Comments on: Warning: This Image has Been Photoshopped

By: T.

T. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:12:03 +0000

I think such warnings would be a good idea. I, personally am interested in fashion, not in models. And I never conciously wanted to look like a model, because I always thoght I couldn’t achieve that anyway. But still, even if you don’t actually want to look like that, these pictures might “infiltrate” your mind somehow and it might be healthy to remid yourself (or be reminded) that they are not realistic.

By: Franca

Franca — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:48:02 +0000

I do agree that some of these have gone a bit far, but I don’t have that much of a problem with pohotoshopped being used within reason. Like the madonna picture, they’ve smoothed out her skin and I can completely understand that maddonna doesn’t want the original picture going out. the other effects they’ve added could have equally been achieved with lighting and camera setting, so do we need a warning for that too? I don’t find it acceptable where the model’s body shape is being changed though.

I do photoshop my own pictures a little, mainly contrast and colours, but I do sometimes even out my skin ( I have terrible open pores on my cheeks), so I can’t complain too much when others do it.

I also think its maybe just a tiny wee bit patronising to suggest that girls see these pictures and feel like that is something they have to achieve. I think most people know that photoshoots are pretty artificial situations even without photoshopping. I’m surprised people commenting weren’t aware of this happening, so maybe I’m wrong and warnings are needed!

Just playing devil’s advocate!
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By: IdStyle

IdStyle — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:40:10 +0000

Personally, i like to see beauty with a little bit of flaws. There is something more interesting and even more appealing about someone without a glossy, painted over, perfected image. Leaving a little realism in a picture or a bit of character would be great. I think a small note stating why a picture has been photoshopped might be a good thing. Unless the point of the picture is to look surreal and unnatural, I’d personally like to see at least a little more realism and true beauty makes its way into fashion photography.
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By: Lilly

Lilly — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:32:46 +0000

Hi Queen Bee,

having such warnings would definitely be a good idea…personally I do not work that much with photoshop, so I have practically a limited idea of what one can alter about the outer appearence. Thank you for this post, the pictures illustrated your point very well! I’ll keep that more in mind in the future!

Love, Lilly
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By: Sarah Khan

Sarah Khan — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:09:21 +0000

What an interesting article! I personally think it’s very easy to spot a heavily photoshopped picture in a magazine, and it always makes me feel a little bit uncomfortable… and it distracts me from the clothes she is wearing, which is usually the only reason why I ever buy glossies. It’s so crazy, how much photoshopping and editing goes into pics like these… it definitely makes me uncomfortable.

It sucks that when we look at magazine ads, we instinctively think that the people in them look exactly like that in real life, and that we want to be just like them. But that is how the human brain works… we haven’t really adapted to the digital media age, I guess! And yeah, I think having disclaimers somewhere in the publication would be a good idea. Because sometimes it’s fun to play with fantasy and reality, but other times it is just unnerving and kindof creepy…
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By: Intrinsically Florrie

Intrinsically Florrie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:06:02 +0000

There is something I really hate about photoshopped images.
As an artist I understand about wanting a nice image, but this should stop at lighting.
A little fixing up if a model happens to come in with a huge pimple on the day of the shoot is understandable I guess, if we’re thinking about this with relative ethics. But it’s so stupid to change actual body shapes and noses and things like that.
OK Madonna doesn’t look great pre photoshop in this instance, but neither do I like the weird fake one that feels so unreal.
I think the second image you’ve chosen… she looks fantastic already!! And her face was so pretty, look what they did to it!
I don’t know who the lady on the cover of ‘Nitro’ is, but she looked beautiful beforehand and her face seems to have deteriorated by time of print. I actually prefer the untouched up hair too.

So like mascara adverts that use fake lashes, I must come down on the side that this is a good idea. Though it is not so fair for slightly edited images (light/colour and such), maybe there should be a copy of the original somewhere that can be viewed, because a little ‘touching up’ does not begin to cover what happens sometimes.

Florrie xx
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By: carmen.bites

carmen.bites — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:09:34 +0000

wow i really didn’t know that!
these pics look way different!
and yes i want to look like them!
and i do my best, i guess i should just photo shop myself
lol jk
so i guess this teaches us some inner beauty stuff