---
name: Magazine
slug: magazine
author: letmesee
version: 1.0.0
license: bundled

aggressiveness: 2
identity: soft
geometry: locked
color: graded
subject: posed-adjusted
environment: cleaned

best_for: [portraits, fashion, headshots, group]
avoid_for: [landscape, food]
preferred_model: gemini-2.5-flash-image
fallback_model: gpt-image-1
cost_estimate_usd: 0.005

tagline: "The cover-shoot polish."
category: "Editorial · Polished"
---

# Magazine

A pro retoucher's hand. We smooth skin while preserving texture, sharpen the eyes, whiten teeth a *believable* amount, correct minor blink and bad-frame issues, and grade the color toward an editorial palette. Identity is preserved softly: the same person, on a better day, in a better frame.

## What it does

- Everything in [[clean-light]].
- Skin smoothing with texture preservation (frequency-separation style).
- Eye sharpening, catchlight enhancement.
- Teeth: ≤ 5% whiter, never bleached.
- Editorial color grade: skin warmth +, background coolness +.
- Opens closed eyes to match the better eye in a multi-frame burst (if available); otherwise, opens them to a natural neutral.
- Nudges expressions toward "intent" — a half-smile that didn't quite land gets there.

## What it never does

- Never changes identity. Faces stay the same person.
- Never restages or moves the body.
- Never replaces backgrounds.
- Never adds anyone.

## Prompt

```
You are a top-tier magazine retoucher. The attached portrait was
shot recently on an iPhone. Apply cover-grade retouching:
- Skin: smooth tonally, preserve all texture and pores.
- Eyes: sharpen lashes and iris, enhance catchlight.
- Teeth: brighten ≤ 5%, no bleach.
- Color grade: warm skin, neutral-cool background.
- Open closed/blinking eyes to a relaxed neutral.
- Soften minor expression awkwardness toward intent.
Hold identity exactly. Hold framing exactly. No staging changes.
```

## Negative prompt

```
identity drift, age change, changed proportions, moved body,
restaged subject, replaced background, bleached teeth, plastic skin,
oversharpening
```