Freelance Photo Retoucher – Junior Contract
Posted 1 week ago by Twine
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
United Kingdom
Summary: This role seeks a skilled photo retoucher specializing in natural, editorial-quality edits for professional headshots in the real estate sector. The position involves selecting and retouching 268 images to enhance subjects' features while maintaining authenticity and subtlety. The final images will be used for branding purposes, requiring a consistent and high-quality finish. Experience with dark skin tones and a strong portfolio are essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cull 268 headshot images to select the most suitable options for final delivery
- Apply soft, natural skin retouching (removing acne, blemishes, and scars) while preserving authentic skin texture
- Swap backgrounds to a clean white for a professional, consistent look
- Perform warm-toned color grading to enhance overall image appeal
- Remove flyaway hairs and minor distractions without altering facial or body features
- Ensure all edits maintain the subject’s natural appearance, avoiding heavy airbrushing, color shifts, or reshaping
- Deliver high-resolution, print-ready files suitable for web, listings, and business cards
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in editorial or corporate headshot retouching, with a portfolio demonstrating natural edits for dark-skinned subjects
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom or equivalent retouching software
- Strong understanding of color grading, skin tone correction, and non-destructive editing techniques
- Ability to deliver consistent results across a large batch of images
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to maintaining authenticity in all edits
- Experience with real estate or professional branding photography is a plus
- Reliable, able to meet deadlines, and responsive to feedback
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
This role is ideal for a skilled photo retoucher with a keen eye for natural, editorial-quality edits, specifically for professional headshots in the real estate sector. The project involves working with a set of 268 images, selecting the best shots, and delivering polished, authentic results that enhance the subject’s features without over-editing. The final images will be used for branding across websites, listings, and business cards, requiring a consistent, high-quality finish. Experience with dark skin tones and a strong portfolio of similar work are essential, as the client values subtlety and authenticity in every edit.
Responsibilities
- Cull 268 headshot images to select the most suitable options for final delivery
- Apply soft, natural skin retouching (removing acne, blemishes, and scars) while preserving authentic skin texture
- Swap backgrounds to a clean white for a professional, consistent look
- Perform warm-toned color grading to enhance overall image appeal
- Remove flyaway hairs and minor distractions without altering facial or body features
- Ensure all edits maintain the subject’s natural appearance, avoiding heavy airbrushing, color shifts, or reshaping
- Deliver high-resolution, print-ready files suitable for web, listings, and business cards
Skills And Requirements
- Proven experience in editorial or corporate headshot retouching, with a portfolio demonstrating natural edits for dark-skinned subjects
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom or equivalent retouching software
- Strong understanding of color grading, skin tone correction, and non-destructive editing techniques
- Ability to deliver consistent results across a large batch of images
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to maintaining authenticity in all edits
- Experience with real estate or professional branding photography is a plus
- Reliable, able to meet deadlines, and responsive to feedback
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