diff --git a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
index 16376def62..43753b0c11 100644
--- a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
+++ b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ void cv::seamlessClone(InputArray _src, InputArray _dst, InputArray _mask, Point
     int h = mask.size().height;
     int w = mask.size().width;
 
-    Mat gray = Mat(mask.size(),CV_8UC1);
+    Mat gray;
 
     if(mask.channels() == 3)
         cvtColor(mask, gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY );
     else
-        gray = mask;
+        mask.copyTo(gray);
 
     for(int i=0;i<h;i++)
     {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void cv::seamlessClone(InputArray _src, InputArray _dst, InputArray _mask, Point
 
 }
 
-void cv::colorChange(InputArray _src, InputArray _mask, OutputArray _dst, float r, float g, float b)
+void cv::colorChange(InputArray _src, InputArray _mask, OutputArray _dst, float red, float green, float blue)
 {
     CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION()
 
@@ -114,18 +114,12 @@ void cv::colorChange(InputArray _src, InputArray _mask, OutputArray _dst, float
     _dst.create(src.size(), src.type());
     Mat blend = _dst.getMat();
 
-    float red = r;
-    float green = g;
-    float blue = b;
-
-    Mat gray = Mat::zeros(mask.size(),CV_8UC1);
+    Mat gray, cs_mask;
 
     if(mask.channels() == 3)
         cvtColor(mask, gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY );
     else
-        gray = mask;
-
-    Mat cs_mask = Mat::zeros(src.size(),CV_8UC3);
+        mask.copyTo(gray);
 
     src.copyTo(cs_mask,gray);
 
@@ -133,26 +127,21 @@ void cv::colorChange(InputArray _src, InputArray _mask, OutputArray _dst, float
     obj.localColorChange(src,cs_mask,gray,blend,red,green,blue);
 }
 
-void cv::illuminationChange(InputArray _src, InputArray _mask, OutputArray _dst, float a, float b)
+void cv::illuminationChange(InputArray _src, InputArray _mask, OutputArray _dst, float alpha, float beta)
 {
     CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION()
 
-
     Mat src  = _src.getMat();
     Mat mask  = _mask.getMat();
     _dst.create(src.size(), src.type());
     Mat blend = _dst.getMat();
-    float alpha = a;
-    float beta = b;
 
-    Mat gray = Mat::zeros(mask.size(),CV_8UC1);
+    Mat gray, cs_mask;
 
     if(mask.channels() == 3)
         cvtColor(mask, gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY );
     else
-        gray = mask;
-
-    Mat cs_mask = Mat::zeros(src.size(),CV_8UC3);
+        mask.copyTo(gray);
 
     src.copyTo(cs_mask,gray);
 
@@ -166,20 +155,16 @@ void cv::textureFlattening(InputArray _src, InputArray _mask, OutputArray _dst,
 {
     CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION()
 
-
     Mat src  = _src.getMat();
     Mat mask  = _mask.getMat();
     _dst.create(src.size(), src.type());
     Mat blend = _dst.getMat();
-
-    Mat gray = Mat::zeros(mask.size(),CV_8UC1);
+    Mat gray, cs_mask;
 
     if(mask.channels() == 3)
         cvtColor(mask, gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY );
     else
-        gray = mask;
-
-    Mat cs_mask = Mat::zeros(src.size(),CV_8UC3);
+        mask.copyTo(gray);
 
     src.copyTo(cs_mask,gray);
 
diff --git a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.hpp b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.hpp
index a0f9d6863c..92b24e7b09 100644
--- a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.hpp
+++ b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.hpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ namespace cv
             void poisson(const cv::Mat &destination);
             void evaluate(const cv::Mat &I, const cv::Mat &wmask, const cv::Mat &cloned);
             void dst(const Mat& src, Mat& dest, bool invert = false);
-            void idst(const Mat& src, Mat& dest);
             void solve(const Mat &img, Mat& mod_diff, Mat &result);
 
             void poissonSolver(const cv::Mat &img, cv::Mat &gxx , cv::Mat &gyy, cv::Mat &result);
diff --git a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
index 2d710cc61e..90f7fc90a9 100644
--- a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
+++ b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
@@ -147,15 +147,9 @@ void Cloning::dst(const Mat& src, Mat& dest, bool invert)
     split(complex, planes2);
 
     temp = planes2[1].t();
-    dest = Mat::zeros(src.size(), CV_32F);
     temp(Rect( 0, 1, src.cols, src.rows)).copyTo(dest);
 }
 
-void Cloning::idst(const Mat& src, Mat& dest)
-{
-    dst(src, dest, true);
-}
-
 void Cloning::solve(const Mat &img, Mat& mod_diff, Mat &result)
 {
     const int w = img.cols;
@@ -173,7 +167,7 @@ void Cloning::solve(const Mat &img, Mat& mod_diff, Mat &result)
         }
     }
 
-    idst(res, mod_diff);
+    dst(res, mod_diff, true);
 
     unsigned char *  resLinePtr = result.ptr<unsigned char>(0);
     const unsigned char * imgLinePtr = img.ptr<unsigned char>(0);
@@ -221,9 +215,7 @@ void Cloning::poissonSolver(const Mat &img, Mat &laplacianX , Mat &laplacianY, M
     const int w = img.cols;
     const int h = img.rows;
 
-    Mat lap = Mat(img.size(),CV_32FC1);
-
-    lap = laplacianX + laplacianY;
+    Mat lap = laplacianX + laplacianY;
 
     Mat bound = img.clone();
 
@@ -264,19 +256,19 @@ void Cloning::initVariables(const Mat &destination, const Mat &binaryMask)
 
 void Cloning::computeDerivatives(const Mat& destination, const Mat &patch, const Mat &binaryMask)
 {
-    initVariables(destination,binaryMask);
+    initVariables(destination, binaryMask);
 
-    computeGradientX(destination,destinationGradientX);
-    computeGradientY(destination,destinationGradientY);
+    computeGradientX(destination, destinationGradientX);
+    computeGradientY(destination, destinationGradientY);
 
-    computeGradientX(patch,patchGradientX);
-    computeGradientY(patch,patchGradientY);
+    computeGradientX(patch, patchGradientX);
+    computeGradientY(patch, patchGradientY);
 
     Mat Kernel(Size(3, 3), CV_8UC1);
     Kernel.setTo(Scalar(1));
     erode(binaryMask, binaryMask, Kernel, Point(-1,-1), 3);
 
-    binaryMask.convertTo(binaryMaskFloat,CV_32FC1,1.0/255.0);
+    binaryMask.convertTo(binaryMaskFloat, CV_32FC1, 1.0/255.0);
 }
 
 void Cloning::scalarProduct(Mat mat, float r, float g, float b)
@@ -305,11 +297,8 @@ void Cloning::arrayProduct(const cv::Mat& lhs, const cv::Mat& rhs, cv::Mat& resu
 
 void Cloning::poisson(const Mat &destination)
 {
-    Mat laplacianX = Mat(destination.size(),CV_32FC3);
-    Mat laplacianY = Mat(destination.size(),CV_32FC3);
-
-    laplacianX = destinationGradientX + patchGradientX;
-    laplacianY = destinationGradientY + patchGradientY;
+    Mat laplacianX = destinationGradientX + patchGradientX;
+    Mat laplacianY = destinationGradientY + patchGradientY;
 
     computeLaplacianX(laplacianX,laplacianX);
     computeLaplacianY(laplacianY,laplacianY);
@@ -331,8 +320,8 @@ void Cloning::evaluate(const Mat &I, const Mat &wmask, const Mat &cloned)
 
     wmask.convertTo(binaryMaskFloatInverted,CV_32FC1,1.0/255.0);
 
-    arrayProduct(destinationGradientX,binaryMaskFloatInverted, destinationGradientX);
-    arrayProduct(destinationGradientY,binaryMaskFloatInverted, destinationGradientY);
+    arrayProduct(destinationGradientX, binaryMaskFloatInverted, destinationGradientX);
+    arrayProduct(destinationGradientY, binaryMaskFloatInverted, destinationGradientY);
 
     poisson(I);
 
@@ -351,8 +340,8 @@ void Cloning::normalClone(const Mat &destination, const Mat &patch, const Mat &b
     switch(flag)
     {
         case NORMAL_CLONE:
-            arrayProduct(patchGradientX,binaryMaskFloat, patchGradientX);
-            arrayProduct(patchGradientY,binaryMaskFloat, patchGradientY);
+            arrayProduct(patchGradientX, binaryMaskFloat, patchGradientX);
+            arrayProduct(patchGradientY, binaryMaskFloat, patchGradientY);
             break;
 
         case MIXED_CLONE:
@@ -392,7 +381,7 @@ void Cloning::normalClone(const Mat &destination, const Mat &patch, const Mat &b
         break;
 
         case MONOCHROME_TRANSFER:
-            Mat gray = Mat(patch.size(),CV_8UC1);
+            Mat gray;
             cvtColor(patch, gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY );
 
             computeGradientX(gray,patchGradientX);
@@ -429,7 +418,7 @@ void Cloning::illuminationChange(Mat &I, Mat &mask, Mat &wmask, Mat &cloned, flo
     arrayProduct(patchGradientX,binaryMaskFloat, patchGradientX);
     arrayProduct(patchGradientY,binaryMaskFloat, patchGradientY);
 
-    Mat mag = Mat(I.size(),CV_32FC3);
+    Mat mag;
     magnitude(patchGradientX,patchGradientY,mag);
 
     Mat multX, multY, multx_temp, multy_temp;
@@ -457,11 +446,10 @@ void Cloning::textureFlatten(Mat &I, Mat &mask, Mat &wmask, float low_threshold,
 {
     computeDerivatives(I,mask,wmask);
 
-    Mat out = Mat(mask.size(),CV_8UC1);
+    Mat out;
     Canny(mask,out,low_threshold,high_threshold,kernel_size);
 
-    Mat zeros(patchGradientX.size(), CV_32FC3);
-    zeros.setTo(0);
+    Mat zeros = Mat::zeros(patchGradientX.size(), CV_32FC3);
     Mat zerosMask = (out != 255);
     zeros.copyTo(patchGradientX, zerosMask);
     zeros.copyTo(patchGradientY, zerosMask);