…or so the American Medical Association thinks. They believe that “advertisers commonly alter photographs to enhance the appearance of models’ bodies, and such alterations can contribute to unrealistic expectations of appropriate body image–especially among impressionable children and adolescents.” At their…
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Do you have a Photoshop lover on your holiday shopping list and just can’t find that perfect gift? Well look no further! And even if you don’t have the perfect person to buy any of these items for, I know a certain Photoshop loving blogger that would gladly accept gifts from strangers.
I’ve been noticing a trend in a few of the blog posts here on the WOW blog lately. It seems that every time someone on this blog posts about an advertisement that they’ve seen, they only post the most mainstream version of the ad, the one that everyone’s seen a hundred times in print, on television, and ubiquitously online. “Oh yeah,” everyone says, “I’ve seen that one.” And sure, the contributors have added some insights, some small morsels of interest to keep people reading through the verbose verbiage. But with a little more searching, a smidgen of effort glistening on the brow, you might be surprised what the 87th page of your Google search has to offer.
This story is a bit of an old one, but I am on a Photoshop in the media kick so I am going to roll with it. Plus, I just read about it for the first time and found it very interesting…
I recently mentioned how spotting a bad Photoshop job is a hobby of mine, so I thought I would share the fun. When you know what to look for, you will see that bad Photoshop is all around us. Here are a few keys elements to keep an eye out for: