Impossible Ideals: Digital Retouching and the 'Perfect' Body

These resources take you 'behind-the-scenes' to see what changes are made through digital retouching to create impossible beauty ideals.

Examples of Digital Retouching

http://krisabel.ctv.ca/blog/_archives/2006/8/30/2279655.html

CTV technology journalist Kris Abel maintains this blog with links to numerous professional retouching agencies. Visiting these agencies' websites lets you see just how much media photos can be changed from their original versions.

Resource Type: Web Page
Languages:English
Organisation: CTV Technology

How Magazine Covers are Digitally Retouched

http://demo.fb.se/e/girlpower/retouch/

The GirlPower website, from the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, provides an excellent interactive example of how magazine cover photos are retouched to create unattainable perfection. The site was established as part of a Swedish Government program to help girls understand that media images are often digitally retouched and are, therefore, unrealistic.

Resource Type: Web Page
Women Centred: Yes
Languages:English
Organisation: Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs