Raves:

“Maria is a 5-star person and photo retoucher. We trust her wholeheartedly with our photos and with our clients and recommend her to everybody. Her talent and integrity are unmatched and it's an absolute pleasure to work with her time and time again.” - Sylvia Hendershott, Creative Partner of Adam Hendershott, Photographer

“Maria is a fantastic retoucher. Her excellent eye and attention to detail have elevated my photography. The creative partnership between a photographer and retoucher is crucial to my work and I feel lucky to have that partnership with Maria.” - Andrew Stiles, Photographer

"Maria is a pleasure to work with. She has a great attention to detail, takes instruction well, gets the job done in a timely manner, and takes her own creative eye to go above and beyond the call." - Kyle Goldie, Photographer

"Maria is my not-so-secret weapon. When my clients work with her, I know that their images will be prepped and retouched to perfection. Which means that the actors I shoot to get the most effective images. Maria is not only the best retoucher I've ever worked with, but also one of the best people. I have never worked with a retoucher who cares so much about getting it right and about making the client happy. Viva Maria!!!!" - Kenneth Dolin, Photographer

"As a photographer working with Maria for the first time, she could not have made the job any smoother. She is not heavy handed with her retouching, she knows exactly what to add to make the image sing and exactly when to stop so it doesn't look fake. I look forward to a long working relationship." - Janet Baker Richardson, Photographer

"Maria has been my main retoucher for much of my commercial photo work, she is very talented and we have had a great working relationship. I highly recommend her. Maria has a vast understanding of how to take a great photo and make it even better. Something most retouchers do not understand." - Chris Fortuna, Photographer

"I recently had the opportunity to use Maria's retouching skills and was blown away with what she was able to do." - Kip Beelman, Photographer

"Maria is one of the fastest and most proficient retoucher that I work with regularly. She has all kinds of solutions, tricks and skills and provides a super fast turnaround. She is very talented especially with hair and skin and beauty and cosmetics and diamonds!!!" - Wendy Hope, Photographer

"I have really loved working with Maria for my re-touching needs. She is extremely prompt, professional, and listened to my needs, and delivered a product that WAY exceeded my expectations. Thank you so much for taking my work to a whole new level!" - Michelle Moore, Photographer

"Maria is no joke! She took a photo I needed retouched and perfectly matched it to my edited version, despite using a different program. She got it done in 24 hours to meet a printing deadline. The problem areas I was worried about were perfectly addressed and improved. I plan on using Maria as my exclusive retoucher for my high fashion shots and highly recommend her!" - Karina Elizabeth, Photographer

"Maria did an amazing job on re-touching my first look-book. She is amazingly skilled and knowledgeable. I would have happily worked with her again if she would have remained in LA." - Yael, Clothing Designer

"Maria is a rare combination of being a technically astute Photoshop wiz, and a talented artist as well. She has worked in the fashion industry doing magazine covers for the best. If she can make it there, she can solve your needs easily. You'll thank yourself for hiring Maria." - Keith Brofsky, Photographer

"Maria is a highly skilled and efficient Photoshop professional. She has the ability to foresee problems with an image, works to bring that to the clients’ attention and takes the steps improve the quality of the work she does. She is personable and it has been a pleasure to work on projects with her." - Matt, Pre-Press Retoucher

"Maria is a well-qualified, talented photo retoucher. She regularly meets and exceeds our expectations. Her skill level allows her to work on our highest profile, most challenging accounts. That, along with her exceptional attitude is what makes her a highly regarded colleague." - Ron, Pre-Press Company Owner

"Maria is a wonderful fashion retoucher. She as a keen artistic eye and a real talent when it comes to flesh-tone retouching. I also appreciate her curiosity and drive to learn and find new ways to approach common as well as complex problems. Maria would be a boon for any digital team." - Alison, Pre-Press Color Manager

"Maria is an excellent digital retoucher, with superior skills and great editorial judgement. These positive traits enable Maria to contribute productively to our high-end work, on a consistent basis. I can recommend Maria, without exception." - Andrew, Pre-Press Company Partner

"Maria is a highly skilled retoucher, especially in the area of color correction. She is a very fast "learner". She also is a leader." - Dick, Pre-Press Quality Analyst

"There are retouchers and then there are Retouchers. Maria is the latter: a true artist and extremely proficient with any project you give her." - Jean, Pre-Press Quality Analyst

"Maria is amazing! She is very talented and has a great eye for detail. I highly recommend her!" - Tami, Web Graphic Designer