Turn Client Photo Comments Into Retouching Tasks

Keep the image identifier

Record the stable filename, gallery item, or other reference that uniquely identifies the photograph.

Copy the original comment

Preserve the client's wording so later interpretation can be checked against the source.

Record the requested area

Identify the face, object, background, edge, or other location affected by the request.

Flag unclear language

Do not convert words such as better or cleaner into an assumed production action without clarification.

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Name the image

Begin with the stable identifier rather than a visual guess or an order that may change.

02

State the action

Use a concrete verb such as reduce, remove, brighten, straighten, or preserve.

03

Add boundaries

Record strength, reference, exclusions, and any feature that must remain unchanged.

04

Define completion

Specify the review evidence, output version, or approval step that closes the task.

Merge duplicates

Combine repeated requests for the same image and change while preserving relevant wording.

Separate contradictions

Pause tasks that ask for opposing outcomes until the client or responsible stakeholder decides.

Assign priority

Distinguish blocking corrections from optional polish and requests outside the agreed scope.

Track status manually

Use the production tool your team owns; GalleryDock does not automatically run a retouching task system.