Photo retouching

Padfolio photo from vendor (before)
Retouched photo
Padfolio image with retouching (after)

I smoothed the leather on the outside of the padfolio, added an embossed logo, added embossed logos to the zipper pulls, added the Lightspeed app icon to the iPad screen, re-colored the pen, and replaced the driver’s license with a pilot’s license. The actual padfolios Lightspeed purchased for a gift-with-purchase promotion had smooth, fine-grain leather and the logo embossed, as pictured here — but they hadn’t arrived in time to announce the promotion with the Lightspeed dealers. This image was used in customer-facing promotional materials.

heli shoot post production
I brought up highlights and midtones in this dim photo, reduced lens distortion, and added a a background out the windows.
I clipped out the helicopter from the background so it would appear to be hovering in the air.