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[062] RETOUCHING MEN VS. WOMEN By Brittany Smith

FEATURE

[ PHOTOSHOP USER • March 2017 • VOL 20 • NO 3 ]

Retouching is one of the necessary job requirements in today’s definition of what it means to be

a working photographer. Thanks to our mainstream media, the general public has a keen under-

standing of not only what this means, but what a properly retouched image should look like. One

of the key differences between retouching men and women is texture. When photographing men,

it seems the more texture the better. Men’s skin doesn’t have to be perfected by any means. In

fact, it’s perfectly acceptable to leave a few blemishes as well as scars in the retouch to maintain

a certain level of authenticity.

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