Every once in a while, some incredibly stupid story comes along that moves me enough to write a rant. Yes, this is one of those times. This video was linked in a deviantART journal:

Photoshop Effect - diet.com

This video is done by “Sarah” (whoever the hell that is) to showcase just how much we are being deceived by the big and bad photo retouchers. Scary, huh? Imagine that. The celebrities in magazines DON’T actually look like that! :rofl:

As an artist who has retouched her own photos (and the photos of her friends) on many an occasion, I can tell you that Photoshop is like a gift from the gods. Not only is it one of the key instruments of my future career, it has helped me to create some beautiful photographs that I am extremely proud of. Why do I retouch photos? Simply because there are times where the photo I’ve taken demands perfection. If I am meant to have a certain feature (like a smile wrinkle) or a goof (like stray hairs), then they stay. Otherwise, those little elements can make an image look bad.

My biggest beef with this video is Sarah. I could understand if she was 200 pounds, had zits all over her face, and cellulite trying to escape her jeans… BUT SHE’S PRETTY. She looks like she can’t be more than 130 pounds, and she already looks like a celebrity to begin with. Is it really that much of a stretch for her photos to go through Photoshop? The before and after images they present near the end of the video are a JOKE. Oh, so he removed a few eye wrinkles. Big deal! You would have still been fuckable with or without them. All the retoucher did was make you look BETTER. Yea, that’s a crime.

In my honest opinion, anyone who complains about there being too much photo retouching is a complete and utter moron. Banning photo retouching is just one more way that stupid people, who apparently have nothing better to do, ruin the lives of others.

Thoughts? Comments? Insults?

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