Introduction:
How many of you take selfies then edit the picture and upload it to social media? Well I’m guessing the majority of you guys edit pictures. Most of you worry about getting likes especially, on instagram and if you do not get enough likes, your self-esteem lowers because it makes you feel that you’re ugly. It does not matter if you are editing your picture with someone or just by yourself. In other words you are photo shopping to look better in the picture because the truth is everyone feels insecure about themselves even famous people …show more content…
You do not have to use Photoshop in order to make your picture look perfect. Instead you can use other apps and download on cell phones or tablet that is basic. For example, you can use pics art but there are so many on the app store.
B. Photoshop is mostly used by photographers, magazines, and advertisements who over use it to much especially on models.
1. Every advertisement and magazines aim for their models to look like a Barbie in order to sell their products. According to Shaun’s Glamour magazine article, states that, “On women I most often see wrinkles erased, skin smoothed, body fat trimmed and boobs made bigger or more gravity-defying,” but, “For men it’s under eye bags, bigger biceps, a more muscular chest and taking off weight so they look leaner”(Dreisbach).
2. Even if the model is already beautiful they make adjustments to make them look even more beautiful.
3. On New York Times article, “Photoshopped or Not? A Tool to Tell” notes that, “Fix one thing, then another and pretty soon you end up with Barbie”.
C. The most common companies that are known for photo shopping is American eagle, teen magazine, but there is many …show more content…
According to Gina article states that, “teenage girls are more afraid of gaining weight than getting cancer, losing their parents, or nuclear war.”
5. Girls do not really care about their health because all they care about is their body image. Most of those girls have eating disorders and are anorexic.
II. More and more people use Photoshop in order to make their pictures look better because they want to look exactly like the people in magazines and advertisements.
A. They do not know that photo shopping is harming them. It makes them go on diets and do crazy things to their body. Some people even get plastic surgery just to get their dream body.
B. Some people even Photoshop pictures of them with celebrities which you can really tell.
C. Most of the people who Photoshop are usually called fake and even make fun of them by spreading the picture to their friends.
D. Usually society prefers people who show off their natural beauty and do not have to have hid their insecurities.
E. Here are some tips for you to avoid using Photoshop on any of your pictures.
1. Before you take a picture find a good spot where there is good lighting. For example, take the picture outside where the sun is bright or even the bathroom which the majority of people take their selfies. Do not take it where it is kind of dark because then people will not see your