It isn't uncommon for people to be very sensitive regarding their appearance. Photoshop is being used to create idealistic images of people, especially women, by taking out their imperfections. We are inundated with pictures of people with perfect and ageless complexions, slim and fit bodies, and perfect white teeth. I believe altering images is very deceptive and sets an impossible standard of comparison. Insecure teens are demoralized by these pictures and their self-esteem plummets. It can negatively influence their mental health, causing depression, and their physical health too often causing diseases such as anorexia and bulimia, or unnecessary plastic surgery. They may be afraid to dress openly or participate in sports or events requiring them to be open with their appearance, such as swimming, dance, gymnastics, or wrestling. While the impacts may develop when you're young, the insecurities can last throughout your lifetime. The ideals Photoshop has created has caused us to disregard natural beauty. Every photo tool or app has incorporated numerous filters to help us create that picture perfect image everything now has to be. How boring would life be without the tiny "imperfections" that define us; the scar that tells a story, the uneven dimple when you truly smile, and even the freckle you're embarrassed by. These are what we should identify by, that makes us more complex than these Photo-shopped images. Although having these edited images used in modeling, and creating unrealistic beauty standards, is unhealthy, it can also be used in good ways. For instance, if you wake up for picture day and have a bad zit, you would want to have that touched up so when you're looking back in your yearbook you're not distracted by the zit, and see what you really looked like. Conclusion:
Citations: Hikero. “Art of Photoshopping - Alice.” DeviantArt, 17 Nov. 2009, www.deviantart.com/hikero/art/Art-of-Photoshopping-Alice-143899631. Stein, Jeannine. “Photoshopped Images: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2009, www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ig-photoshop2-2009aug02-story.html.
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