As I mentioned, my philosophy is to present in pictures the best you. The goal here is not to transform you, but rather to bring out the best in all your features. (See philosophy).

The before and after difference in the young woman above is the product of many intricate and often subtle factors including the following:

• Cleaning up blemishes and stray hairs
• Smoothing, texturizing and toning her skin
• Balancing compositional lines
• Dodging and burning for depth
• Discreetly adding contrast and increasing and decreasing saturation 
• Tweaking makeup including the thickening of eyelashes, adding blush and mascara, etc.
• Implementing the simultaneous contrast effect
• Strategically sharpening the final image
• Where desirable adding a texture