Glossy magazines face airbrush ban??

[Benny Profane]

Originally Posted by Noodles

To conclude, I would suspect that most of the general public are only jealous because their own photographs aren't retouched professionally, and that given the choice they would have them done.

You know, speaking of jealousy, I'm guessing that might be the Telegraph's, and all other newspaper's problem here. The hard news publishers have clamped down and ANY type of photo retouching outside of simple CC, and would probably love to see the rest of the world follow suit, which, of course, won't happen. And they're probably all a bit cranky, too, because their industry is dying a quick death all around them, and job prospects look bleak.

[Noodles]

Or maybe they feel that if they protest loud enough, no one will suspect that they do it themselves. Knowing the paper, I would doubt they did it to major news stories, however, there weekend supplements are full of beautiful people. Is it possible that these aren't retouched, but that they own a cellar full of perfects.

[byRo]

Seems to me the "British Fashion Council (BFC)" is pointing the finger at others when they should be looking in the mirror.

Fashionable body shapes have changed through the ages....

- a few centuries ago the "plumper" the better;
- a century or so ago women were extracting ribs to be able to thin their waists to the fashionable outline;
- along comes "Twiggy" and women wanted to be all flat;
- fast forward, and now women want to be "top-heavy"

Who is to "blame" for all that?

The pushing and pulling tricks of the retouchers are not the cause of changing silhouettes, they are just are symptom of an unquiet society.

Ok, now I feel better too.

Rô

[mayday]

I also heard some actors and actresses are complaining about HD televison as it brings out more of there flaws.

[Benny Profane]

Originally Posted by mayday

I also heard some actors and actresses are complaining about HD televison as it brings out more of there flaws.

hmmmm....well, sort of in the same vein (haha, get it?), HD is the first "evolution" in video technology that has not increased sales of video porn. Seems that even viewers don't want to watch that in high detail at all.