Hey all! I don't know if this is me venting, merely expressing, knit-picking, who knows...maybe its the dash of "B" that's been brewing in me due to some added stress, but any-who, I've got a bit of bone to pick. I love looking at portfolios, whether its a collection of work put together by a model, photog, stylist, or designer, I love them all. I find others' work to be forms of inspiration, examples of what I need to add to my own portfolio, and sadly sometimes examples of what "not" to do. One thing that irks me is retouched photos when its meant to make one's work look
better. grrr! I understand using ye olde Photoshop to take a few fly away hairs out of a model's face, or enhancing a subject so it comes out clearer, but altering a photo to improve one's quality of work, i.e., lying about the quality of one's skill, that's wiggity-wiggity whack...
Don't get me wrong, graphic designers themselves are artists, but I don't agree with an artist showcasing a photo of his work that CLEARLY makes them out to be amazing, when they are mediocre at best. I'm sure that people in other fields feel similar, like why should Jane the model work her bum off to get some killer abs, when Jenny's new shoot just came out and her pics show off her nonexistent perfect waist? I guess it all goes back to my cheating theory, gawhhhhh! LOL Like
The Dirty's Nik Richie has said, "Photoshop is for liars."
Perfect examples:
As for household names that have been edited to look like what many strive to look like:
So ok, I'm done yapping for now. I guess its safe to say to expect anything published with a celeb attached to be switched up to be more aesthetically and sexually pleasing, but if you're trying to show off how astonishing your makeup or hair artistry skills are, if a pic in your portfolio's been edited, please note it! Hey, hey, I'm not being a
hater, but wouldn't it suck to higher a makeup artist that couldn't blend, contour, use the proper primer, or line lips correctly when you needed them to?
