Happy Friday. Over at Vogue magazine, it seems the retouching crew was a little remiss with Mario Testino’s shot of Kate Moss and her daughter Lila –seems they…er…left off a few of her daughters fingers. Or worse, that her daughters fingers actually fused into her mom’s back.
So, we all know Photoshop happens. They’re in there taking out zits and making people skinnier than they really are, and taking out wrinkles and on and on. Yes, yes, we all “know” this. But is “oops, I just left off a few body parts” excusable? I don’t know where I stand on this. It’s a beautiful shot, but the sophomoric blunder isn’t lost on me.
Do YOU even care, or is it just expected that there will be some mistakes and faux pas along the way, so we should just get on with it anyway….?
(faux pas via Jezebel)
If I did this I would care. a lot. Come on. Let’s just call this fiction. There is journalism, editorial and then this, fiction. If I want fiiction, I am ok with anything goes. This is published as editorial photography, but I don’t buy it.
A huge mistake… But what if… the fingers missing are just connected with mom’s back, like trying to make a bond, a connection between mother and daughter!! THAT COULD BE A GOOD EXCUSE. But getting back to business i just thing photoshop its been abused this days!!!
If this got published, you know there’s an art director at Vogue having a life-size cow!
Sloppy, however on the other hand I now do not feel so bad when I accidentally clone the same hair or blemish. I would have to guess its that unreasonable deadline the mags work on.
I think it’s definitely pretty inexcusable in a major publication like Vogue. I know they probably have tight deadlines, but that’s pretty obvious and awful. I have seen a similarly poor photoshop of an Emma Watson portrait that was also published. It sort of blows my mind.