The Man Who Makes the Pictures Perfect by KATE BETTS [ from The New York Times ]
Madonna and J.Lo depend on him. Annie Leibovitz and Steven Meisel won't print a picture without him. Anna Wintour and Graydon Carter shell out many thousands of dollars a year for his services. He's arguably one of the most powerful men in fashion, but he doesn't sit in the front row or wear designer clothes, and you certainly won't find him on the Style network coughing up deep thoughts about Gwen Stefani's Super Bowl outfit.
Come to think of it, though, there is probably no one who has such a close knowledge of Gwen Stefani, down to the pores of her powdered cheek. Continued… (As
a postscript to this article, I'd like to say that I've often
wondered about the man or woman whose job it is to airbrush
out nipples in underwear/lingerie catalogues… and if the
new "healing
brush" in Photoshop has revolutionized their lives…)