Image Manipulation

I chose this image because I consider that the way that media changes the human figure is shocking. Images like this one are one of the main factors that cause psychological problems on people. For instance, this image can casue many people to want to change their personal appearance and this decision can take them to become anorexics. This is a CBS picture that apperared in a magazine. The picture from the left side was rejected and therefore they created the false picture you see on the rigth. The manipulation of the photo is considerable because they made the woman look many sizes below her own. I think that the purpose of manipulating photos in terms of physical appearance can best be explained by the popularity that the advertisement will have on people. If the person that they are showing looks nice and thin and pretty, the impact on the population will be higher. I consider that this manipulation is harmful because, in this case, a lot of women around the age of the lady in the picture can feel disapointed on their own image without knowing that this celebrity isn't as slim as she seems. People should now and realize that not everything the media shows us is truthful or real.

I chose this video because it shows us how all the beauty companies trick our eyes and our minds in thinking that supermodels exist. It is not true, they are all normal and average human beings that go through a process of image manipulation thanks to Photoshop. It is very shocking to see how the aspect of a person can change so dramatically. It is almost as if the after image depicts a different person.


This another video that shows a girl that is stereotyped as "ugly" and is turned into what we stereotype as "pretty". It shows again a complete different person. And it also shows the amazing changes that photoshop can do.