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    midwesternmom: My son has a noticable surgical scar, and I would be livid if they airbrushed it away. It is part of his story, and part of his beautiful smile. He ... more »
    Wandell: When I was in the 9th grade I got a birth mark removed and was left with a rather large, pink scar over my throat. Over time it really grew on me, an... more »
    Australienne: When I was about 14 (pre-Facebook and Myspace), one of my friends had a digital camera (this is back when they were super expensive) and used to post ... more »
    DramaClub: My son's picture day was yesterday. And of course two days before picture day he crashes and ends up with a palm-sized patch of road rash right on his... more »
    miss_so_unknown: When I had my senior pictures taken for high school graduation, the photographer retouched my photos and completely removed a prominent mole on my fac... more »
    LeCauchemar: Should I ever have a newborn I will ask that they photoshop teeth into all the pictures. Gums are gross. #toddlerphotoretouching more »
    token_illiterate_commenter: When did reality become unacceptable? #toddlerphotoretouching more »
    Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): Scars are not ugly. They just are what they are: texture on your skin. They are interesting. They tell a story. I have some doozies that I spent ... more »
    SidheDragon: I work for a major national professional photography lab. I often argue with our on staff photogs who retouch stuff until its a completely different ... more »
    Tchotchke: Oh, thank god. Now if only they could do something about all that extra pudge I see babies carrying. #toddlerphotoretouching more »
    voteforme: This isn't being taken at face value, and Anna has re-contextualized the company's quote to make them look bad. It's completely reasonable for them t... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: Oh for fuck's sake, a scar is not the same thing as a smudge of chocolate or a drool spot. It is permanent and a part of her. #toddlerphotoretouching more »
    marciax3: I was on yearbook in Arkansas and there was a policy of using the lightest exposure for African-Americans because "they'll appreciate it." Lifetouch m... more »
    Angry-Librarian: As a photographer, I brush, color correct, dodge, burn, and mediate composition; in order to make my images more impactful and beautiful, at the same ... more »
    BeckySharper: Fucking ridiculous. That said, if I could have had airbrushing in my school photos, I would have been the happiest high-schooler alive. #toddlerphoto... 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

    French (Photo Retouchers) Don't Let Famous Women Get Fat