a sus perfiles manejados en las imágenes y su retoque

23:42 Mar 18, 2012 

Thanks very much. I think it's time I called it a day with this one. Have been at it around 15 hours already... Night folks ;-)

23:32 Mar 18, 2012 

Now retouching is all done by computer, but in the past they used to use water colours or inks to improve the image, so it definately is referring to his work

23:09 Mar 18, 2012 

I wonder, in fact, whether "su retoque" might even mean "his retouching"; "su" is ambiguous. Though I suppose it would probably be "sus retoques" in that case. It probably means "the retouching of the colour", meaning, as you say, the retouching that he has done.

22:56 Mar 18, 2012 

That’s a very subtle observation, Charles; and one I had completely overlooked. But as you describe it, “after retouching” is unquestionably ambiguous (and I strive to avoid ambiguity wherever possible) and strongly suggests additional (unwanted) retouching.

I definitely think this is referring to how he’s retouched his pictures, and I thank you for pointing that out, sir.

22:55 Mar 18, 2012 

yes I think your right, so, it should be that , the final image stays true to the original

22:39 Mar 18, 2012 

Maybe, but I'm not so sure "after retouching" is what it means. To me that would imply that the images the photographer hands over for printing are going to be retouched, but I really don't believe that's so. He's already done the colour retouching (and the portfolio in the site you quoted really bears that out; as you say, the pictures are heavily PhotoShopped colourwise). What I think he means is that the reproductions must be absolutely faithful to the retouching he has already done: to the colours as retouched by him.

After all, since he's so fussy about colour, it's very unlikely he's going to let anyone mess further with the colours he's arrived at. If there were any more of that to be done he would do it himself. He just wants to make quite sure that what comes out in print is exactly what he put in the image: that the printing process is correctly handled technically so that nothing is altered.

In other words, I think the original means that the printed colours must be "fieles a sus perfiles" and "fiel a su retoque".

22:29 Mar 18, 2012 

I’m actually Loving a combination of both your answers!

“y sobre todo a sus perfiles manejados en las imágenes y su retoque.”
“and above all, that the color profiles used for images stayed true to the originals after retouching.”

Bit wordy perhaps, but I’m getting there! Cheers folks :)

21:39 Mar 18, 2012 

For anyone interested, I’ve managed to find the online version of this photographer’s portfolio. Here’s a link: http://tinyurl.com/73uwbt2
Click Acepto then Portfolio, select “Mí México” and take a look (pretty nice!)

I’m now quite sure that “perfiles manejados” is referring to the subjects of these pictures. But still can’t decide how to put it… “Scenes” or something more specific? (seems a bit lacking, somehow)

I reckon “manejados” (used) is probably redundant, and “su retoque” means “how they are touched up” I'd say.

Opinions more than welcome. Cheers :)