Comments on: Why are models so much better looking than I am?

By: Leslie Tane Design

Leslie Tane Design — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:37:47 +0000

Thanks for your comment, designscene. I agree that we have a responsibility and shouldn’t portray photoshopped perfection as attainable reality. Check out this video on this subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNM Fascinating.

By: designscene

designscene — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:33:51 +0000

There is an ethical issue with retouching. Young girls all over the world desperately try anything to look like these people, and that’s pretty sad. No doubt his skill is amazing, but how much retouching is too much? And when do we draw the line? Should magazines let readers know how much an image has been retouched. This just seems like consumerism gone overboard.

By: Gerund

Gerund — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:05:13 +0000

… oh, and people with blue eyes also run a higher chance of getting eye cancer… so it might be a good thing to have brown! lol.

By: Gerund

Gerund — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:02:59 +0000

I’m really offended by the blue eyes! It’s so unnatural here! On the same subject, there are young girls in Asia (mostly in China) who want nothing more to than to have blue eyes! They wear colored contacts (which look horrible, and have been known to cause eye damage when worn improperly), in hopes of becoming more attractive. It’s really a shame, people should be comfortable in their own skin… young girls shouldn’t have to worry about being compared to a standard of beauty that is impossible to achieve in real life.

Girls: Brown eyes can be just as beautiful as blue. You shouldn’t worry about it too much! Not everyone can be naturally beautiful, but everyone can learn to accept & appreciate their natural self. You know what they say, “Real beauty is on the inside.”

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:06:38 +0000

I agree with Leslie above, there's no question that it's damaging to our youth. There's nothing wrong with retouching photos, but companies present it as the ideal image and make people continually buy their products to help them achieve that image knowing that it's impossible. Younger men & women don't see an enhanced photo, they see someone they wish they could look like, and that mindset is wrong. Jason's last blog post..J.W. Turner and some other inspiration

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:14:18 +0000

I think that it DEFINITELY attributes to girls having low self-esteem about themselves. I think that if we could all see movie stars and singers as they really are (i.e. see them in real life), then we wouldn’t feel so bad about ourselves. Poor teenage girls probably have the hardest times (eating disorders, anyone?), especially when going through awkward stages.

By: Leslie Tane Design

Leslie Tane Design — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:00:03 +0000

I’ve been known to do a little self-retouching, too, Tina. I like to think I’m making myself look more like me on a good day, but am I really? Sometimes a little Photoshop is a dangerous thing.

By: Tina Cornell

Tina Cornell — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:31:17 +0000

Since acquiring basic Photoshop skills I have been guiltily known to re-touch vacation photos, whitening my teeth and taking out little lines here and there, smoothing the edges. I don’t really think I’m super vain, but can’t help myself. And it is a big time waster.
I think collectively we as a society can’t help ourselves…we have the skills so we use them. We want beauty, whatever we think that is. Fantasy, yes. Damaging?….not sure.

By: Leslie Tane Design

Leslie Tane Design — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:25:21 +0000

That’s OK, Elizasmom. We can all say that he’s a very nice man who suffered a tragedy and still think that his retouching is too much. I still love you.

By: elizasmom

elizasmom — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:20:23 +0000

OK, I just read his about page and he has this sweet, heartfelt tribute to his beloved deceased wife and now I feel really bad for slamming his work. But I still don't like it. elizasmom's last blog post..And she just keeps going