Cappuccino 11 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I was heading to bed but for some reasons decided to check the news .. stuff.co.nz a popular New Zealand's news page. And Look at what i found, on the front page: Lady Gaga: Another Photoshop marvel When Lady Gaga's Versace ad campaign came out in November last year the world was straight-up impressed with how glam she looked, and by how much she managed to channel Donatella Versace's signature look (and yet manage to look less like Janice the Muppet). Well, now alleged original untouched images from the Mert & Marcus fashion shoot have been released on Gaga Fresh News, and they remind us how artificial the s-xy, glossy images we see in magazines are. In the supposed originals Lady Gaga looks fabulous, yes, but she has bruises on her knees (as is likely to happen when you have a penchant for extremely high heels and do often dance on stage); an overall more sallow and, well, human complexion and slightly less 'sharp' features. A bit of Photoshop magic later and her arms and legs are flooded in slimming shadows, her face is given a whole lot of digital makeup and, well, even the lilac leather bag she's holding looks more glam. The whole before and after effect reminds us of the HDR function we all love to use on landscape shots before we use them as bragging tools on Facebook (yes, that sunset was pretty, but not that pretty). But, perhaps most alarming is how desensitised we are to the fashion world's love of making things so glossy they look unreal. We're so used to this 'look' that when the images first came out in November we didn't even question them. Only when we see reality side-by-side with the commercial ideal do we think, 'oh, hang on, yeah, real people don't emanate slimming shadow from between their thighs.' PS: Can the person who re-touched these please go through our Facebook news feed and do a wee once-over some of the less flattering double-chin-etc snaps of us? Please and thank you. - © Fairfax NZ News But wait the GP response were positive actually, it shows how people (at least in NZ) are not that stupid and sick of the media blowing things up: enigma6 hours ago the second shot is photo shopped from another picture not the first one. unless they turned her head, hips, hands and moved the handbag in photo shop. this is just a vein attempt at social media promotion. tgalad7 hours ago Nothings as perfect as it is in print. C'mon, haven't we got that yet? emma_7 hours ago (GASP at this.... Emma disguise and take over the public opinion) To be fair, the one on the left looks like a test shot. Maybe even shot on someones phone. Yes, the finished shot is highly airbrushed, but there is no way you can turn the flatness of the shot on the left to look like it was shot under studio lights like that. I'm a photographer and photo retoucher myself and I've never found a technique to be able to transform a photo like the one on the left to something on the right. Guarantee the one on the left wasn't part of the official "shoot" Reply 2 replies+14 frisn7 hours ago I'm not a photographer and it's so obvious that you are right. This is a stupid article. Reply +7 Octavian6 hours ago Spot on. Another media beat up. http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/9949253/Lady-Gaga-Another-Photoshop-marvel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zsolti 2,688 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I feared this Please correct me if I make any grammar mistakes, I want to master English as much as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariano 958 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 More bad press ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappuccino 11 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 These comments thought : TCBK9 hours ago Thank God someone else thinks Donatella Versace looks like Janice the Muppet. I thought it was just me! Reply 2 replies+29 Tim9 hours ago It's OK, TCBK, I never thought it was just you who looked like Janice the Muppet. Reply +11 paul c8 hours ago yes but miss piggy is a godess!! Sounds like GGD to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,915 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'm glad people are supporting her over this, I'm sure she didn't have a vote over those photos as neither model has... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometoogg 0 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 the GP response enigma6 enigma popstar is fun she wear burqa for fashion gp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotboy 1,700 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 new zeelanders- not so stupid anymore Remember that you are unique. Like everyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappuccino 11 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 new zeelanders- not so stupid anymore anymore ? what made you think we are stupid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBEY 57,109 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 we can tell that photo is not "real" tbh. we see pictures of her walking on the street and she doesn't even look like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erfaan 2,789 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The response is actually quite good reading the comments. The left shot is definitely a rough test shot of some sort and it's been proven she does look like the shot on the right. Are people forgetting this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,840 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 These comments thought : TCBK9 hours ago Thank God someone else thinks Donatella Versace looks like Janice the Muppet. I thought it was just me! Reply 2 replies+29 Tim9 hours ago It's OK, TCBK, I never thought it was just you who looked like Janice the Muppet. Reply +11 paul c8 hours ago yes but miss piggy is a godess!! Sounds like GGD to me NNNNNNN these muppets comments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCHofficial 5,293 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 :spin: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antidote 95 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 She looks good in both pics and they will deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feynman 1 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The response is actually quite good reading the comments. The left shot is definitely a rough test shot of some sort and it's been proven she does look like the shot on the right. Are people forgetting this? Yes. I immediately thought of the AMAs when i first saw the outtales Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenKookie 2,638 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Fail because they could've used a bad outtake instead. She looks beautiful on both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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