Starting & Maintaining Your Retouching Business
Most today’s successful retouchers have learned how to build and maintain their retouching business through trial and error. As time passes, I am working more as a freelancer, and even though the safety net from the day job has crumbled, I still manage to keep on going. Business Mindset It is tempting to think that your mailbox will overflow with client emails offering piles of cash and thrilling creative projects from day one, because you’re a great retoucher. The truth is, though, that in the first days, weeks, months, and even years, it can be quite a struggle to get commissioned jobs regularly. And not all of them will be as exciting as creative collaborations you might have been working on when you fell in love with retouching. You need to have the right mindset when you start out as a freelance retoucher. You might be a digital artist with multiple degrees and stellar retouching skill, but if you can’t get yourself noticed and close deals with your potential clients, none of that