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Consistent Retouch Guideline

We've had two minor brand reputation issues because headshots were over-retouched. Across our portfolio, where do desi…

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DBecome — “help me grow”We've had two minor brand reputation issues because headshots were over-retouched. Across our…+
We've had two minor brand reputation issues because headshots were over-retouched. Across our portfolio, where do designers cross from polished to fake and which fixed retouch rule would prevent that? Propose one technical constraint and one approval language to embed in the brief so skin work stays believable and the talent still looks like themselves.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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We've had backlash when spokespeople looked 'airbrushed' and I want a standard approach

Who does this

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Advertising & Promotions Manager

Questions people ask

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Photoshop — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.