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more about #airbrushing more comments → kittiquin: as a photographer, I have to say: some retouching on baby portraits is usually necessary. They get rashes, they nick themselves with their sharp litt... more » BytheSea: They took nutrition info off baby food b/c they didn't want parents putting their under three year olds on a low fat diet, so I guess babyrexia is a v... more » curiousgeorgiana: You wouldn't airbrush the rolls out of the cute dog, don't do it to the baby!! #babyairbrushing more » fulanita: But Baby Fat Rolls are the best part of the baby!!!! If anything they should be photoshopping them IN. #babyairbrushing more » morninggloria: This is sort of like how whenever characters on popular TV shows or movies has a baby, it emerges from the womb about four months old and cherubic. R... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I can understand airbrushing out red crying eyes or drool spots or color correcting skin that might be windburned or jaundiced. But why get rid of th... more » TransFat: #babyairbrushing more » berlitzfrench: Can you blame them? This is what the original photo looked like...of COURSE they had to photoshop/airbrush the crap out of it. #babyairbrushing more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Here's hoping we don't get to the point where an editor goes "Make the baby skinnier! Make it work! Make it look like Gollum!" I now always wonder ... more » KLondike5: If anything, they should put more folds in. The ones that get little chub rolls on crazy places like the backs of their hands or the middles of their ... more » Tchotchke: I thought babies were like Thanksgiving turkeys: The plumper, the better. #babyairbrushing more » MIXED: "...since a recent study found that overweight women feel worse about themselves after looking a photos of models, whether the models were skinny or n... more » futuremouse: Can the disclaimers take the form of LOLmodels? ATTN: Thiz bish no iz real. Real ladiez headz no iz biggur than bodiez. #photoshopban more » dancerevolution: Anything that brings awareness to the intense pressure put on teenage girls (and boys) to look a certain way is a great thing. It is a huge step in t... more » Notes from the underwhelmed: I think it's a good idea mostly because I think it's hilarious. #photoshopban more » -
#prettybaby
Magazines Admit To Baby Airbrushing
I'd make a joke about babies' chubby legs, except that they're actually airbrushing out those unsightly creases. The weird part is, people are surprised: More » -
#photoshopofhorrors
More Experts Call For Disclaimers On Photoshopped Ads
A group of doctors and academics have submitted a report to the U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority, saying retouched images make women and girls as young as five hate themselves. They want disclaimers on ads, but will that make a difference? More » -
#leftovers
Pregnant Soldier Among Ft. Hood Victims • Unsportswomanlike Soccer Player Suspended
• One of the victims of the Fort Hood massacre has been identified as pregnant 21-year-old soldier Francheska Velez of Chicago, who was starting maternity leave in two weeks. "She loved the military, loved to serve," said a friend. • More » -
#photoshopoftoddlers
Even Toddlers Now Require Retouching
A Swedish dad is mad that a photographer at his daughter's preschool airbrushed out her scar (that's not her in the pic). "We just want things to be nice and cute," said a spokesman for the photography company. [UPI.com] -
#photoshopofhorrors
British Lawmakers Take Stand Against Photoshop
In the wake of a disturbingly wrinkle-free Twiggy ad campaign, British Members of Parliament are calling for a ban on Photoshopping ads aimed at children, and disclosure of digital alterations in ads aimed at adults.
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