MOST Magazine Fitness APR-MAY'15 ISSUE NO.1 | Page 163

Light Room and I make sure the job is edited
down to the best shots. I adjust white balance and
exposure if I have to, then the retouching comes.
I spend anywhere from 10 minutes to 40 minutes
on a photo I retouch. It depends on the model and
what needs to be done on the image.
FFM: How would you compare the retouching
process in fitness photography compared to
other styles, such as fashion? Do you feel you
have developed your own style of retouching?
ES: I think retouching for fashion would be
different. Most of the time a fashion model is young
and her skin is still flawless, so there is not lot to
retouch on her. Some of the fitness models are a
little bit older and also usually wear a spray tan,
which can often take a lot of correction. I guess
we can say that I developed my own style in the
retouching, however I really just go by the feel,
there are no rules in what I do except the basic
must do’s.
FFM: In your opinion what makes a photo
amazing and stand out from the rest, in terms of
retouching as well as the photography style?
ES: In terms of retouching the more natural the
better of course, unless the goal is to create
something crazy. I used to over-do it a little … I
made skins real ǒ