PHOTOSHOP PICS!.....but why???

imchicbad
imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
in Chit-Chat
This is random (and Im board) but I have seen bazillions of pictures everywhere that are obviously photoshopped. My question is WHY?:smokin:

Why would you want to photoshop the CRUD out of your pictures so that it barely looks like you, or doesnt look like you at all. What happens when your photoshopped pictures are out there for everyone to see-right, then you actually meet and they go "DAMN" (in a negative way) because you look nothing like your pictures....isnt that setting yourself up for a huge disapointment??

Whats wrong with the real you... Im just asking.:flowerforyou:


What do you think about people who photoshop all thier pictures...REALLLLLLLLLLLLY:huh:
«13456

Replies

  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Because: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_vVUIYOmJM
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Yeah don't you just hate fake people?
  • katamus
    katamus Posts: 2,363 Member
    I can't explain it. I see it a lot more on facebook... You look at it and are just like.. No.

    I like adding neat filters to my pictures, though. Lol.

    But I can say that I love your UNphotoshopped picture. :love:
  • wjranch
    wjranch Posts: 152
    I think people who photoshop themselves are in denial. They are not commited to a healthy lifestyle change and are desperate for a 'quick fix' even if it is only in altered pics....

    If they spent more time on their feet on a treadmill, and less time on their *kitten*'s in front of the PC...... maybe they wouldnt' need photoshop for more then removing red eyes??

    Just Sayin' is all :)
  • AwesomeMoJo
    AwesomeMoJo Posts: 1,145 Member
    I don't have photoshop,nor do I know how to use it. I am proud of who I am and what I look like....

    <
    this is me...take it or leave it.....
  • Reecebullet
    Reecebullet Posts: 141 Member
    I understand that it makes the picture pointless. But most people who edit their photos in some way, do it because of confidence issues. Because they're not happy with 'that' part of them.
  • jstandfield
    jstandfield Posts: 150 Member
    Obviously those people are not as photogenic as you are
  • Janet9906
    Janet9906 Posts: 546 Member
    Yeah don't you just hate fake people?

    :laugh:
  • MelissaE27
    MelissaE27 Posts: 682 Member
    Dont know how to photoshop.. Im program challlenged. lol. as one poster said what you see is what you get ;):glasses:
  • MelissaE27
    MelissaE27 Posts: 682 Member
    Yeah don't you just hate fake people?

    oh Brett you are wonderful :flowerforyou:
  • BlisterLamb
    BlisterLamb Posts: 396 Member
    Yeah don't you just hate fake people?
    Classic!
  • sds76
    sds76 Posts: 215 Member
    I don't have photoshop,nor do I know how to use it. I am proud of who I am and what I look like....

    <
    this is me...take it or leave it.....

    Ditto this. I can't even figure out how to post pictures on the forums let alone photo shop things :)
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    Sometimes I'll do an instagram pic, because it's fun.

    But how does it affect you if I do?
  • tacticalhippie
    tacticalhippie Posts: 596 Member
    I like to use filters and presets.
    I only own paint shop elements though lol.

    My sister thought it was awesome when I learned how to make people look skinnier.
  • crimsoncat
    crimsoncat Posts: 457 Member
    Lighting and make-up go a long way too. Check out Taylor Swift or Avril Lavigne without make-up and you'll see the power of eyeliner is astonishing.
  • Arperjen
    Arperjen Posts: 108 Member
    I don't photoshop my own pictures, but I'll happily do it for other people, or just paint regular pictures.
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    I can't explain it. I see it a lot more on facebook... You look at it and are just like.. No.

    I like adding neat filters to my pictures, though. Lol.

    But I can say that I love your UNphotoshopped picture. :love:

    i dont photoshop thank you lol but i think its weird, my cousin sent me a picture and it looked nothing like her, i was like whaaaaaaa:noway:
  • emaren
    emaren Posts: 934 Member
    <====== This is me, as seen by 'Camera Awesome' on an iPhone - I love the pic.

    I take a great deal of photographs - I have an extremely popular automotive event photography site - 90% of the photos there are 'straight out of the camera'. The rest are usually little more than color corrected.

    We do however sometimes get all arty and mess with the pics for fun....

    I dislike over processed images....
  • gauchogirl
    gauchogirl Posts: 467 Member
    To "photoshop" is just the current term, and I hate to break it to you, but YOU ALL "photoshop" your pics (ie: do something to make yourself look better.)
    Do you wear makeup? Consider it "Photoshopping"
    DO you style your hair? Consider it "Photoshopping"
    DO you pick out flattering clothes? Consider it "Photoshopping"
    You get the idea.
    Unless you wake up in the morning, and allow yourself to be photographed unshowered, un made-up, EXACTLY as you wake in the morning, you are, in essence "Photoshopping", ie: trying to affect the outcome of the attractiveness of you in a photo. You're just choosing to not do it in the actual program...
  • perfectingpatti
    perfectingpatti Posts: 1,037 Member
    Whats wrong with the real you...
    Hmmmm.
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    Obviously those people are not as photogenic as you are

    very sweet of you,

    but seriously, is it really magazines and tv that have everyone thinking they have to look like some kind of cartoon character..
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    Obviously those people are not as photogenic as you are

    very sweet of you,

    but seriously, is it really magazines and tv that have everyone thinking they have to look like some kind of cartoon character..
    I don't think it's helped. I may really consider limiting my daughters access to magazines.

    As strict as that is. I want her to grow up the perfect beauty she is. NOT with some magazine image of what she should be.
  • BlisterLamb
    BlisterLamb Posts: 396 Member
    Obviously those people are not as photogenic as you are

    very sweet of you,

    but seriously, is it really magazines and tv that have everyone thinking they have to look like some kind of cartoon character..

    Like Jessica Rabbit? Got to be going for irony!
  • thathockeychick23
    thathockeychick23 Posts: 87
    Unfortunately that's the world we live in. There is this mindset by the media and everything about what is beautiful. Most people feel that they need to photoshop their pictures to look attractive. If people only knew that the media represents a small percentage of people. The majority prefer real. We find all different types of people beautiful. Differences, flaws, is what makes us unique and beautiful.
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    To "photoshop" is just the current term, and I hate to break it to you, but YOU ALL "photoshop" your pics (ie: do something to make yourself look better.)
    Do you wear makeup? Consider it "Photoshopping"
    DO you style your hair? Consider it "Photoshopping"
    DO you pick out flattering clothes? Consider it "Photoshopping"
    You get the idea.
    Unless you wake up in the morning, and allow yourself to be photographed unshowered, un made-up, EXACTLY as you wake in the morning, you are, in essence "Photoshopping", ie: trying to affect the outcome of the attractiveness of you in a photo. You're just choosing to not do it in the actual program...

    you went way out in left field..............high ball. Thats not done on the computer im talking real life and no matter what its different than photoshopping it-, im talikg about erasing wrinkles, moles, brightening you eyes, slimming down legs and waist. making your eyes bigger- weird stuff like that, real make up and hair and clothes that are not computer. Im taliking about like a dating site---heres my photoshopped pic- then meet up and Brittney spears turns out to be carrot top, LIKE THAT!:huh:
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    erm . . . sorry can't answer; laughing too hard.
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    Unfortunately that's the world we live in. There is this mindset by the media and everything about what is beautiful. Most people feel that they need to photoshop their pictures to look attractive. If people only knew that the media represents a small percentage of people. The majority prefer real. We find all different types of people beautiful. Differences, flaws, is what makes us unique and beautiful.

    yes i agree, we all have the flaw...thats is what makes us beautiful! absolutly true.
  • oliv2065
    oliv2065 Posts: 204 Member
    The internet is a place where some people get to be anybody they want to be. I kind of like being me so I don't photo shop, but some people just aren't happy. I think we all choose the most flattering pictures of ourselves to put on line, so the person you meet in public still might not look the same. This picture of me was taken at like 3 in the morning, after 8 hrs of work, and about an hour of clubing, so it is honestly me.
  • bigphatcat
    bigphatcat Posts: 7,843 Member
    can I say that I did not read what you wrote. I saw your profile pic and opened it and stared like an idiot at it for like 15 minutes. All of us should be as lucky as you or at least feel like we are. This is not meant to be rude, I'm just trying to illustrate a point.:flowerforyou: :drinker:
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    The internet is a place where some people get to be anybody they want to be. I kind of like being me so I don't photo shop, but some people just aren't happy. I think we all choose the most flattering pictures of ourselves to put on line, so the person you meet in public still might not look the same. This picture of me was taken at like 3 in the morning, after 8 hrs of work, and about an hour of clubing, so it is honestly me.

    mine was 2 am on my birthday last year in the club lol...its the real me, and my boobs look enormous because of the angle...so oh well, im sure the smerky remarks are from that but oh well HATE IF YOU WANT TO,

    my pictures are not photoshopped, and i have flaws that make me different. i think you look fantastic by the way. I just wonder how much computer world really is replacing reality in people minds...its crazy thats all.

Categories