Would you photoshop your own pictures?

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  Posted by J Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:27pm PST

  hn, i am pretty good about not being in pictures or anything, but if i could i guess i would try it out.

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  Posted by E. Boost Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:31pm PST

  I don't own Photoshop or will ever consider altering an image of me unless it was for a joke. I think it's really embarrassing to post pictures of yourself and enhance your looks. Why? Well, what about when people see you in real life? You're not going to look like that. Might as well show that "what you see, is what you get",

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  Posted by Chrissy Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:33pm PST

  I photoshopped a pimple out once. Other than that I try to be really honest about my photos.

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  Posted by Erika Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:35pm PST

  I photoshop photos of myself all the time

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  Posted by mscarol Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:44pm PST

  i do it all the time, and there's nothing wrong with a little re-touching. It's ok as long as you're not altering your body and making yourself look skinny and smaller, when in reality, you're not, but there's nothing wrong with photoshopping your photos by lightening up the photos a little

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  Posted by Katherine Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:56pm PST

  If it's imperfect, I photoshop it.

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  Posted by Joy in Seattle Mon Nov 9, 2009 1:01pm PST

  Would I change what I look like to make myself skinnier or my skin clearer? No. Do I try to maximize light, shading, and other effects to portray myself better - hell yes! Photoshop is an important tool to make yourself, your kids, and your vacation photos look better.

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  Posted by M.J - Fierce Beauty and Fashion Mon Nov 9, 2009 1:23pm PST

  I definitely agree with Joy on this one. I would use it to make the overall picture look better. Would I use it to seriously alter how I look? Probably not.

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  Posted by Renee Mon Nov 9, 2009 1:24pm PST

  I don't have photoshop at the moment but when I did I used it to enhance colors, make photos more artistic, and to edit out the occasional giant pimple. I never changed anything drastic, never made myself look thinner or changed the shape of my face, or made my hair look shinier. I am who I am, flaws and all. I can do basically the same things I did with photoshop on iphoto on my macbook pro. I want my photos to look like me, but I don't think editing out a pimple or messing with the contrast or brightness is unethical. What's unethical is what advertisers do, they take out every single "flaw" these models have in order to make them appear as if they were pinnacles of perfection and us lesser mortals should bask in their perfectness. Many times they look fake, as if they are plastic. We, as women, need to learn to love ourselves as we are. No one is perfect. I prefer to see a photos that look more real, especially in advertising. It is way easier to relate to a clothing ad if the woman in it doesn't look like she's this perfect alien from Planet Perfect.

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  Posted by sita Mon Nov 9, 2009 1:25pm PST

  I agree with Joy... as long as it's still me and people know it what's wrong with adding a little glow. The big difference is I'm not using this to make money off of it, it's just for personal use and pamper my ego hehe ;)

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