lawns and objects from streets. But based on your requests, we can go much farther.

Given that retouching is time-consuming work, please note that it will be estimated separately, based on the time required.

Retouching Case Studies

Client: Legacy Residential
Location: Legacy on the Lake, Austin, TX


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Our client needed photography for their website and lease-up. They had a partial CO, which allowed us to photograph the interior shots: models, amenities and common spaces. Construction was only partially complete, with power only up to about the 16th floor. The top 13 floors were dark.
With the help of the maintenance crew, we turned on every interior light possible. We then shot from several angles from across Lady Bird Lake. Eric then retouched the image, cloning lit floors onto the dark floors above and removing a Now Leasing banner. By retouching this image, we saved our client money by eliminating the need to return for another photo shoot when the construction was complete.

Client: ALON USA
Location: Allsup’s service station, Abilene, TX



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Our client’s photography needs were primarily for internal corporate uses. They chose two service stations in Abilene to photograph. Upon arriving at the first site, the client noticed that the main sign did not have the Fina logo displayed. We photographed the angle the client requested, then found another service station close by that had a Fina logo in it’s sign. We replicated the angle, lighting and perspective of the first shot by comparing the two shots on the laptop as we shot. Eric then inserted the Fina logo by lowering the gas price section of the sign. The vertical perspective was then corrected. Finally, he removed the overhead power lines and a foreground light pole and background communication tower per the client’s request.