Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Photoediting
This site was really interesting, it showed a lot of different types of pictures throughout history that had been edited to tell/show a different story. I picked the picture of Katie Couric because I think this type of photo editing is a hot topic, especially for women my age. It was released by Watch Magazine, owned by CBS, and the original picture was first distributed unaltered by CBS. It was manipulated by cropping edges (of Katie) and lightening/shadowing certain areas. It was edited to make her appear younger and thinner, the more "ideal" body image for a T.V. personality. Personally, I think this kind of photo editing is harmful. It creates an ideal, unrealistic body images that people, especially young girls, are made to believe is real. This kind of photo editing is harmful to the self-esteems of many women.
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2 comments:
I totally agree, women use the media as an aspect of life. This t.v. broadcast woman was slimmed down to a smaller size, but what kind of message does it send to average women and girls. Good job!
Lizzy, I totally agree with your ideas about the media. It definately displays a scewed vision to the typical women.
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