"Photoshopping" in the 1930s
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| Joan Before |
Photographer George Hurrell shot the above portrait of actress Joan Crawford as a publicity shot for the 1931 film Laughing Sinners. He then passed the photograph to a retoucher named James Sharp, who spent six hours smoothing skin, removing spots, and erasing wrinkles. Sharp used a retoucher machine, which backlit and vibrated the original negative, allowing Sharp to physically smooth out the film using a pencil. Below is the retouched photo:
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| Joan After |
This animated GIF created by Redditor 1SweetChuck shows the changes:
Ah the joys of retouching.
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