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Max Gordon Retouching (MGR) provides magazine-quality retouching for web and print.

Our workflow is effective and meticulous, at any point allowing the client to return to previous steps and change parameters to create the desired image. Never using quick-fix methods, MGR guarantees that each photograph is retouched by hand.


CLIENTS

Our past and current clients include:

SpotCo, Broadway's Pippin LLC and Chicago LLC, ArtHouse Interactive,Ford + Models, Farm Sanctuary, and many other freelance clients in the event, product, fashion and beauty industries.

Software Proficiency

ADOBE CS:

  • advanced compositing techniques using wacom paths
    • color correction using custom designed fill layers and curves
    • advanced layer masking techniques
    • working in RGB and CMYK colorspaces
    • changing lighting through non-destructive dodge & burn
    • using blending modes to add grain and other film qualities
    • using scene-aware fill and clone stamp to correct scenes
    • combining of multiple exposures to create lighting realism
    • stitching and combining using photomerge for interiors
    • removing color-cast and adjusting raw color temperatures
    • replacing backgrounds and silhouetting
    • advanced selection and feathered selections
    • adding special effects including reflections
    • creating custom color curves
    • product management and optimization

 









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