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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts) Fri Feb 15, 2013, 12:35 AM Feb 2013

What The Publishing Industry Does To Photographs Of Women [View all]

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What The Publishing Industry Does To Photographs Of Women [View all] JaneyVee Feb 2013 OP

Yeah. They're trying to sell people. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #1

And each of those subjects was a willing, enthusiastic, and well-compensated participant Codeine Feb 2013 #2

I can touch up my photos? pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #19

No shit. I've SEEN your photos. What has been seen cannot be unseen..... cliffordu Feb 2013 #20

Touché, brother, touché pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #22

You too, my good friend!!! cliffordu Feb 2013 #23

Don't dis. When I 'shop in that halo, I'm going to be a big hit... pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #24

...Christian Mingle..... cliffordu Feb 2013 #25

Well, duh! pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #30

GROUP RATES!!!!! cliffordu Feb 2013 #32

All is forgiven. We'll buddy-up for the discount, okay? pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #35

I'm all good with that!! cliffordu Feb 2013 #36

My mom actually has me touch up her photos. joshcryer Feb 2013 #33

Hey, if your help makes her happy, go for it. She IS your mom, after all. pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #38

Well, that answers the question of why my skin looks so bad. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #3

You mean natural, not bad. To smooth the skin until it looks inhuman is the mark... onehandle Feb 2013 #7

I should have put quotes around "bad". kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #13

You took the words right out of my mouth. murielm99 Feb 2013 #8

I 'improved' the headshot of an older female executive just the other day. onehandle Feb 2013 #4

To some degree, what you engaged in is... Beartracks Feb 2013 #26

That's exactly right. Photography is not kind to the human appearance. onehandle Feb 2013 #43

We're in complete agreement. Beartracks Feb 2013 #44

Question: cilla4progress Feb 2013 #5

same things millions of home photographers do using photoshop. the point is? nt msongs Feb 2013 #6

Waddya mean? No one's ever done that for ME! nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #10

Here, watch the process: kentauros Feb 2013 #9

Is that for real? Wow. Some of them DO look different. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #11

Umm, they do this with men as well, MadHound Feb 2013 #12

Yep. Like this... Kablooie Feb 2013 #14

Plus one right there. +1 n/t Beartracks Feb 2013 #31

God forbid you have imperfect skin or a droopy ass! DearHeart Feb 2013 #15

I'm a photographer MichaelHarris Feb 2013 #16

Exactly. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #34

Most of the pictures you posted were not "outrageous" photoshops jmowreader Feb 2013 #17

love the oprah's head, ann-margret's body on the tv guide cover HiPointDem Feb 2013 #40

Nigella Lawson Tells ABC They Can't Airbush Her Tummy For Promo Poster progressoid Feb 2013 #18

And, in my not so humble opinion, cliffordu Feb 2013 #27

"...they weren't allowed to airbrush my tummy out" KansDem Feb 2013 #42

well there's Paula Cole too and she was rather pissed on this PatrynXX Feb 2013 #21

I met a 25 yo who gets Botox. tblue Feb 2013 #28

What do these editors have against women's calves?? Beartracks Feb 2013 #29

What I don't like about this Isoldeblue Feb 2013 #37

But one does SELL MORE than the other Scootaloo Feb 2013 #41

Some of these are pretty mild compared to others I have seen. RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #39

I'll second that motion. theHandpuppet Feb 2013 #45