An elected UMP, Valérie BOYER, denounces a standardization of bodies with serious consequences on the public, and proposes to put a warning on the photographs retouched in the press. Interview with Fabrice ROBIN, photographer "Made for Com", Régis LE SOMMIER, deputy editor of "Paris Match", Valérie BOYER and Edwige ANTIER, deputy UMP.
In a studio specialized in the computer processing of fashion photos, we retouch, manipulate, or even hijack images. An issue for models whose rights can be violated. A graphic designer photographer, Rémy POINOT talks about how changing the bodies of models can pose rights problems. The model, Louise ROSSIAUD, explains how she tries to prove that it is her body after abusive retouching of her photos. Emmanuel PIERRAT, his lawyer, addresses the difficulties of this type of trial.
Before becoming a painter, Serge VAN KHACHE was a charming photo retoucher, a profession that consists in improving the bodies of women for erotic magazines.
At the photographic laboratory in Paris, "Central Color": a technician, Marie Hélène LEFEVRE explains why the photos are retouched. She says: "We must always keep the expression of people. They always get a little younger. The goal of retouching is not to change anything, but to improve."
Focus on editing press photos. Eric VEYRIER, creative retoucher of "Made for com", explains his profession, while Serge HERCBERG, professor of nutrition points out the harmful consequences of the standardization of bodies on the health of some women. A microsidewalk supports this.
In his photographic retouching workshop in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, an artisan explains his craft. The retoucher copies and enlarges photos of individuals, and sometimes carries out a "transformation". He specifies: "The touch-up must not change the resemblance. It must not be possible to say that it is no longer she who is rejuvenated".
At the studio "New Look" of Villeneuve d'Ascq, we use digital to serve fashion photography. The photographer Philippe BOUSBIB evokes the time savings allowed by the digital, without replacing the human being. The editor, Christian DUME, explains the possibilities of image editing software. "This optimizes the beauty of the mannequin". He also invokes economic and precise reasons: "We can say that today, there is no more photo that is completely real. Virtually every image is retouched, at least a little".