retoucher
retoucher — noun
1. a person whose job is to make small improvements to photographs or digital image
a person whose job is to make small improvements to photographs or digital images, for example by removing marks, making skin look smoother, or adjusting colors
Iris worked as a retoucher for a fashion magazine, fixing photos of models.
work as a retoucher + for [publication/company]
The retoucher carefully removed the scratch from the old wedding photograph before printing.
Sari asked the retoucher to make the colors in her product images look brighter.
A good retoucher can fix small problems in a photo without anyone noticing the change.
Lakshmi decided to become a retoucher after learning to edit photos on her computer.
- photo editor
broader role that may include cropping, arranging layouts, and selecting images, not just detailed touch-up work
- image editor
can refer to anyone who works with digital images, including designers working on non-photographic content
- digital artist
usually creates original artwork rather than editing existing photographs