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I’ve got a messy batch: catalog shots with dust and paint flecks, one fair photo with a person in the background, and a portrait for press. The shop update is on Friday and I’m not confident which retouches I should leave alone to keep the tactile feel. Tell me which fixes are essential now, what would cross the line into over-retouch, and one quick workflow to get all four image types ready without flattening texture or the maker’s hand.
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Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+I’m preparing four image types for an urgent upload: close-ups of ceramics with dust and tiny paint…
Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+I’m preparing four image types for an urgent upload: close-ups of ceramics with dust and tiny paint flecks, a booth shot with a visitor midway behind my display, a studio portrait of me wearing pieces that needs softer light, and an old scratched archival photo for a label. Diagnose which retouches are non-negotiable for each file, which corrections would start erasing tactile surface, and give a rapid, low-risk sequence of edits (healing, frequency separation, content-aware removal, dodge/burn) that preserves material texture. Name one visual test I should run before export to avoid over-smoothing.
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