In case you ever wondered how much airbrushing takes place in the unreal real world, you might like to see this.
It's apparent that what sells to the public, whether it is advertising or not, is the perfect version of the imperfect woman. It sort of reminds me of the Stepford Wives.
And then some regular folks (and celebrities) feel the need to live up to that.
But even movie stars with presumably mega-$$$ have yellow teeth on the big screen. Sometimes it gets in the way of the acting.
I know that it's possible to get good pictures minus airbrushing, given the right light and a good photographer. We had some wonderful pictures taken where we all looked our very best because the photographer had a gift for knowing how to pose us.
I think it also helps to have digital photos because you can tell immediately if you've got the picture you hoped for.
I can understand why a person would want to be the one choosing which images of his/herself are the ones that are released. After all it is their image, in one sense, even if it was taken by someone else.
I looked at a fashion blog last night, and I wondered who was taking the photos. It was obvious the person photographed was not, so who was? I wish they had said. The creativity between the blogger and the photographer was exceptional. This was a function of the blogger being easy to photograph and being creative in their clothing choices, as well as the partnership with the photographer who knew how to capture the images. I doubt there was any airbrushing, but then again, the blogger is 19.
I think the photos and blog could catapult the blogger into modeling, if that is her desire. It's another example of being able to market oneself outside the way it was done in years past. The Social Media Revolution again.
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
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Originally posted 2009-09-11 07:38:51.
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That was seriously nuts and kinda gross with some of the comparisons. It’s not even funny. Honestly, what are ppl thinking?
I know this is an old post, but airbrushing is nothing new. I graduated from high school in 1998, and I know for a fact that my portrait was touched up at least a little. Most people’s high school pics would have been fixed.