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Shoot Prep For Clean Edges

Across two years of catalogues, recurring issues are haloing, inconsistent shadows, and lost texture at edges. Identif…

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Across two years of catalogues, recurring issues are haloing, inconsistent shadows, and lost texture at edges. Identify the pattern in pre-shoot choices and post-shoot handling that creates these problems (lighting angle, background contrast, masking order). Propose one tactical process change—equipment setup, capture checklist, or delivery spec—that will reduce edge failures across stores and shift work upstream from retouchers to capture teams.

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I've been firefighting edge flares and inconsistent contours across seasonal catalogues for two years; I want to change how we prep shoots so this doesn't keep happening. Tell me the recurring decisions that cost me time and one process change to stop them from reappearing.

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