You don't think that photoshopping has really been a problem and you think people remain skeptical?
I guess if you think that epidemics regarding images of male/female body image, body dismorphia, self-harm, anxiety, and using celebrities to sell products aren't connected to it, but I've found exactly the opposite.
I love photography and I am utterly unable to talk to non-photographers or convince them about what happens in the production of most images they see in most forms of commercial media.
It goes something like this:
"Hey ACowAdonis, how much of that photo do you think was retouched?"
looks at photo
"All of it".
"All of it? What do you mean?"
"I mean all of it."
"But that's Reese Witherspoon! (or insert popular celebrity here)"
"Yep, and you can see how her eyes have been adjusted, her skins been adjusted, they've changed the shape of her arm, taken a few pounds off the mid section, increased the boob size, changed the colour of her hair...and i'm pretty sure that's not her hand".
"Nah, you crazy..."
"You want crazy...pretty much every photo in every fashion magazine and every media item involving that celebrity has been adjusted to a similar extent"
I guess if you think that epidemics regarding images of male/female body image, body dismorphia, self-harm, anxiety, and using celebrities to sell products aren't connected to it, but I've found exactly the opposite.
I love photography and I am utterly unable to talk to non-photographers or convince them about what happens in the production of most images they see in most forms of commercial media.
It goes something like this:
"Hey ACowAdonis, how much of that photo do you think was retouched?"
looks at photo
"All of it".
"All of it? What do you mean?"
"I mean all of it."
"But that's Reese Witherspoon! (or insert popular celebrity here)"
"Yep, and you can see how her eyes have been adjusted, her skins been adjusted, they've changed the shape of her arm, taken a few pounds off the mid section, increased the boob size, changed the colour of her hair...and i'm pretty sure that's not her hand".
"Nah, you crazy..."
"You want crazy...pretty much every photo in every fashion magazine and every media item involving that celebrity has been adjusted to a similar extent"
"Nah mate, you're having me on. You're nuts."