Photoshop can work wonders! With the ability to alter every detail of a picture, one can change the whole focus. This cool website called Pictures that Lie allows viewers to see how pictures in the media have been altered. I've included the link at the end of my blog so everyone can check it out!
I looked at the before/after picture of Katie Couric released by CBS. In the first picture, her suit is brown, she looks a little heavier, and the image is rather blurry. However, in the second picture, her suit is now black, she is slim, and the shot is crystal clear.
The altered image appeared in a magazine later that year, but why was the original changed so much? Photoshop offers so many options to change pictures. By making her suit stand out more and her slimmed down physique, Katie stands out more. Black is a sophisticated color, and, nowadays, everything that goes to print is airbrushed. The camera does add ten pounds.
Overall, when the two pictures are side-by-side, one can see the difference. The alterations are apparent. However, if I saw each individually, I would not know what or how much was altered.The changes could be harmful, but they play into what society wants. What society demands, though, is a whole other issue!
://news.cnet.com/2300-1026_3-6033210-1.html?tag=mncol
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oh the demands of society! that reminds me of the WW essay.
ReplyDeleteIt freaked me out how real it looked in the photoshopped Katie Couric photo!! You're right, photoshop can do wonders!
ReplyDeleteTo what extent should the media cater to the demands of society?
ReplyDeleteIt is interested though that sometimes it can be harmful and other times not. Either way, photoshop can really make a person look different!
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy how the media effects our own perceptions of ourselves, each other, and the world so easily.
ReplyDeletei did the same picture. i agree with you. good entry.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your idea that the picture manipulation plays into what society wants. Society sends the message that people like to see more attractive, beautiful, and thinner people in the media. It really is harmful to others.
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