photoshop
Back to Basics: Advertising’s Image of Women
Sometimes it’s best to get back to the basics. The Demoiselles is founded upon the idea that every body – our real bodies, without cosmetic enhancements and Photoshop – is beautiful, and that we must fight against a greedy, marketing-based media to remind ourselves and others of our natural beauty to avoid losing ourselves and [...]
Giselle Photoshopped: H&M is Modest for Dubai
Some people think it’s strange that recent ads for a new H&M campaign featuring Giselle have been Photoshopped. They don’t mind that Giselle’s hair has been smoothed, her skin is free of blemishes or that any sign of pores or dark circles under her eyes have been removed. They’re shocked that, for their campaign in [...]
In Another’s Nest: Link Love
It’s been a while since we posted some love for our fellow writers, but we have been watching! Some of these links are older than our usual one to two weeks, but they’re no less badass for it. Enjoy! Image via TheRoot.com The Root congratulates Gabourey Sidibe on her starring role in Precious, and [...]
Article Outrage: Ralph Lauren Photoshop Disaster
At the time we were directed to the ad below, the two of us (Jen and Elle) were working via Skype. Instead of a text or video reaction to the article we read, we give you a screen capture, which was taken while we were both viewing the article and its accompanying image. For your [...]
Article Outrage: Eliza Dushku Doesn’t Need Photoshop
We all know that promotional photos are meant to entice us, but this latest one for Dollhouse has the opposite effect on me. It even inspired the latest edition of Article Outrage. Sorry about the video – Jen doesn’t really look like that when she talks. Swear. -Elle PROMOTIONAL PHOTO Promotional photo found on Whedonesque.com. [...]
Stars Are Taking Action Against Photoshopping
Finally, the subjects of over-photoshopped magazine spreads and covers are starting to get annoyed that their beauty still isn’t good enough for glossies (without 9 hours of retouching). Recently, there have been an influx of international magazines taking steps against furthering unrealistic beauty standards. Elle France‘s recently published April issue featured their cover models and [...]
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