Photo Retouching Services

OMS Photography — Since 1989

Precision retouching for demanding brands.

High-end commercial retouching for CPG, beauty, food & beverage, ecommerce, and apparel. Built for production scale.

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Product Background Removal Beauty Skin & Hair CPG Packaging & Label Swaps Food Color Correction & Compositing Drink Splash & Condensation Ecommerce High-Volume SKU Apparel Ghost Mannequin Product Background Removal Beauty Skin & Hair CPG Packaging & Label Swaps Food Color Correction & Compositing Drink Splash & Condensation Ecommerce High-Volume SKU Apparel Ghost Mannequin

No shortcuts. No compromises. No missed deadlines.

OMS Photo's retouching department combines high-end artistry with a disciplined, repeatable production workflow. Our retouchers bring keen aesthetics and experienced visual judgment to every project - creating convincing composites, brand-right color grades, and consistent imagery that holds up across campaigns, seasons, and high-volume ecommerce catalogs.

Built for both one-off hero images and scaled production, we cover Product & eCommerce, People, Food, and Drink & Liquid — with a consistent focus on clean realism and brand accuracy.

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What we retouch.

From single hero images to high-volume catalog runs, our team handles the full range of commercial retouching across every major product category.

Product & eCommerce

  • Compositing
  • Ghost / Invisible Mannequin
  • Background Removal
  • Clipping Paths
  • Shadows
  • Color Match
  • Metadata
  • Correcting Imperfections
  • Improving Color Accuracy
  • Adjusting Lighting
  • Emphasizing Key Product Features

People

  • Skin & Hair
  • Shadows
  • Clothing & Fit
  • Color Match
  • Background Removal
  • Compositing
  • Skin Smoothing
  • Blemish Removal
  • Teeth Whitening
  • Eye Enhancement
  • Basic Touch-ups

Food

  • Imperfections
  • Color Correction
  • Compositing
  • On Pack
  • Menu
  • Web
  • Social

Drink & Liquid

  • Splash & Condensation
  • Bottle & Glass
  • Shadows
  • Color Match
  • Background Removal
  • Compositing

Packaging

  • Packaging CPG
  • Shadows
  • Color Match
  • Label Swap / Language Version
  • Smart-Object Label Changes
  • Legal Copy Updates
  • Regional Variants

High-Volume & Compositing

  • Batch Workflows
  • Consistency Across Hundreds of SKUs
  • Catalog-Ready Deliverables
  • Composites / Mockups
  • Fast Concept Comps in Pre-Production
  • Group Portrait Compositing

Improving design communication.

With an in-house team, our retouchers engage in direct communication with both photographers and clients. Prior to and during photoshoots, they hear the client's vision firsthand, collaborate with the photographer on necessary edits, and often begin working on initial proofs and mock-ups while clients are still on set.

OMS employs a user-friendly proofing program, ensuring clients can effortlessly request changes. We go through multiple rounds of revisions until everyone is fully satisfied.

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A visionary team effort.

We are lucky to have a team of retouchers who have been working in the photography industry for over a decade — some have been using Photoshop since its infancy. Our collaborative team leverages each member's unique skills to achieve the best possible outcome for every project.

Rather than imposing artificial illusions, we prioritize working closely with photographers to capture natural elements and lighting — achieving a natural and authentic end result.


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OMS retouching workstation

Production-ready from shot to delivery.

Behind the artistry is a fully color-managed setup built for speed, accuracy, and reliability. Our artists work on Mac Studio workstations with Apple 27" Studio Displays, supported by BenQ PhotoVue SW272Q HDR palette monitors. We retouch using Adobe Creative Suite and Capture One with Wacom Intuos Pro tablets.

For confident color decisions, we maintain a calibrated viewing environment using a GTI PDV-3e/SW Professional Desktop Viewer and Calibrite Display Plus HL colorimeter. Custom JavaScript automation standardizes retouching actions and output settings for dependable repeatability. Projects are tracked in a custom Quickbase database from pre-production through delivery, with Ziflow for web-based proofing and approvals.



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The people behind the pixels.

Scott Burchett
Senior Retoucher & Partner
Charles Cronley
Digital Retoucher & Artist
Lisa Cape
Digital Retoucher & Artist
Will Reblando
Digital Retoucher & Artist
Jack Sullivan
Digital Production Manager

Retouching FAQs.

What's included in basic retouching?
Typically: exposure/contrast, white balance, crop/straighten, dust spot removal, minor blemish cleanup, and light sharpening/noise reduction.
What is the difference between basic and "beauty" retouching?
Beauty adds advanced skin work (frequency separation/dodge & burn), under-eye softening, stray hair cleanup, teeth/eye whitening, subtle contouring, multi-image compositing, and wardrobe lint/wrinkle fixes.
Can you change colors?
Yes. Provide a reference (Pantone, sample photo, brand style guide) and we'll accommodate you.
Do you match a reference style?
Yes. Send 1–3 examples and confirm: skin tone warmth, contrast level, saturation, grain, vignette, and background brightness.
What files do you need?
RAW preferred, or processed TIFFs and PSDs. If only JPEGs exist, retouching is still possible but with less flexibility.
What file types do you deliver?
Common deliverables include layered TIFFs and PSDs (on request), flattened TIFFs, JPEGs, and PNGs. Please provide required size, resolution, and color space.
How many revision rounds are included?
Usually 1–2 rounds for notes-based tweaks. Rebuilds (new direction, different background) are typically a new scope.
Can you upscale or enhance resolution?
Yes, within reason. Upscaling helps, but it won't create real detail that wasn't captured — especially on heavily compressed images.
What is compositing vs. editing?
Compositing combines multiple images/elements into one believable scene (matching perspective, lighting, shadows, reflections, grain, and color). Editing is generally modifying/enhancing single images.
What source assets do you need for compositing?
Foreground subject, background plate, and any add-on elements in the highest resolution available — plus references for lighting and mood.

AI-generated images for commercial use.

What you can and can't do.

Commercial use depends on (a) the tool's license and (b) IP/people/trademark laws. Even if a platform says you "own" the output, you can still run into issues if the image infringes someone else's rights or uses a real person's likeness without permission.

Generally OK (with the right tool license)

  • Concept art, mood boards, backgrounds, abstract textures
  • AI-assisted edits on client-owned photography (object removal, sky replacement, canvas extension)
  • Marketing visuals that avoid recognizable IP/logos/people and pass internal clearance

Usually not OK without explicit permission

  • Recognizable characters, brands, logos, and trade dress
  • Celebrity or identifiable-person imagery without a release
  • Anything meant to be exclusive (e.g., a "unique" mascot/logo) without significant human rework
  • Using a generator in a way that violates its plan/terms
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