nordstrom
For over three and half years I was a photo editor for the luxury department store, Nordstrom.
Below you'll find examples of the work I did for them on a daily basis..
Before and after shots of a high-value necklace I edited.
Before and after of a shoe that needed to look like it was never worn.
PRODUCT EDITING
On any given day I was tasked with making all of their products look flawless and appealing to Nordstrom customers. This meant cleaning up and brightening jewelry, removing scratches and stickers from shoes, or any other blemishes that may be on the product.
All of this needed to be done effectively and efficiently as I processed 200-400 images per day for their website and there isn't time for many revisions on your work. While editing I also had to keep in mind the multiple style guides that Nordstrom uses to dictate their look and make sure the images I was receiving from the photographers were correctly styled and shot.
This garment changed during manufacturing and I had to replace the belt, zippers, and hood lining.
This jacket needed buttons added, zippers replaced, and one zipper removed completely.
IMAGE FIXING
Sometimes garments we would receive would be in the sample stage (meaning they hadn't gone through full production yet) and after we shot the garment on the model the manufacturer would change some details after we had shot the sample. This is where I came in. We acquired the garment again after it had been produced for the masses and shot it again-only this time on a mannequin. I would take that shot into Photoshop and use only the pieces that had been changed. That way we could save costs on a re-shoot.
Things like zippers, pockets, belts, pant length, buttons, stitching, lining, belt loops, and patterns are just a few examples of what might be changed when we received the new garment for processing.
This sweater needed to be darkened and have the blue threads removed
This shirt needed to be edited to show the multiple colors it came in.
COLOR CORRECTION
Other times I would be asked to correct the color on a piece that was already shot to show the many colors the customer could choose from of that particular garment. This would save the studio money by editing it in post rather than having the model on set to shoot each color it was available in. Also I would adjust the color slightly if there had been an image where a customer left a comment noting the color was slightly different on the website vs. what they had received in the mail.