The Pros And Cons Of Photo Retouching

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Photo retouching has received lots of criticism. They say that manipulating images is wrong. Nothing can be called perfect in this world.
The photo manipulation industry has often been accused of promoting distorted and unrealistic image of self, most specifically in younger people. The fashion photography is one specific industry, which has been heavily involved with the use of photo retouching services - this is obviously a concern as many people look up to celebrities in search of embodying the 'ideal figure'.
Whether this technique is commendable or condemnable, one thing is certain: it is rising in popularity on a daily basis. Maybe we believe that it is possible to make things look perfect, so to speak.
Deep inside we know that the manipulated
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The next time you take some photos of you, make sure you go over them to find out ways to make them better. At times, you will find that you just need to increase the sharpness, brightness or contrast of the pictures. With the art of digital photo retouching, you can do a lot of things. For instance, you can remove the shadow from your face in a photo. Sometimes, just cropping a photo a bit can change it considerably.
Using professional retouching services for creative rather than commercial purposes is the future, and the sooner we embrace it, the sooner we can take this wonderful technology away from evil corporations and back into our own awesome, flawed, wonderfully creative hands.
In a nutshell, though there are clearly no reigns to the scope of photo retouching services, it is paramount to note the difference between ethical and unethical use of the same. It is prudent to prevent photo retouching of images used for journalistic or documentary purpose. Though the technology has proved immensely useful in varied fields, one cannot deny that it demands strong actions against the unscrupulous use of the same.
In the future, hopefully, the technology won't be misused and will be used for creative purposes only. This art is not bad itself. What is required is to use it for good purposes

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