Online dating users 'having photos retouched'

• January 25, 2011
  
  
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  This is according to Retouch Images, which explained that it recently had a number of requests to manipulate photographs. "More and more people are turning to online dating to find a prospective partner and they want to look their best to attract the attention of their next great love," it stated. The London-based firm suggested that attempting to find a suitable image to upload can be a time-consuming process as individuals trawl through numerous shots of themselves. Retouch Images described how the alterations it makes are realistic and a person's structural features are not changed. Instead, aspects such as wrinkles, eye-bags, blemishes and signs of tiredness are removed to make the singleton look more desirable. People are often advised to have a few different photographs on their profile, including a full-body picture as well as a head shot.