karis

Porfessional Freelance portrait Retoucher

May 2025 - Present • 1 yr 3 mos

A portrait photographer brought me a full family session — different skin tones, different ages, outdoor lighting that was inconsistent across the shoot. She wanted warm tones, clean skin, and a cohesive look across every image. I color graded the full session to bring the warmth and consistency she wanted, retouched each person's skin naturally without overdoing it, cleaned up backgrounds where needed, and delivered images that looked like they all belonged together. The photographer told me her client cried happy tears when she saw the final gallery. That's the kind of result I work for.

Freelance Headshot Retoucher

Feb 2024 - Present • 2 yrs 6 mos

Miss Rachel needed professional headshots for her LinkedIn profile and job applications. She was self conscious about her skin and wanted to look polished and confident without looking fake or over edited. I removed blemishes, smoothed her skin using a light hand so it still looked natural, brightened her eyes, corrected the color tone of the background, and sharpened the overall image. When I delivered it she said it was the first headshot she'd ever felt genuinely confident using. That response is exactly why I do this work.

Freelance Wedding Photo Editor

Sep 2023 - Present • 2 yrs 11 mos

A wedding photographer came to me with a full gallery of over 200 images and needed consistent, clean edits delivered on a tight timeline. She had a light and airy preset she loved but the images were shot in mixed lighting conditions so the preset wasn't sitting right on every photo. I went through each image individually, adjusted the preset to fit the lighting of each shot, corrected the exposure and white balance, retouched skin naturally across the portraits and couple shots, and delivered the full gallery with a consistent feel from the first image to the last. She came back to me for her next three weddings after that.