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The hidden truths behind a transformation pic!

jennontheroad
Posts: 142 Member
This is a good post about transformation pics. It's not meant to disparage MFP pics, as pretty much all of them on here are very simple selfies. But, this post may open your mind about other before and after shots you have seen in magazines and elsewhere online.
http://melvfitness.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/transformation-or-few-simple-tweeks.html
http://melvfitness.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/transformation-or-few-simple-tweeks.html
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Well she looks the same in both photos to me, so pretty pointless.0
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This is a good post about transformation pics. It's not meant to disparage MFP pics, as pretty much all of them on here are very simple selfies. But, this post may open your mind about other before and after shots you have seen in magazines and elsewhere online.
http://melvfitness.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/transformation-or-few-simple-tweeks.html
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I already knew about the tricks of the trade and making people look "better", but I loved that post. It really is all about your body stance/language, angles, distance, and what you wear. It kinda makes me want to do my own fake before/after pics. Haha!0
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But why would people HERE be faking their comparison pics? I can understand it with a magazine or an ad for a product. But why here?0
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This is a good post about transformation pics. It's not meant to disparage MFP pics, as pretty much all of them on here are very simple selfies. But, this post may open your mind about other before and after shots you have seen in magazines and elsewhere online.
http://melvfitness.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/transformation-or-few-simple-tweeks.html
Do you think people are faking their comparison pics?
Not on MFP.
It's just interesting to see how it can be done without even using photoshop, and the differences in body shape/look of an already fit person, just based on lighting and position.0 -
Only problem is the example was a poor one and pretty obvious. I am sure there are fake ones out there but unless they talk about more than some fad diet I don't even bother looking at it more. If it has something to do with some magic coffee, tea or pill I disregard it.0
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I call that the p-90x lighting.
Look, in just six weeks, I went from a hairy guy lit from the front and not sucking in his gut, to a hairless person lit from above, with a pump, who is flexing everything and holding in his stomach. Awesome!0 -
But why would people HERE be faking their comparison pics? I can understand it with a magazine or an ad for a product. But why here?
Attention.0 -
But why would people HERE be faking their comparison pics? I can understand it with a magazine or an ad for a product. But why here?
Attention.
^This. They either fake photos or "doctor" the time frame spent getting those results in order to make them "that more fantastic".0 -
But why would people HERE be faking their comparison pics? I can understand it with a magazine or an ad for a product. But why here?
Attention.
Attention seeking makes the internet go round.0
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