retoucher
Image blemish eraser
A retoucher is someone who retouches photographs or other images, correcting imperfections and enhancing appearance.
Professional retouchers work in advertising, fashion, and portrait photography, smoothing skin, adjusting lighting, and removing unwanted elements: The retoucher spent hours perfecting the model's complexion.
The term applies to both traditional darkroom work and digital editing.
Professional graphics manipulation program
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
saturation · contrast · sharpening · exposure · masking · cloning · dodge · burn
Artistic depiction of someone
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
product · editorial · model · skin · wrinkles · blemishes · complexion · lighting
Photoshop
Professional graphics manipulation program
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
adjustment · saturation · contrast · sharpening · exposure · masking · cloning · dodge · burn · compositing
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
wedding · product · editorial · model · skin · wrinkles · blemishes · complexion · lighting · backdrop
polish
Smooth by rubbing
perfect · smooth · sharpen · brighten · correct · clean · enhance · flatter · idealize · slim
repair
Restore to working order
scratched · cracked · vintage · archival · colorize · reconstruct · preserve · salvage · recover · sepia
- visual analystsforensic analyst, radiologist, pathologist, cinematographer, colorist
- restoration suppliessolvent, adhesive, filler, sealant, varnish
- designersgraphic designer, web designer, logo designer, brand designer, interior designer
- personal servicesbarber, hairdresser, hair stylist, beautician, cosmetologist
- photographersAnnie Leibovitz, documentary photographers, Gordon Parks, portrait photographer, event photographers
- marketersadvertiser, marketing manager, marketing director, marketing consultant, marketing analyst
retoucherphotojournalist
Reporter who shoots pictures
documentary photographer · purist · documentarian · photographer · cinematographer
- photo retouchingAltering pictures after capture
- digital retouchingElectronic image enhancement
- image retouchingAltering photographs post-capture