As media obsessed humans, images are presented to us constantly on many different platforms. A photographer could take an authentic photograph of a model and completely alter the image in a short time using photoshopping methods. By photoshopping, a photographer can remove what he or she believes to be a flaw, or add an element that was not naturally included in the photograph. The consumer then purchases the magazines with the altered image. Photoshopping gives photographers the power to change the image of beauty, which can be alter the perception of what is beautiful to the consumer. Many young viewers, especially young women, can develop insecurities from the images presented in magazines. Most children have the understanding the modeling…show more content… Model and Actress, Zendaya Coleman, shared her politics on the topic on her personal Instagram account. She shared the unretouched photos of herself from the November issue of Modeliste magazine, after realizing that the editors retouched her figure and altered her skintone. She stated in the post, “These are the things that make women self-conscious and create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have.” Often photographers completely change the model’s look. They cut out natural features and basically discard them as flaws. In this way, photographers are given too much control over the way the model is presented to the public. A plus sized model may want to encourage women to be comfortable in her skin, but her size may be drastically…show more content… Certain photography companies refuse to use photoshopping because they want to produce authentic images. Viewers who view these images would be encouraged that they too could be featured in a magazine. Photographers should only be able to photoshop the scenery or props, but not the face or body of any of the models. It is understood that models use their features as art, so they do not have much control over the finished product. Photographers may have certain ideas, that they may not be able to afford, where they can add effects to the photograph using photoshopping techniques. In some cases, models would prefer to be photoshop, but only under those conditions should the model’s body or face be
