Week 12 Session: Finish, Approve and Reflect

Complete a consistent edit, agree on retouching and sharing boundaries, collect partner feedback and compare the final series with Week 1.

SLOP1810WEEK 1210 May 2027

Before the session#

Bring the agreed Week 11 sequence, original files, working edits and one Week 1 photograph for comparison. Ask the subject about temporary blemish cleanup, stray hair, background removal and any face or body reshaping before detailed retouching begins.

In the session#

1. Establish the anchor edit#

Choose the image that best represents the final style. Refine exposure, white balance, contrast, colour, crop and skin tone without changing identity.

2. Match the series#

Bring the remaining photographs into a coherent relationship with the anchor. Preserve real differences between daylight, interior and night scenes. Review at thumbnail size and remove repeated images.

3. Complete the recognition review#

The subject compares edited and original versions at normal viewing size. Revise or remove any retouching that makes the person feel less recognisable or crosses an agreed boundary.

4. Prepare delivery and feedback#

Agree on order, file format and which images may be submitted, shared or kept private. Conduct the final partner interview using specific questions about favourite images, style, comfort and changes for next time.

Afterwards#

Submit the final portrait sequence, authentic partner feedback and self-reflection required by Assessment 03. The reflection compares Week 1 with the finished work and identifies:

1. one technical decision that improved;
2. one communication or relationship decision that improved;
3. one part of the final series supported by partner feedback; and
4. one limitation to address in the next shoot.

The course ends with an approved set of photographs and a photographer who can explain not only how the images were made, but why the person in them wants to keep them.