A practical studio workflow
Photoshop Retouch Proofs: Keep Revisions Clearly Named
Give each retouch revision an explicit version and preserve the link to the selected source frame.
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The practical answer
Give each retouch revision an explicit version and preserve the link to the selected source frame. Clients need to distinguish the requested change from a new image.
A retoucher sends updated skin cleanup and background work. The client compares the new file with a cached or downloaded earlier proof.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Use a consistent revision suffix
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Describe the changes in the current round
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Ask for approval of the named revision
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Use Frame018_R02 for a revised retouch and accompany it with “background cleanup completed; crop unchanged.” Ask the client to approve R02 specifically. Keep earlier references distinguishable if they remain in the project record.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Source ID, revision, changes made, open questions, approved output.
Use these fields to record your own project. The blank worksheet includes the three steps above, room for results, an owner and a date. It is an editorial template, not an automatic export from the product.
Download the CSV worksheet ↓Product fit
Where clientgallery.io fits
ClientGallery offers a Lightroom Classic workflow; the integration should be evaluated in your actual catalog. Other editing tools can use a deliberate export and filename handoff without implying a native integration. Keep source catalogs and originals under your own recovery plan.
Explore the Lightroom workflow →
Product reference: the existing clientgallery.io workflow guide. The scenarios and worksheets on this page are illustrative editorial examples, not customer testimonials.
Make the next step concrete
Test it with one real project.
Check the client handoff, then choose the plan that matches the work you need to deliver.