Well, I think that his "after" pictures look like the crap that's all been pushed at us as the "perfect ideal" for what people are supposed to look like for a long time.

To that end, he knows his craft. I think even you would have a hard time denying that.

In most cases, the original picture *needed* some touching up -- if they were to be used as model shots (which I assume was the original intent here.) As pictures of "normal people" however, the originals were fine.