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Sunday, 18 October 2009
The Photoshop Evolution
People may wonder why in this day and age the image of beauty is so twisted. The answer to me is simple, its because this image is not real and is completely unattainable. Many blame to media for causing young girls to develop eating disorders and feel as though they are never good enough. In part this is true, the media can be blamed, but without technology the media would have never been able to do what it has done. Below I have posted a short video of a photoshop "evolution". As you watch you see a perfectly normal woman transform into something fake but "beautiful". Whether this is fair to everyday people can be challenged. This is proof that technology changes the way people see and feel about themselves. I believe that this sort of high level of photo shopping should be banned from being printed, as it only causes harm. Photography should be shown in its true form, as should people's appearances. Technology is the root cause of this high standard of beauty.
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Wow, this is really interesting. I totally agree with you and what you said about media distorting our perception of beauty. Though, I don't think that photoshop will ever be banned from being used for printing, though it would be interesting to see people as they really are and not totally airbrushed. This video is fascinating, thank for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and with Kathleen - photoshop making us think of beauty as something unachievable, something that can only be made when you manipulate pixels. Great job!
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