I also think the initial image was made to look worse than reality, with the girl's expression, demeanor and so forth. I think I tend to look past that, that is, I try to imagine how she'd look on a normal day when she's not trying to be ugly. From that viewpoint I actually thought she was quite pretty. I hate to see a lot of makeup on women, you can't beat natural beauty. The final makeover image kind of bothered a bit in that the eyes looked dead, somewhat soul'less...maybe the result of too much Photoshop; whereas in the original she still at least looked like a living person. PW -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of karl shah-jenner Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:55 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: Unnecessary Measures? : Personally, no. I doubt I could look my hubby in the 'mouth' if he lost his : front teeth and did nothing about it. : As far as photography is concerned though, it would be really crude to send a : PS photo to someone and the real thing was less than 1. all their front teeth, : 2. no big things growing conspicuously off of the face, 3. most of their hair, : etc. It just goes back to the thread that has run recently concerning truth in : photography. As for the young woman in this particular photo, she is just as : beautiful made up as not. My objection is to the PhotoShoppin' that is done in : the end. : > In a message dated 03/05/2007 00:34:41 GMT Standard Time, : > shyrell@xxxxxxxxxx writes: : > : > Most men who are happy with the original/honest : > thing, no matter what it is, : > : > : > Do you include missing teeth in this sweeping statement.? Michael : > that's sad. I heard of a study that concluded beauty is based on familiarity.. The more I come to know someone, the more I like them, the more beautiful they look. I found the first impression of the young lady such that she was more familiar to me than the symmetrical long necked final output and as a consequence, more appealing. k
