Click photo to see larger!I'm not big on retouching weight but do it on occasion especially when people request it or if there is a larger bride who just needs a little adjustment here and there. The camera really sees way more dark shadows than our eye and picks up more detail so people's lines in their faces need a little help to not appear so harsh and deep. We, in reality, are more beautiful than a camera can reveal in a raw image and that's why there is retouching. We do it in Photoshop now but before photographers used dyes on negatives or on the actual prints as well as printing filters to smooth out complexion and make us look gorgeous. Similar process but different medium. Of course, you can take retouching to an extreme and extraordinarily change a person's entire figure. I've seen some before and after photos that look like completely different people. I don't do that.
