Photo retouching has been around as long as there has been photo-graphy. I began by retouching negatives and prints - in black and white and then in color.
Retouching color nega-tives is much more difficult because you are generally working with a small area and a face that should be pink but instead is green. I have to say though, it is far less time con-suming and tedious with digital and modern software.
The importance of retouching your prescious family photos.