Monday, January 07, 2008

I am endlessly fascinated in media’s use of photoshop to define beauty, and remake celebrities’ images. So for your viewing pleasure ... a professional and a relatively subtle tour de force in the subject.

What you’ll see above are two images, both used without permisssion, of a Redbook cover showing Faith Hill ... and the original photo of her, ready to be manipululated to create the publication ready version. Now you may ponder what’s wrong with the original. According to jesbel.com (remixed by me to clean up the language) ... here are the sins that need Photoshop expiation:
1. SCALP: You know what we need here? Some more hair.
2. CROWS FEET: What’s this under those eyes?
3. THOSE CHEEKS: What exactly do you think she’s hoarding in there?
4. THAT EARLOBE: Please do some work on that earlobe of hers.
5. NECK: Well, it needs work.
6. LIPS: More lines!
7. CLAVICLE: I know they’re hot in New York, but … Also, get rid of that welt from the strap of her dress digging into her flesh.
8. BACK FAT: What is this, the new muffin top?
9. THAT HAND: What’s it DOING there? And please make it look like she’s sucking in her tummy like a good celebrity.
10. ASS: Chop!
11. ARM: Absolutely FINE, with about 50% less girth and 80% less Mystic Tan!

See the image below, to relate the photo to the sins of both commision and ommision ...

All right, see what you can do, and don’t stop till she looks at least as young as … well, I have faith in you.

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