Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of adding touches, as to a work of art, after its approximate completion.
- noun Specifically In photography, the art and process of finishing and correcting negatives or positives, with the object of increasing the beauty of the picture or of obliterating defects of the sensitive film.
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- verb Present participle of
retouch . - noun A
retouch .
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Examples
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We'd expect better retouching from the luxury house ... but maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us and it's just a question of mirrors and angles.
Louis Vuitton's Photoshop Fail? (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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We'd expect better retouching from the luxury house ... but maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us and it's just a question of mirrors and angles.
Louis Vuitton's Photoshop Fail? (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Blending algorithms these days are very good and this stuff can mostly be avoided, manual retouching is usually not necessary these days. the process of shooting a panorama involves a digital SLR and a fisheye lens. underwater, you probably want to use some underwater-specific lenses: -) This extreme ironing underwater panorama used an underwater fisheye lens adapter ( 'adapter' meaning, it screws onto your regular lens).
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According to the tabloid, the graphic "computer recreation" is based on a snapshot taken in 1989 after Nicole was allegedly beaten by her husband, O.J. Enquirer president Iain Calder says the paper's artists worked from a verbal description of the photograph, calling the retouching procedure "very, very accurate."
Out Of Bounds 2008
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That government approval, conditioning and "retouching" of the news and even photos is more important than the urgency of publishing the latest updates and fresh stories on time.
Wael Nawara: State-Owned Media Lies, Corruption and Mind Control 2010
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That government approval, conditioning and "retouching" of the news and even photos is more important than the urgency of publishing the latest updates and fresh stories on time.
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The "art director" would've saved valuable (or in this case not so valuable) "retouching" time if he/she (actually, let's face it - it was a man) pasted a print out of a bossom on the model and shot it.
Glenn Feron: I Have No Sense Of Restraint Cosmo7 2009
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You know,if the person is so proud of their "retouching" ability, they REALLY should have changed the shirt's cuffs to something a bit more fancy to match the neck line AND do something about the way the sleeves themselves look.
Glenn Feron: I Have No Sense Of Restraint Cosmo7 2009
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Many of the most beautiful and elaborate ornaments on our notes are produced by transferring process, and though the production of new plates and the "retouching" of those worn by the hand of the printer, brings it into daily and hourly requisition, yet it knows no
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The technique of "retouching" photos and fiddling with negatives has a long and inglorious history dating back to the 1860s, and one stirring
Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Charles Arthur 2010
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