photo retouching
Digital picture enhancement
Photo retouching is the process of altering a photograph to improve or change its appearance.
This ranges from minor corrections—removing blemishes, adjusting color balance, cropping—to substantial manipulation that reshapes faces or bodies.
The magazine's photo retouching made her waist impossibly small.
The practice is routine in advertising and portraiture, though heavily retouched images draw criticism for promoting unrealistic standards.
- PhotoshopProfessional graphics manipulation program
- GIMPFree image manipulation software
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- color correctionAdjusting image hues
- filtersSelective passage barriers
contrast · vignetting · noise reduction · sharpening · red eye removal · brush · masking · clone stamp · complexion · skin smoothing · liquify · heal · erase · wrinkle · soften · cropping · white balance · smooth
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- touch-upstouch up paint, paint touch-up, spot repair, freshen, refresh
- school photosschool portrait, class photos, school photographer, graduation photos, team photos
- Visual Productioncinematography, photography studio, film studio, video editing, post-production
- blemish removalacne treatment, spot treatment, exfoliation, chemical peel, retinoids
photo retouchingraw image
Unprocessed sensor data
documentary photography · raw footage · candid shot · negative