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Speak-Up: Should Magazines Slim Down Celebrities?
Fans were pissed when Kelly Clarkson showed up on the cover of Self a few months ago clearly Photoshopped. She didn't mind though — Clarkson has said in several interviews that she's OK with her photos being retouched and that it's a reality of her job.
Self copped up to retouching the image, stating that it often adjusts lighting and color of photos, as well as altering its images to present the "best version" of the model to the audience.
Will You Use the New Photoshop App?
There's no shortage of photo editing software programs or cool iPhone camera apps, but Photoshop is arguably one of the best around. The free (yes, free!) app lets you perform basic photo editing tasks: crop and rotate, adjust colors, add tint or switch to black and white, and add filters or effects like vignette blur and warm vintage. Creating an account on photoshop.com and store up to 2G of photos that you can access anytime straight from your phone.
Photographer Peter Lindbergh on the Evils of Photoshop
“My feeling is that for years now it has taken a much too big part in how women are being visually defined today. Heartless retouching should not be the chosen tool to represent women in the beginning of this century.”
— Fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh on the overuse of retouching in fashion photography, such that cover models begin to look like "objects from Mars." To see the amazing Dove Real Beauty ad that shows just how much Photoshop can transform someone, read more
SNL Gets Into Software Spoofing With Sir Mix-a-Lot's Photo Shop
This weekend's SNL satirized Facebook and the Wii, but my favorite skit was Sir Mix A Lot's new endeavor — his Photo Shop, where they retouch photos to enlarge womens' assets, because as he said, he "may have stopped making hits, but I never stopped liking big butts!"
Busted! Calling Out Photoshop on the Streets
What should we do as a society to combat unrealistic images of celebrities due to the widespread use of Photoshop? Rant and rave on a blog? Publicly shame them on sites like Photoshop Disasters?
Geek Tip: Turn Your Digital Photos Into Wall Art
So you can change your photos to look like mini models, or fool people into thinking you took your pics on a plastic Lomo camera, but what if you love the turnout so much, you want to make it into a work of art? "No problemo," says Shutterfly!
Shutterfly offers some pretty easy ways for your photos to get the attention they deserve.
Geek Tip: Lomo-fy Your Digital Photos
After all the fun I had making my photos look like tiny models with the Tilt-Shift effect, I had to look for something new to add to my effects arsenal. I love my Lomo camera and the effect it produces, but to be honest, I don't always have the cash to throw down for film or development. It can get pretty darn expensive!
Website of the Day: Photoshop Lady
Even a geek like me — who can photoshop a zit out like nobody's business — needs to outsource once in a while. For photoshop tips, that is. Incoming, Photoshop Lady!
Dane Cook's Photoshop Rant: Was It Justified?
Let's just say I tired of Dane Cook's shtick sometime around 2005, but his recent rant about Photoshop put him back on my geeky radar.
The actor/comedian ranted about the photoshopping and general artwork for his new film, My Best Friend's Girl, basically calling out the shoddiness of the work and how differently it portrays his own looks and the feel of the movie.
Usually we notice runaway photoshopping of females, like Keira Knightley's blown-up chest or the lightening of Beyonce's skin, so it's interesting that a male celebrity is up in arms.
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