This article was on the New York Times website but I had also seen about it on the OCA facebook page. It caught my attention as I have had my own photo shoot and several of the images were slightly retouched. I had been told that very few people would be able to tell they had been airbrushed, but I knew straight away. Needless to say I did not buy any of the retouched images as I felt that the person in the photo was not really me.
I have never personally felt influenced in anyway looking at images of celebrities looking 'perfect' in magazines but I can understand how a person could be, especially young girls. I think that having a way to tell how retouched a photo is, is a really good idea so that people will not then have an unrealistic idea of appearances. Pictures that have been retouched, especially those that have been drastically airbrushed, just seem fake. What is wrong with looking like yourself? I know everyone wants to look 'good' but I think that there really is a limit to this dishonesty.
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