What is digital retouching?
This is a process that removes unwanted blemishes, bags under the eyes, stray hairs or anything else you want removed from the final image. It is important to understand that you do not want your photo retouched so much that you do not look like the final print. You can see samples of retouched photos here, or by watching the movie. • What’s the deal with color headshots? It started in LA and it’s working its way to New York. At this point, which you should use depends entirely on who you ask. For film and tv (which is primarily based in LA), color is the clear choice. For theater folks, it’s still a gray area. I prefer color. You will meet others who will still prefer black and white. Theater people tend to be a little older and a bit more stuck to tradition. There was only one occasion in the past year where someone was required to use a black and white headshot (Strawhat auditions). I’ve never had anyone tell me that they had a negative reception to their new color headshots (usuall