EDIT THE SHOT
1 LAYERS IN PHOTOSHOP We load our photos into layers in Photoshop, with the main image at the bottom.
This way we can use masking to brush through the areas that we want to see.
2 SPOT RETOUCHING Remove any specs of dust, fingerprints or general blemishes from the chocolates using the Clone Stamp Tool or Spot Healing Brush Tool. Overuse of these tools, however, will cause the image to look mushy and lose detail. The base and background will probably also need some work too.
3 FIXING AND AIRBRUSHING On the top chocolate we picked a colour from its edge and used the radial gradient tool to add in some colour where needed. Choosing multiple areas of colour will make it look more realistic, then you can mask out any areas that you don’t need. Remember to add noise to the gradient in order to avoid banding.
4 ADJUSTMENT LAYERS You may want to desaturate some areas, like any areas of black that might be slightly coloured. To do this add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and take down the Saturation slider. Brush it off areas using the mask. Adding a Curves layer will exaggerate the contrast.