Arranged Delirium

I think we’re finally starting to see some of the lash-back against some of the more extreme photo editing that was so prevalent during the mid-2000’s. You know what I mean: the cover or story images that looked like some kind of 3D game characters rather than photos of real people. The New York Time ran a story relatively recently entitled Smile and Say ‘No Photoshop’ - if you can’t access it, do a search and you can get around the NYT required registration. In many ways, there’s nothing new to this - photographers have been re-touching images for decades - but digital technology has made this easier, faster, and more pervasive. And given the prevalence of our media immersion in the modern era, I’d say that makes things a bit different than it was a few decades ago. Check out the comments form the article too, as I think it helps us understand how many different ways there are of thinking about this. It’s a good discussion topic for class!

And as a continuation of the discussion regarding body image, take a look at these comparison shots from models.com and V Magazine’s Size Issue. You can find a ton of information on this story with a quick search online…