Let’s say you are given the task of retouching a famous model’s photograph. to what extent will you retouch the image? in your opinion, what ethical issues should be the red line when it comes to the retouching of images?

Retouching a photograph, specially that of a famous model, is somewhat a touchy issue since there are no boundaries defined for it and when you think you are just doing your job right, people might still be offended with their image being manipulated in so many ways. In my opinion, the main purpose of retouching is to improve a photograph, which may include color correction, improving the clarity, clearing out any distractions or noise and since in this case we have a model's photo so we might just need to enhance  the features or perfecting the skin, which may include changing the color tone of the skin or to shrink or enhance the physical aspects accordingly, just to make a photograph the best version of it.

As a re-toucher, one must have the responsibility to acknowledge that no matter how hard you have tried to make the image look better, there will be people who still might judge your efforts as demeaning. So its solely in your hand how you act and edit different pictures of different subjects differently.

there is no universally accepted definition of art. although commonly used to describe something of beauty, or a skill which produces an aesthetic result, there is no clear line in principle between (say) a unique piece of handmade sculpture, and a mass-produced but visually attractive item. we might say that art requires thought - some kind of creative impulse - but this raises more questions: for example, how much thought is required? if someone flings paint at a canvas, hoping by this action to create a work of art, does the result automatically constitute art?