Another example of retouching fashion photos
As if we need another example to prove how extensively Photoshop is in the world of fashion magazines, Jezebel.com shows us how Redbook retouched its July cover image of singer Faith Hill.
At left is the original photo. On the right, obviously, is the published version:
If you’d like to see these photos slightly larger, Click on these thumnails:
Strong stuff. A comment by a Jezebel reader summed it up best:
I thought clavicles were supposed to be hot right now.
Jezebel had offered a $10,000 reward for the best example of magazine cover retouching. Looks like they have a winnah. Read all about it at Jezebel:
http://jezebel.com/gossip/photoshop-of-horrors/heres-our-winner-redbook-shatters-our-faith-in-well-not-publishing-but-maybe-god-278919.php
Stacy Morrison, the editor of Redbook defended her cover on the Women’s Wear Daily web site:
The retouching we did on Faith Hill’s photo for the July cover of Redbook is completely in line with industry standards. We are investigating how the unretouched images got released.
Ha! Yeah, I’ll bet you’re investigating!
Read the defense here (scroll down and then follow the jump for more):
http://wwd.com/memopad/article/117360?page=0
Actually, that Jezebel site is full of all sorts of interesting things relating to magazine publishing and fashion photography. If you’re interested in those fields, visit that site with this warning: You’ll end up wasting a lot of time there.
Both items via Romensko:
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45