What is the ruling on working in a photography studio that takes pictures of people, landscapes, and unmixed wedding parties, and also photographs documents and processes images with Photoshop, such as coloring eyes and purifying skin?
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Scholars differed concerning the ruling on photographic imaging: some permitted it, while others prohibited it. However, they agreed on the impermissibility of imaging if it involves or leads to something forbidden, and on its permissibility out of necessity, such as for obtaining personal documents and for documentation.
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