Monday, March 2, 2009

Pictures that Lie

I chose the first picture, which is Katie Couric. I picked this picture because one can easily see the effect of programs such as photoshop very clearly, just looking at the two pictures which are side by side. The official first image was released by CBS in May and the other doctored image was released by the Watch magazine in September. The image was manipulated a lot, her skin color is brighter, she looks thinner and the color of her dress is changed from brown to black. All these manipulations made her look more sophisticated and pretty. CBS manipulated the image because they know that perfect appearance is a vital issue, so they tried to make her look as good as possible. I do not think the manipulations were harmful, they are just on the appearance of her, so basically it is not a big deal.
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  1. StaciMarch 3, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    very creative Baran...:)

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  2. StaciMarch 3, 2009 at 9:25 AM

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  3. Mrs. MaloneyMarch 3, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    On campus there has been concerted effort to "ban fat talk" or "body awareness week" for women and girls who have been influenced by the media's inaccurate portral of super skinny models. I think the public has become aware that women's ideas about themselves are highly influences by the media's biased and doctored images. Women everywhere are thinking they are too fat and need to lose weight because they see teeny tiny girls on magazine and television. Therefore appearance can be a "big deal."

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