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)
It does make you wonder why they had to work this image so hard that fingers got lost along the way.
As a professional I care because I see this as a damage to the image of Kate Moss, her child, the magazine, the photographer, etc. The problem is that as professionals we have to deliver a great photo but also the retoucher should be professional enough to do a good work, not a half assed post processing like this, the magazine should be professional enough to meticulously check their editorial and advertsing photos and those who don’t comply with a standard of quality to be rejected and sent to be corrected.
Why would it be different for us and the people that works with us than with a writer with poor grammar and spelling, a doctor that prescribes the wrong medicine, an accountant that did a mistake with a tax calculation, a manager who didn’t sent the important cargo on time, etc.? there isn`t a good reason for this to happen and if there isn’t then we need to shake up and DEMAND a tighter quality control for ourselves and those who work with us
It is amazing that NO ONE catched this before it went to print, how could you miss it?!?!
This is slipshod retouching. Let this pass and i think it sets a bad precedent. I saw this on psdisasters and in all fairness i didn’t notice until it was pointed out.
WOW! Talk about amateur hour! I’m sure the average consumer might not have even noticed, but that is pretty pathetic that the retoucher, photographer, and photo editor missed that!
the fact the someone got paid a ridiculous amount of money to make a mistake like that is just plain said. Not to mention the art director that allowed it to go to print. Pure laziness and lack of attention if you ask me.