This is the first installment in a short series of articles on photo manipulation in the days before computers. Retouching has therefore been around almost as long as photography itself, but instead ...

Left: Real-life couple Nicholas and Elizabeth, pictured here in Miami, in an unretouched (and cute!) vacation shot. Right: In common retouching procedures, one expert says, "women move toward Barbie, ...

If you've ever wondered how your favorite star can look forever resistant to age, well, it turns out there's some technique behind it. That actor may be getting digitally retouched. Special effects ...