In this day and age, most people are concerned with their own vanity and “Photoshopping” away their imperfections. I however had an opportunity this past week to do quite the opposite. For the first time, I was asked to age a photo so that the subject looked a tiny bit older and more mature. This stock photography was destined to be used on an advertisement targeting middle aged women. The client loved the photo composition, but felt that middle aged women couldn’t relate to the youthful subject. They asked that some minor modifications be made in Photoshop in order to make this photo acceptable.
It may be hard to tell, but I added some wrinkle lines on the forehead as well as a few crows-feet around the eye. I tried to make the skin a little less shiny as well. Finally, I removed the black nail-polish for a more sophisticated french tip style nail-polish. I had to get this done quickly, so I did what I could. It was fun though to do something completely new.