This
here, is a picture of Rosie Huntington-Whitely. A Victoria Secret Model or what
most refer to her as, the current "Transformers girl". Look closely.
I combined the pictures so that one side (the left) displays her made up at a
formal event, and the other side (right) displays the same girl without all the
makeup and glamour.
In this
case, the photographer has chosen to manipulate the appearance of a person,
rather than a scenery. In all cases, photographers are capable of adding
effects and convincing the viewer to
visualize something that is not actually true. When compared, the bags under
her eyes are gone, her tan has obtained and even glow (probably due to the
lighting added to the photo) and every blemish she has, has seemed to
disappear. The question that may be asked is, is the picture fake or is the
model herself fake? The answer is, both. The photographer has done enough
editing to make her look completely different to the person she really is.
I agree with your take on photography and how it is not necessarily a depiction of reality. Not only is it the editing techniques that make the picture fake, but its also the model. I believe that it takes away from the emotion and validity of the image when it is tampered with.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately most photographs today are presented this way and not in its natural state. This gives the impression that photography can be manipulated with into making one believe that something as flawless and perfect as the image on the left is not actually real.