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2006-10-17

01:24:02, Categories: General

Photoshop Evolution - Are Billboard Models Real?

How a pretty and real person gets transformed into what we see in magazines, ads and so on - OR - are billboard models real?

This is a video called "Evolution" by the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. It is a very short and effective film.

Via BoingBoing. While writing this article I noted that Stephanie Booth has also written about this video (in French).

Extreme digital makeover by Greg Apodaca

Another example of extreme Photoshop retouching.
I wrote about it about a year ago: Graphic Artist Wizardry (in Latvian)

Miss Celania blog post "Real Beauty" has an interesting commentary about the Real Beauty campaign.

And another demonstration of digital makeover can be found here: Media Photoshop Retouching

Via: Chez Luc - "Une beauté artificielle inaccessible"

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Comment from: Miss Cellania [Visitor] · http://www.misscellania.com/

I am flattered that you would use that post as a reference, even though its a year old. Still, nothing has changed. So many young men use media images of women as a standard, to which no one can measure up. And so many young girls are painfully aware of this.

Permalink 2006-10-17 @ 04:22

Comment from: Sara [Visitor]

This short video clip is absolutely outrageous and I agree that the standards the media sets for women are nothing less than ridiculous and unattainable. Today the media not only sets unattainable standards for women but men as well. It is just as impossible for men to live up to the lean V-shape ultra-muscular physique as it is for women to achieve the ultra thin body type. My question is does anyone know were I could find a video this dramatic for men? If so let me know. I have just started looking so hopefully I will find one but if anyone has specific suggestions it would be appreciated. Thanks. ~Sara

Permalink 2007-06-05 @ 17:51

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