Samples of model retouching from a pro

Check out this online portfolio of a professional photo retoucher with some samples related to beauty. Go to his site to see the AFTER and BEFORE headshot of a young blonde woman. (Scroll over the AFTER image with your mouse to see the BEFORE pic) The client wanted her to look younger and have more color in her face.

There is also a picture of another woman in a blue bikini. See her BEFORE and AFTER pictures. Again, this is an example of how pictures of real people are "fixed" in order to be prettier to sell products and magazines. There is big money in photo retouching because advertisers want to sell dreams.