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Time-Consuming Background Fixes

In the last dozen hero images, location clutter — signage, bins, cars — has cost the studio hours. Diagnose the patter…

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In the last dozen hero images, location clutter — signage, bins, cars — has cost the studio hours. Diagnose the pattern in what we accept from photographers and one preventive change I can make in briefs or on-set direction so fewer images need heavy-handed background retouching, and one retouch rule to preserve believability when we do remove elements.
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I keep inheriting location shots that need clumsy background fixes and it's burning studio time

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