May 29 2007
Never Trust Your Eyes Again
Many times in the past I’ve shown you the power of Photoshop being used in ways that likely contribute, at least in part, to the body image issues that most women suffer from.
Well, in the continued interest of pulling back the curtain so we can all stop comparing ourselves to things that aren’t even real, I once again bring you a video that will blow your fracking mind!
But be warned, it’s not 100% work/kid safe. If you can’t watch it now, come back and watch it when you can and prepare to be amazed. The person behind this has some serious skillz!
Hat tip to Nic of Bridehood Revisited via MamaPopTalk
Holy cow! That’s insane - and sad that’s a lot of what we see everyday in magazines. Gah! No wonder REAL women get such a hard time.
In other news, I need that program on my computer! :)
HOLY MACKEREL!!
Okay yes, my mind is utterly blown, frackin’ blown.
Even before Photoshop, this was going on. Airbrushing.
If it helps? When I worked in TV and had to put together publicitypackets? Sometimes the men were the worst of all for wanting to be airbrushed.
I haven’t seen a male improvement video like this, but I have done it myself…
Regardless of sex…it doesn’t do anybody any good to create some level of “perfection” where there is not, and shouldn’t be, any.
Well, I’ve got two comments. I wish I could hire that artist to do that to ME. Man, he’s good.
And I need to take a class in photoshop. I have the program, but I’m not very good at it. If he could take 100 lbs off that girl, well, maybe I need to get better at photoshop.
I know, very politically incorrect, and not the point you wanted to make, but that guy is GOOD. Photoshop is hard and you have to be really good to get a result like that.
Now, I can give you a little tummy tuck and get rid of your grannies, but a full tranformation? That was impressive.
that is INSANE! thanks for sharing.
Hot diggety - sign me up! I need an arse tuck, a tummy tuck, a boob lift…
Oh wait, you mean it’s fake? Crap…
Forget on my computer…I need that thing following me around! At one point (I won’t say when), I thought, okay…that’s what I look like. Of course, the airbrusher still had a ways to go!
Wow. Just. Wow.
Whoa. That’s amazing. My Photoshop confession: A friend of mine took some bare belly shots of me when I was about 8 months pregnant, and she photoshopped out my stretch marks and made my upper arms a little thinner. But I still looked like me. But this? This is just incredible.
WOW! That was amazing! I want me some mad Photoshop skillz like that! ;)
I wish my butt could be lifted as easily. GEEZ. I can’t believe that. Though, understanding all this makes it easier to not beat yourself up about never looking like a supermodel.
Ever since I saw that ‘expose’ on some news program about the business of making models even more perfect than they already are (this one particular shot, of a model lying down on her side, they lengthened her legs to nearly impossible proportions), I have a huge distrust for things my eyes take in.
This is one more indication that things are rarely as they seem, though Good Lord, the person has some serious PhotoShop talent.
Yup. I say the same things ALL the time. NEVER believe the mags. And that person is the GURU.
Well, someone had entirely too much time on their hands with that interesting little project.
i MUST learn how to do this!
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Does anyone know if that was for an actual commercial assignment or just something done to prove the point? I ask because I couldn’t help think (if it was for commercial use) why the hell they didn’t just start with someone who looked closer to what they wanted as a finished product?
Also, yes, there’s no point in trying to look like what’s in magazines, catalogs, or Hollywood. None of it is real, and sadly (or not), we all have to live in the real world. I’ll take my big Cuban ass any day, thankyouverymuch.
I am amazed. Who knew we could all look that “good” with photoshop?
oh I believe it… you can do wonders with photoshop….
I really need to learn how to do that. I have PS, I am going to start practicing on my pictures, goodbye double chin!
That is neat, but so sad!
How often do we look/take in/compare/lust for etc. artificial images which are impossible?
I’m going to go eat a candy bar now.
damn.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me want to laugh and cry at once!
Bootylicious, indeed. That is a remarkable piece of fiction, huh?
Yikes!
wow. Thanks, Izzy - this helps more than you can possibly know. I was feeling bad about myself a bit lately (with good reason - I look more like the before than the after and it’s just not healthy for me to be that big), but you sharing this helps me remember that it’s not just me.
You have to admit though, she does look better with bangs.
Wow! Is there a tutorial? Haha.
Jinkies! I’ve seen images of the changes they make on magazine shoots (narrowing waists, stretching legs, etc.), but this is way beyond the beyond. Apparently, with a little whittling, anyone can be hot model material…
This made Bossy think of two things: first she wishes that little Photoshop circle could follow her own ass around subtracting inches and second: How would you like to be the “before” model?
I teach photoshop for photographers at a university and while yes the difference is amazing, this guy isn’t that good. A transformation of someone that heavy to that thin always leaves too many telltale signs. Look at her butt, it’s titanic compared to the rest of her, the fat on the insides of her legs was left, so her legs look oddly shaped, and reshaping the arm was done poorly, leaving the knob of the elbow in the wrong spot. You don’t notice it so much because it’s a video and he’s moving around quickly, but in a magazine it’d be apparent that something was a bit wrong with the model. I always teach my students never to change anything that won’t look realistic. I strive for the end products to look as if they were never retouched.
However, all that said, your point is valid. Don’t believe anything you see in a magazine. Everyone is retouched and with the liquify tool now they’re retouched even further from reality. This unrealistic body image that has been forced down women’s throats doesn’t even exist in reality, it’s a false ideal created in a computer. Women (and increasingly, men) might as well just pick a cartoon character to try to emulate as long as we’re picking made up ideal figures. :\
love this, izzy (and bridehood). thanks for sharing.
That is absolutely crazy!! Wow!
I’m glad I found your blog today, it’s great.
I am hoping to join the Review Bloggers Blogroll, I sent you an email and put the blogroll up on my review blog.
Thanks:)
That is unbelievable! Thanks for sharing that!
OMG–that was absolutely mind-blowing. And, boy, did I have a whole mix of emotions while watching it. As the mom of a 4 year-old girl, one of my biggest fears is that I’ll pass my body image issues on to her. I’m honestly not sure how I’ll handle things when they come up (and you KNOW they will). I’m also the moderator on a new site http://www.webelieveingirls.com that’s a place for adults to talk about body image, media impact, and other issues that challenge young girls. Come visit — we really want to hear everyone’s thoughts.