Luckily we have the meticulous eyes and noggins of the netizens from the subreddit “Instagram Reality” who gladly expose people’s shams online and let us know how far is too far. Below you will find a collection of the best photoshopping fails that prove that not everything that glitters is gold. While you’re scrolling through, don’t forget to check out a conversation with photographer Svenja Christina, who kindly agreed to expose the secrets of editing. More info: Instagram A similar number of people touch up their arms, whereas 42% are unhappy with their eyes. In addition, a third confessed to altering their bums and lips before posting pictures online. Concerning gender differences, men are almost as likely to add a filter to their pictures as women, busting the myth that females use more of them than males. Almost half of male respondents have edited their photos to remove wrinkles, brighten their smile, and remove red glare from the eyes. She strives to blur the line where reality meets dreams. That’s why she’s the perfect person to let us in on the secret of when people on social media use Photoshop to fake images that are far from reality. She told us that there isn’t one trick that could be applicable in all situations and that people should first use their common sense. “Things that cannot happen in real life are a giveaway that the image has been digitally manipulated. For example, a shark flying through a city. A less obvious example - except to the trained eye - could be a scene with a milky-blurred body of water and a crisp cloudy sky. The blurred body of water is a result of long-exposure photography. Having a detailed cloudy sky in the same image would not work because clouds are moving and the long exposure would likely blur them as well.” It seems that clouds (don’t really know what we did to them) are some of the objects that are widely altered in photos. Just take a look at the people who are carrying around their perfectly shaped and ever-the-same cloud everywhere they go. Something that can expose an altered picture is objects in the scene that are lit in a way that mismatches the light sources in the image. Shadows falling in separate directions can also be a big giveaway. Looking at a picture people should ask themselves do the colours match? Do the sizes of different objects match? Things that are further away should look smaller than objects in the foreground. “New photographers often edit with very saturated, intense colors, especially greens or blues. As a result, the photos don’t look true to life. Another common trap in portrait editing is to go overboard with skin editing which may result in skin that looks too smooth, like plastic because the texture of the skin is lost. My rule of thumb here is to have some texture visible, to edit out non-permanent blemishes such as pimples that would not be there in a week or two but to keep things that are permanent at least somewhat visible.” She even has a few test layers to check if she achieved a cohesive result, like a luminosity check to see how dark or bright objects in the photo should be, a hue check to ensure color consistency and a final saturation check to get a cohesive look. Hopping on this trend, many MUAs (make-up artists) and stylists have been trying to replicate this specific aesthetic: the perfectly groomed, arched brow, the contoured face, the glow that comes from carefully placed concealer, and the neutral overlined lips topped with gloss. Not to mention their unrealistic hourglass figure characterized by slim waists, flat stomachs, and large thighs and bums. So it’s really no surprise that many people use editing tools to help them achieve the new trending beauty standard. The family themselves have also appeared in many scandals where people accused them of photoshopping their images after fans noticed their editing mistakes. In one of the most recent ones, the Instagram account ProblematicFame shared a video that compared Kim’s post to one from Getty Images to show how her stomach, arms, waist, chest, shoulders, chin, and jaw were altered to appear thinner. But it doesn’t end there. In January 2022, she removed a bikini image from her Instagram account after fans noticed that her right leg appeared deformed to her left one. The celebrity also faced criticism when people noticed a “third hand” in her photoshoot. Before that, she was accused of photoshopping her neck and back muscles, meanwhile, others thought she had even enhanced a rug in one of her images. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
