Photo Retouching vs the Real Picture

[ratmist]

I saw this website and thought it was interesting: http://www.iwanexstudio.com/

If you go to the 'portfolio' on the page, there are a lot of pictures of celebrities that give a before-retouching / after-retouching glimpse of reality.

It made me smile. Also, I was really amused how Halle Barry needed virtually no retouching, just unnecessary warming and brightening of the picture's tone. Woman takes a great photo! Some of the ladies look really gaunt in their faces in the before shots, particularly Eva Longoria. It's interesting to see, anyway.

 

[xkriss]

i think brittany murphy is still adorable without it

 

[aziajs]

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Originally Posted by ratmist I saw this website and thought it was interesting: http://www.iwanexstudio.com/ If you go to the 'portfolio' on the page, there are a lot of pictures of celebrities that give a before-retouching / after-retouching glimpse of reality. It made me smile. Also, I was really amused how Halle Barry needed virtually no retouching, just unnecessary warming and brightening of the picture's tone. Woman takes a great photo! Some of the ladies look really gaunt in their faces in the before shots, particularly Eva Longoria. It's interesting to see, anyway.

Did you see that site on Dlisted??? Michael K just posted about it today.

Anyway, I noticed that Halle needed virtually no re-touching. She's just a beautiful woman. I love her.

I also noticed how they made some waists smaller and filled out the hips as well as making the arms a bit larger. It was very interesting.

 

[ratmist]

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Originally Posted by aziajs Did you see that site on Dlisted??? Michael K just posted about it today. Anyway, I noticed that Halle needed virtually no re-touching. She's just a beautiful woman. I love her. I also noticed how they made some waists smaller and filled out the hips as well as making the arms a bit larger. It was very interesting.

Hehe, yes. Dlisted makes me laugh so I check it daily. The body they gave Eva Longoria doesn't exist - and I always suspected that, because I didn't think it was possible for her to have such a pinched waistline and curvy hips, when she is so tiny and thin in the first place.

Brittany Murphy and Gwen Stefani (who isn't in those pics) look very similar in before shots. They both have baggy undereyes and splotchy skin, but they both look beautiful anyway. The magazines don't like to use those photos though, and they brighten them up and erase those 'flaws'.

I like all the extra moles and freckles and lines on people. It was sad to see them erased for the final product. Perfection lies in the little imperfections.

 

[xIxSkyDancerxIx]

I think it's amazing what retouching can do.. makes me feel a little bit better that not ALL the beautiful women you see in magazines and such are really like that. LOL Although some really are that beautiful. Props to them~

 

[MiCHiE]

Marc Cherry told Tony Parker during a toast at his wedding reception that Eva has "the body of a 12 year old boy". I have a feeling he was only half-joking.

 

[ms.marymac]

Dang, that's kind of mean. Has she always looked like that? I just wonder if she's like Nicole Richie (curvy girl who strives to be really thin) or if that's her body type.

 

[MiCHiE]

I don't know, but she's straight up and down. And, he's right.

 

[flowerhead]

I dont understand why didn't just change the lighting on some of them, it would of saved a lot of money!
And I always thought Jonathan Rhys Myers was so pretty...I feel cheated! Really, some of them are ridiculous...what's the point of changing their bone structure and eye colour? :S

 

[xsnowwhite]

whoa thats crazy! I never knew they did that much

thanks for sharing that link!

 

[glam8babe]

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Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥ I don't know, but she's straight up and down. And, he's right.

EURGHH!!!! she looks rotton! like anorexic ewwww i dont see why they dont put abit of meat on them and be curvy like real women not fuckin stick thin like a male child - yeh she actually looks like an 8 yr old boy

 

[MiCHiE]

Even if she gained weight, she would look weird. She has no defined waist.

 

[flowerhead]

I even have a better waist than her! Haha and she thinks she is so amazing...

 

[Chic 2k6]

the site in the OP is pretty interesting

i had a go at retouching similar pics, (it's not as good as the site lol i'm just learning)

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...phics/Girl.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...NaomiWatts.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...tanyMurphy.jpg

 

[Beauty Mark]

Sites like those make you wonder how realistic it is to have so many of the desirable features/body types: thin but with curvy hips and breasts, perfect skin...

 

[Hilly]

very interesting!

 

[Calhoune]

I like the one with the Beyonce, where they completely redid her waist. Yay she gets it too!


Here's a link explaining what they do:
http://demo.fb.se/e/girlpower/retouch/

If you click a picture then "Reveal the fraud" you can go step by step and see how she was redone

 

[ms.marymac]

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Originally Posted by flowerhead Really, some of them are ridiculous...what's the point of changing their bone structure and eye colour? :S

Just look at some of the replies in this thread and you have your answer.

BTW, not everyone can be blessed with an hour glass figure. Some of us skinny minnys would like to have curves!

 

[Willa]

I always said that Eva Longoria was over rated
She is pretty, but the makeup helps a lot

Thank you for posting this

 

[flowerhead]

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Originally Posted by ms.marymac Just look at some of the replies in this thread and you have your answer. BTW, not everyone can be blessed with an hour glass figure. Some of us skinny minnys would like to have curves!

You can be skinny and have a waist!