Photographer Exposes Instagram VS Reality Photos

[@meggy0]

I do retouching, but for film. The amount of retouching is insane. To the point where I sometimes don't think the actors even know what they actually look like, and a lot of actors use the same touch up teams for every film so that it's consistent. It started off for continuity (if an actor had a pimple for a week of shooting and then it disappeared) but now it is for full retouching: stomachs, chins, wrinkles, jowls, anything you can think of. It's sad.

[@lineapinea]

whaaaat??? i had no idea films were being retouched :O no wonder actors always look so unattainably good

[@whatever5922]

How did you get into the industry? Your job seems so cool! Congratulations 😊

[@meggy0]

@@whatever5922 Thanks! It has its moments haha. I did film at university, learned a programme called Nuke (basically photoshop for film) and then did a lot of free VFX work on short films, then worked at a big VFX company, got into something called shot prep (removing wires/anything on set that shouldn't be there) then started doing cosmetic fixes at a different compnay, it's pretty tough because all the features have to be the same across 100's of shots but I do enjoy it weirdly!

[@meggy0]

@@lineapinea Exactly. They for sure do not look the same in real life. Not only do they get the best of skincare/surgery/botox/fillers, but trainers and nutritionists, make-up, hair, lighting, costume, flattering camera angles, then as much work in post-production as required.

[@whatever5922]

@@meggy0 wow that does seem very challenging!! I’m sure you’re very talented at what you do and from what you’ve told me, hard working! Thank you for sharing 💙 super insightful

[@pengssss]

love how you aren’t putting these women down. if anything, you’re bringing awareness to how these appearances just aren’t realistically attainable 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Kristalya]

But they are mostly attainable with surgery. I always wonder why don't the rich influencers just go and get plastic surgery since they can afford it 😚

[@flopilla2012]

@@Kristalya Yes, you can achieve it with surgery, but it's not that simple, and celebrities do get surgeries lol

[@shannahbanana]

@@Kristalya You can achieve SOME with surgery, but it also very easily goes wrong.

[@bekahnavarro]

@@Kristalya Not everyone wants too. I know you can't always read tone in comments sections, so this is def not me being unkind. But I think some of the ppl who get surgeries (and even fillers) sometimes forget that surgery carries risk. You never think it's going to happen to you. As someone who has had to have several non elective surgeries, I felt that way until a doctor perforated my uterus. Or one of my close friends almost died on the operating table getting a breast reduction she had badly needed for yrs (her arm was going numb).

[@aba9125]

@@Kristalya erasing all skin texture with surgery isn’t possible, even with botox you can’t get rid of 100% of skin texture. Plus discolouration, your skin isn’t 1 smooth colour obv with good make up you can cover most if not all of it but usually there'll be little bits not covered perfectly like slight discolouration under the eyes. As well as brightening up the whites of the eyes and getting rid of any veins or discolouration there, that can’t be fixed with surgery or make up. I’m not sure how well surgery can change acne scars/bumps though so maybe. Anyway the point is, there’s more to it then just get surgery, and the "perfect" look in magazines can’t be achieved with just surgery and makeup, hence photo retouching and photoshop.

[@hayleezol]

So crazy - in the past hour I was watching Instagram vs. Reality videos. Very excited to watch this from a photographer's perspective. As a 27 year old, I still fall victim to comparing myself to these highly edited photos. As someone who has battled with self-confidence (as we all do), it's so important to be aware that almost all pictures posted on IG are edited, whether that be a filter or photoshop.

[@Vurolvurol]

If its you in your pf, you’re gorgeous ❤️✨

[@kimuhuivy]

seek thee Almighty Yah

[@lizadoesray]

Those feelings can continue as you age. Seeing an actress the same age as you when you’re older looking MUCH younger can make you feel shitty too. Remember if we all had our clothes tailored, make up artists, hairstylists and stylists to dress us, we’d all look amazing!

[@charlesbcraig]

As a professional retoucher, If you can’t see any pores, then it was not done by a professional :D

[@simonef.7584]

Then a lot of celebrities should fire their retouchers 😂

[@aparna2701]

I'm genuinely curious: are there any instances where you've had to photoshop pores IN? Like, to make the picture look more natural?

[@aname9350]

@@aparna2701 I’m not the person but 100% yes-their goal is to make it look like they didn’t do anything to the pic

[@tizzubestar]

that's what was thinking

[@aparna2701]

@@aname9350 so anything but actually natural 😂😭

[@01man01truck]

I really don't see how these people are so comfortable openly misrepresenting themselves. I mean, I can understand editing away a few imperfections but most of these just look like different people all together.

[@icecreamisMine]

I feel its a slow buildup and under pressure to be perfect, slowly you start forgetting what you actually look like and are only comfortable with the altered version.

[@caseypaige8147]

💰

[@Cheleartsanddesigns]

It's a slow built and becomes addictive. Unfortunately your edited images perform far better and soon the world controls you. I'm a photographer and stopped editing my images beside the basic and artistic style. I was loosing myself and didn't want clients to fall in the trap either. On IG I just do artistic style editing, no skin, no shape, nothing. It's less about misleading others but misleading yourself.

[@Mamamia90210]

I started doing it slowly like others have said. I started off editing my terrible teenage acne prone skin. Then when slim waists and big butts became trendy I would alter really small things or if my clothes looked too baggy I’d edit it to look like it fit better. Then I started editing my jaw and nose smaller and smaller. It got to the point where even if I took a bad photo I knew I could make it look good with facetune. I started to forget what I looked like it was so crazy. I would think in my mind I was barely editing anything but looking back it was so overdone. I only stopped whenever I began to get worried about people seeing me in real life. I deleted social media for about 8 months and focused on more important things. Now I hardly post but I can see many others falling into the trap I was in, so I hardly ever browse on Instagram anymore. It’s so bad for your mental health

[@gabbyb9418]

@@Mamamia90210 when I was in middle school I turned up the contrast until my nose disappeared because I hated it So I guess not having a nose looked better to me lol Also thought I had an "oooh look how bright and happy I am" vibe except no I did not I just didn't have a nose

[@blink2dagger365]

“Who’s gonna pay attention?” “I pay attention, I have no life” LOL

[@PoeticComments]

😂😂😂 it was so funny

[@Jess-jt4zf]

To be honest it's so refreshing seeing somebody with normal, non-perfect skin... Especially a beautiful girl. I know it probably sounds weird and I hope I you don't take this the wrong way. It literally made my day seeing you. Most KZbinrs just use video filters and bright lights so you never see any imperfections. There comes a point you start feeling like *you're* not normal. So it makes me happy seeing a natural, beautiful human being.

[@DontShineForSwine]

If I remember correctly, she does mention in a couple of her videos that she did have cystic acne and it's unfortunate (I apologize if I am wrong about that). But I know exactly what you mean. She is relatable, and does not need make up at all, she is naturally so beautiful.

[@koreg9754]

Petition to make this into a series 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@sheldonnez09]

Right!?

[@gloriamurugik]

Signed

[@mermaidzoephiahart]

Yes please

[@stygiangirl2717]

Yes please

[@senseiwindju5208]

@quoves has a great series on this stuff

[@calliestreet1178]

I have to imagine how difficult it would be to scroll through your own Instagram and be so happy with how you look only to hate your own reflection. This kind of editing isn't just potentially hurtful to the thousands/ millions of followers you have, but also to yourself. It's one thing to look at other people and wish you looked like them, imagine if it was yourself.

[@idontusepunctuationsodontc4425]

yep that us just sad wishing you looked like your fake self more than your real self terrible 💔 😔 😞 😪

[@therealfinnaspring8585]

Oof thats hard thats why i basically don't wear full face make up anymore at all i didn't want to hate my natural face so much

[@tiffanyleraa9975]

That pic of Chloe is so retouched she honestly almost looks like Kylie.

[@Starkardur]

It looked more like Kim than Kylie but didn't much like Khloe.

[@belladramatic961]

I thought it was Kylie at first honestly on the video ad picture I thought seperate people

[@isouro]

Like the retouched Kylie that Kylie doesn't even look like 🙄

[@moarticia]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@VashtiPerry]

Kylie looks like Kim so yea this all makes sense

[@monicanlamppost]

On the other end of the issue, photos can accentuate flaws that no one would ever notice in real life because the camera doesn't see all the graduations of light that your eye can process. So any tiny bump or minor discoloration ends up sticking out compared to what's around it.

[@dedicated_dreamer]

This is how I look at editing! I'm also against heavy retouching but I do remove blemishes and soften lines/wrinkles but I do so in a way that is subtle and doesn't appear to be Photoshoped.

[@aprilmench8694]

Ditto for me. An example I also like to use is the WTF face am I making photo?. We’ve all had them and it’s not a face you intentionally made or anyone even noticed, but the camera grabbed you in the moment your face transitioned between expressions.

[@beemalvi3547]

During my internship with the photographer's my mentor told me, "There is no perfection, there's just Photoshop and the effort you put into neat retouching." 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@luongminh8274]

Jessica does sound kinda like JLo, never noticed that until she mentioned it, cool :)

[@therock1232100]

Jessica needs more of the New York accent to make it obvious

[@Rtomasie]

I always thought she did, glad to see I'm not alone

[@MrCheesecake1928]

She does look like her also lol

[@blackcatbitch]

Now I'll never unhear it haha

[@yarariveramedina6834]

I thought she sounded Hispanic

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Instagram filters make you look like a completely different person honestly

[@killercon2735]

Your here...again

[@thecrazyotaku1013]

oh hi again

[@belladramatic961]

MUSTACHE

[@thatasianguy1768]

Dude you're everywhere

[@itzelmontalvo6645]

That is why I stopped filters like more than a year ago. I want people to see me for who I am,not a perfect/unrealistic version of myself.

[@Rileyw239]

I love how Jessica is pointing out all the flaws in the retouching but still is like “beautifully done.”

[@tashi9317]

she has such a lovely voice and is so well-spoken, love listening to her no matter what she’s talking about

[@zoelevendal1514]

Same here

[@RoLee705]

The Wendy Williams photo...are we sure that’s not just a digital painting???

[@breezefeather8108]

I thought that too honestly

[@diannaparis]

Yeah it doesn't look like a real person

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

right and the one on the right looks like she did before she lost all her weight. She doesn't look that plump anymore

[@anaisstlen2399]

I thought it was a sim

[@cornelia4838]

@@anaisstlen2399 Exactly this. In some of the photos because the skin had no pores i honestly felt like i was looking at a sim.

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

Lol Khloe is always on every "Instagram vs reality" thumbnail

[@RibbonVintageGirl]

She is the epitome of that 😭

[@nicotbh8304]

So this is why I've never seen an influencer that looks like those Instagram models in real life. they literally don't exist.

[@ldive]

omg like those imvu looking people or people that seem so perfect they look unreal. I always spot some sort of IG filter on them

[@goodjuju9204]

I have seen natural stunning beauty’s in real life

[@newmusicsocial]

ive been a photographer for 10 years and RE: the kylie photo, i'd say it was taken at daytime but a fill flash was used to exentuate her siloette and then later edited more to bring in her waist. The kardashians hire 'in house' paparazzi to stage their pap photos and then sell the photos to media outlets themselves. It's really clever tbh because it means that they control their image and also get paid for leaking their own stuff. You can definitely tell the difference between a genuine pap shot and a Kardashian hired one! Great video btw, love seeing fellow female photographers sharing that knowledge!

[@visualbeauty3427]

@Beastbombshell 😂😂 kinda reminds of mannequin.

[@coltonkleins]

Skin texture, where did she go ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PostWarKids]

I don't know her

[@rabbitherochlo]

PostWarKids lmfaoo that never gets old. I love Mariah Carey 🤣

[@xthindiesel166]

naw for real that was a terrible pic lmao

[@WreathStorm]

9:41

[@rufaromatsika9155]

She left and she never came back home

[@MrKrtek00]

I have just realized that there is a young, powerful girl trapped in all of us, who is just waiting for the right Photoshop editor.

[@VashtiPerry]

Lol not me. I look great 💓

[@lindahandley5267]

What I would give to know how to do that. Aging does a number on your face, especially when you lose weight. I could get some things done, but I just don't want to spend a mint on it. I just do the best I can with what I've got. I do know that nobody sees you the way you see yourself. We are our own worst critic. I still get some looks, so I guess I'm doing okay.

[@wanderingyoana]

All in all, we shouldn't compare yourselves to the celebreties' pictures we see online, simply because they are not a reality. Like comparing ourselves to something considered so perfect, that doesn't even exist! And the fact that all those famous people retouch theirs photos means that they are not happy with themselves either. Nobody can look perfect despite trying to do so.

[@donjohnson1848]

They are trying to suppress their insecurities instead of getting some therapy to help them overcome the insecurities and to appreciate them.

[@dumpingclips2391]

I felt like she was actually talking to me when she said kevinnnn 😂

[@diannaparis]

Lol

[@selamwondwossen5818]

Haha

[@asiaxrdo]

Imagine having work done, just to edit your photos anyway. People’s expectations of what others should look like...just ew.🤢

[@stygiangirl2717]

Quite sad

[@visualbeauty3427]

@@stygiangirl2717 No it's triggering what's negative is diffrent when you see a personal with a celeb 🤢

[@Naina9592]

I don’t get why they would retouch the neck wrinkle. My 3 yr old has a wrinkle in her neck. It’s natural it doesn’t mean old or anything. Dang is this an insecurity I didn’t know I had yet? What’s wrong with neck wrinkles? This reminds me of when my mom shamed my stomach wrinkle when i was a teenager. Ughh

[@rebekahtapia5694]

It’s not. They are totally normal, it’s just people these days don’t see the difference between natural and ugly 😒 everything can always be better. And also no matter what your mom said having those marks are what make un unique and that’s not ugly. You’re beautiful ❤️

[@DrBitchcraft.]

I also have a stomach wrinkle and I’m underweight! It comes from the simple fact that you are able to sit and your stomach has a roll. It’s normal and natural.

[@mslightbulb]

I love painting in neck wrinkles. I pay to much attention to the neck in general. It’s really cool, has a lot of muscles and life.

[@starryais111]

For real

[@therealfinnaspring8585]

Dude i started getting so self conscious about my natural neck lines! Wasn't till i looked at kids and paid attention i was like oh...everyone has that. Photoshop is making us crazy

[@bloojkl4520]

"Skin texture? Where did she go? She left and never came back" IM DED

[@Chewyns1]

Lmfao

[@apjgraphix]

Hey Jessica the photo at 13:00 is more like retouched using a technique called frequency separation it allows you to separate the texture and the color of the image into 2 separate layers that way u never lose texture. But you are right Dodge and burn way more time consuming. That's why frequency separation is better cause takes way less time.

[@CarlheinzRennie]

Wanted to comment the same thing 🙌🏻😊

[@fateh7635]

She knows frequency separation lol. She even made tutorial on that

[@n0atube]

Also Kylie Jenner 100% photoshops her head SMALLER

[@Digmer]

she also has a double chin

[@fluffffyheart]

The nose... she tries to make her nose look longer as well

[@ajpristine4809]

She used to... Remember those paparazzi photos that got out without her knowing? she had them, but she's done some touch ups now. Now she's gone to remove the fat under her chin(buckle fat removal) during quarantine. So her double chin is gone now.

[@ijfisjjf1916]

wow those replies, u guys sound so obsessed with how someone else looks? i never noticed these things about kylie. jeez get off her page for a minute

[@Skitdora2010]

@@ijfisjjf1916 They must be "obsessed" because they want to look like her, where you do not care because you would just bang her and don't want to look like her. How about we review some male stud to put it into perspective for you, how you could never compete for your dream girl because she vies over some fake dude? ...But it has been scientifically shown time and rime again guys have artificially inflated egos and are not as hot as they think they are, where women are more attractive than they think they look.

[@kreolkai]

Been following your channel for four years, i'm loving how you're showing more of your personality in them lately. You're a bean, Jessica :)

[@sarahjames3710]

I cannot thank you enough for these videos! I have dealt with eating disorders most of my life. I have cried myself to sleep on countless occasions because I want so badly to be good enough . Of course, I know of photoshop and other tools being used to modify images, but I never grasped the lengths people go to with that use Much appreciation to you!

[@mslightbulb]

When my paintings based on dolls have more wrinkles than the retouched photo. I like adding wrinkles, it adds a lot of life. In the hands, neck, around the eyes “muah” beautiful.

[@Canoobles666]

Do you have an insta for your dolls I'd love to see

[@marthe.johnsen]

What I take from this is that if I ever were to go to a celeb party I would not recognise one single person. But then again, I would never be invited to a celeb party anyways, soooo..

[@humaneleaguelancPA]

you made me laugh! That was a good one!

[@marthe.johnsen]

@@humaneleaguelancPA Happy to be of service :D

[@Shythalia]

It would be funny if you recognized the men more than the women. lol

[@suzanneweisskopf-biggs6736]

Made me laugh, too!😂

[@angelakutusheva1282]

I understand let’s say retouching a pimple But some of these pictures, it’s like full plastic surgery they do. They manipulate actual bone structure, fat deposits, under eye bags etc lol

[@aliciab4676]

Wait I don’t understand why did that lady turn like 20 shades darker in the retouched photo 💀💀

[@londonmellow]

blackfishing ♥

[@leonela8721]

Do you know her name?

[@DrBitchcraft.]

To look ExOtIc

[@binxglitch]

i was like ,,,, are we gonna ignore that part???? lmao

[@misterwallice4086]

​@@leonela8721 its Senna Gammour .. she's been a German pop singer ages ago. she's over 40 now and known for heavily editing her pics to the point where she's unrecognizable

[@RynnRose]

Just found your channel. You handled this so tastefully; it's refreshing to see influencers giving their perspective without putting others down. Subscribed!

[@AlyssumIvy]

the thing with the khloe's retouched photos, a HUGE part of it is angles!! not saying its NOT super retouched, but people really underestimate angles and lighting

[@nox8312]

Yeah I thought she was gonna go more into how angles, lighting, even the focal length of your lens can alter someone's face shape etc. Like obvs all those people like the Kardashians still heavily use filters and Photoshop and have a whole team of professional retouchers but there's more to it than that on the actual photography side and I thought she'd talk about that more rather than just the editing. She did talk about lighting a bit tho so that was good.

[@JessicaKobeissi]

@@nox8312 I did record a whole portion on the angles of this photo but I didn't want to make the video too long. In another video I will definitely touch on angles and how they affect a final photo. Thanks so much for your feedback ^_^

[@nox8312]

@@JessicaKobeissi oh awesome, thanks for replying! I could've worded what I said better I think, what I was getting at was that a photographer has a unique perspective on this topic and because there's lots of videos/articles/etc on this topic it'd be cool to focus on the unique analysis a photographer can offer

[@ForsythJC]

As a fellow-Photoshopper, I agree with everything she’s said. I called everything she noted as soon as I saw the pictures. For the one lady with the fur, there is a way to add skin texture back after you use a healing brush on blemishes. Create a 50% gray layer, add monochromatic noise, blur it slightly, emboss to mimic the lighting direction, and then set it to Overlay. This particular method is great when you’re doing tattoo removal in the program.

[@tiffanyleraa9975]

“Let’s zoom in shall we” ad: WHAT MAKES A SAUCE RAGÚ?

[@InternetGirl1093]

😂😩😭💀

[@2ShayZeeGe]

That happened to me too lol

[@PowDigPig]

lmao it happened while I was reading this comment 💀

[@louenhimmels8371]

I've got "BLACK FRIDAY STARTS NOW!"

[@AliValentine143]

I got an ad for taking lessons on implementing Photoshop in my photography business, I don't have a photography business.

[@christinasmith2817]

I think it’s really good to point this stuff out from an artist’s perspective. I think viewing these images as art rather than reality helps to simultaneously help us normal people understand that those photos are not what we should be aspiring to, and also doesn’t shame these women for not always looking like that

[@TheKhaliente]

I do dodge and burn editing people don't even understand how long it takes. And you never feel like it's perfect

[@sohinidutta97]

unedited Kylie Jenner looks like one of my classmates -_-

[@Maob08]

Well, it's probably her No one would ever know

[@IVSAKENSOUL]

5:11 "I'm sending a search party." 😂

[@remyratatata]

the pics are obviously retouched but tbh people picking the 'real' photos pick the worst ones on purpose

[@cnsm5060]

That's life we ain't posing all the time. That's how people look in their regular day by day that's the point. It ain't real

[@blueberrykissel]

Aahh loved this!! I would love to see part 2 on this, about how to spot video retouching. I’m noticing a lot of celebs using retouching in their videos and stories, and when girls think it’s not possible to retouch a moving picture, they think the pictures must be real aswell cause ”they look the same in this video” (not realizing that the actual video is retouched aswell)

[@BSFemmeFataleTour]

Absolutely love this and I am obsessed with your channel as I've learnt so much from you! One thing I'll point out as well as a photographer/ graphic designer, Nicki Minaj's photo in particular, another technique to achieve that natural skin look with the pores is the use of noise. I would generally do a duplicate layer, gaussian blur, and add specific amount of noise (to mimic skin texture/pores), then I would hide that layer. Then I go in with a brush tool with the brush color to white, and go over parts of the face almost like a mask. I know there's tons of techniques to photo retouching, but I'd thought I would share. I also tried the dodge and burn technique you mentioned and yes it is so time consuming ahhhhh!

[@Yikkoofficial]

It’s so cool that you do photography for a living. That’s such an accomplishment at a young age. Congrats.

[@Crabernacker]

"I'm sending a search party, no one can find anything" 💀💀

[@JuicyJJB]

Your voice is extremely calming... You should do videos for anxiety too.

[@kenzaaaaaaa]

She's soooooo incredibly cute and so respectful about the topic, such a breath of fresh air !

[@skyefirenails]

Things I was taught as a model that carried over into my artistic career: get it right in the camera so you don't have as much editing to do. People who are like "I'll just fix it in post" are legit a joke to my friends and I.

[@BookishDark]

I really love that you don’t bash the people in their unretouched photos - most people would and I love that you don’t.

[@orchidhoe]

Jessica: “Photography only, I’m not here to judge anybody or like, roast anybody, that’s not what I’m tryna do” Me who’s never seen this channel before but clicked the recommendation: “Shoot speak for yourself”

[@InternetGirl1093]

I have been LOVING Jessica’s videos like this during this year. I got to know your channel through the 3 photographers, 1 model series, but I am so happy to watch this new content you’re releasing where you basically use your knowledge as a photographer to discuss a subject like this! Thanks JKo! 🤗

[@theresegalenkatttant]

as a makeup instagrammer, i always finds these comparisons riddiculous because they usually put down how they look naturally, and then make fun of their edited photos and call them unrealistic. I liked your comparison alot more because you can apriciate the art that is both good makeup, good lighting, good angles, a good photographer and good editing. I only ever adjust saturation and contrast on my pictures, i could still pull out tons of good pictures vs "reALitY". It's mostly about angles and light to me.

[@DoodleDoo2]

I’ve been on the subreddit before, they usually criticize photos that have been obviously badly photoshopped and I haven’t seen too much shaming other than people being disappointed.

[@s.a1233]

@@DoodleDoo2 I am on yhe subreddit too and natural bodies are sometimes called anatomically impossible. Some of the comments put down the person in question as well.

[@rinlila6974]

I mean if you completely change yourself by "good lighting and angle" (lmao sure)... You're telling the world yourself that the original isn't pretty.

[@theresegalenkatttant]

@@rinlila6974 no i don't, i create art, just like if you are painting a portrait, you usually don't paint someones bad angle. You pose them to bring forward their beauty.

[@wntchng2618]

It would be so interesting to hear the original retouchers of these explaining what they did exactly and what you got right.

[@davidhilhorst]

“I know what you did, you’re caught, taking you to court” 😂

[@nhmisnomer]

This video was so instructive. I love the enthusiasm you have for the work!

[@hityshi4249]

I hate it when people bash women for editing. Society literally conditioned all these girls and women and female celebrities to look and certain way and constantly bash them when they don't. And when they do, it's still an issue? Yes, celebrities need to use their platforms to showcase more realistic bodies. But people tend to forget that we are the reason they don't do that. Take Billie eillish, she covers herself because she's scared of what people will say about her body. And people support her and say it's okay even if she chooses not to cover herself. But when she doesn't cover herself, all she gets is attacks. We are the reason they do that. Please remember. (Thank you for keeping the video so respectful, Jessica. So refreshing to see that)

[@colewinters8541]

Love you, Jess! I appreciate your candidness, as a photographer myself, it's hilarious to me when people show me a shot and are like 'Wow! She looks amazing for 50' I just smile and tell them that someone earned a pretty penny retouching that shot!!! Lol!

[@scoopdecoop]

As a model of the 80's it makes me proud that I looked good without retouching, that's just weird.. actually fake, actually our whole world is fake now

[@AliValentine143]

It would be nice if authentic came back in style.

[@Skitdora2010]

Nothing says glorifying unhealthy beauty standards like putting a morbidly obese person on the cover of sports illustrated and photoshopping all the natural cellulite and fat rolls we get with weight and then trying to say she is perfectly healthy and beautiful at that size when nobody at that size is free of dimples and there are health problems. I worked in the medical health field. We had an obese cadaver (people donate their bodies to science) and inside, every organ was triple in size. It was the weight that killed her. Our society is sick.

[@marietg8025]

Supermodels died out the year photosphopping software came out. Did you notice? Who needs Kate Mosses and Christy Turlingtons when you can edit anybody as you like?

[@kimmyb451]

Its just unfortunate now, society keeps pressuring men& women to be more and more perfect. There was a picture of this beautiful model next to her picture on a magazine and she looks different. She looked amazing already but its the companies who normally wants more perfection, and other women see and become insecure, think they have to do this. 1 flaw and the paparazzis mock you. There was a male actor who gained weight and was just out surfing They made a comment about that...

[@theagaram9581]

How did they retouch photos in the 40s then? Famous movie stars have photos retouched from that era. I can't quite believe that retouching didn't exist in the 80s.

[@MissMeggo1]

Hey just stopping by to say I'm a new fan and really just love your approach. You're so kind, so thoughtful, and always remembering the human on the other side of whatever topic you're talking about. It's really inspirational and much needed break from rampant toxicity. Been binging tons of your videos for the past couple weeks and don't plan on stopping anytime soon.

[@ilduce5874]

This young lady is the Phillip Marlowe of photography retouching:-) She's providing very valuable insight through real talk. If I had daughters, I'd insist on them seeing these videos.

[@SummerLangereis]

Was just about to pick a KZbin video to watch to get me through my cardio warmup. Perfect timing!

[@icecreamisMine]

"Giant light source right above her..." Me "The sun?"

[@suides4810]

Yesnt

[@Shythalia]

She said it doesn't look like the natural light of the sun.

[@denise_the_economist]

Loved hearing you share your photoshop knowledge.

[@WatchThatFirstStep]

Jessica: I'm not here to judge anybody or like roast anybody. That's not what I'm tryna do. Also Jessica: This retoucher is trash! Imma review this, but it's obvious the editor retouched the photo using their feet.

[@karinajianu2962]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@yungjinn1867]

I love that at 9:40 just Senna Gammour pops off, for those who dont know she is a german "star" and literally admits to being a kardashian wannabe, she even created her own reality kuwtk styled on her YT-Channel.

[@AnUnhingedMind]

"You can't see a single pore here, I'm sending a search party" LOL

[@lolitsfriday2822]

“I’m sending a search party can’t find anything” lol your so funny 🤣

[@ValleyMyStar]

It’s somehow a vicious cycle of insecurity, touching up, more insecurity and more touching up 😳

[@viennabooks741]

Wow I’ve never used dodge and burn in the pixel by pixel way you described at 12:45! Usually I go in with the stamp, and the patch tool and use dodge and burn in the end to bring out highlights and lowlights in face and hair. Must definitely try using the tool for details! Thank you for this info:)

[@Whyiseverynametakenwtf]

5:30 the left image just looks like a very good digital painting, she doesn’t look realistic in it tho

[@Alexandriafrancescakiel]

She’s such an understated comic - her commentary has me dying lol

[@prminz2576]

"I'm literally like the lady in the magic school bus, Miss Frizzles" LOL

[@44nk96]

Subscribed. I’m a graphic designer and have never heard of using dodge and burn per pixel for perfect skin editing! (That would take forever)! I’m shook! I’ve also never had to edit close up type portraits. I’m going to try this out of curiosity. I always thought editors just put textures over edited skin.

[@jessicadunston9703]

For the Nikki one they may have used frequency separation as well since that can help smooth tone and colors without messing with texture

[@cpierce4562]

I worked for one of those labs. In the early - middle, '00s, we initially changed a dollar a minute and that would increase in terms of the amount of time we spent on the image. A lot of them were literally senior portraits. Those kids didn't have decent photos for relatives; they had portfolios.

[@ana-maria553]

Your voice is amazing! Especially your sarcastic tone 😂 love it

[@ant7984]

I know this video isn't supposed to be criticizing any of the people involved, but I would still like to thank you because it is really reassuring to see that a lot of my "imperfections" were just natural features lol. I didn't think I'd get so heavily 'brainwashed' by these photoshops that I'd simply be insecure about having pores on my face or lines on my neck 💀

[@illofation7879]

When the waist of the pants are so small they wouldn't be able to go over her hips, you know it's shopped. Nobody is capable of pulling 19:37 over their hips with that tiny waist.

[@legendaryzee22]

Unbuttoned and unzipped I think they can actually fit but it’s obviously still photoshopped

[@bluebird41978]

Agreed. I have a smaller waist (though not to photoshopped-Kylie's extent) and it would only be kinda possible with a completely different pair of jeans - i.e. those with longer zippers/that get pretty wide when unbuttoned, so that you can get in and out with no hassle and have the jeans nicely wrap your waist and hips once they're on. I've tried pants like those and trust me, they'll *never* get around my butt unless I bust the seams open or remove my femurs - and if I try a larger size, it's going to be super loose around the waist. I do have a pair of jeans that fit me well, but even then my torso looks very different from what you see in the picture (read: my hipbones don't get sucked into the realm of shadows). That retouch is ridiculously unrealistic.

[@0435lilah]

Love this video!!! Jessica is so funny! And When you know the photoshop terms! They all look so beautiful retouched!! The jobs are pretty good!!!

[@springhassprung]

this was so interesting! i’ve always wondered how campaigns in fashion and makeup retouch skin while still keeping the texture

[@artistsmeetfilm6491]

This is great so I did a shoot once where I had someone crying at my door, very beautiful girl and wasn't sure how the editor ruined her appearance. I feel between lighting and camera angles people can look very different. I do run into problems where a model hates how they look and theyll want you to do serious editing and this is where I just cant comply without cringing. People dont want to meet you and say "you mean thats the girl in the picture?" Then you get those who say "What? Thats really me?" And you barely had to do anything to the photo. Sometimes I think we just change too much now and wish people felt more comfortable being themselves. I find that the most attractive and inspiring to work with.

[@veronica4513]

its the way she said "i pay attention i have no life" as if it were in italics for me xD

[@mopeppermomoney]

OMG idk anything about you or this channel until now but you are a hilarious gem!!

[@cinderfox5217]

The accent is like Jennifer Lopez, but for some reason her looks remind me of Winona Ryder

[@siennamay3281]

yes!

[@thatgirlfromktown]

I thought she had a bit of a Penélope Cruz look going

[@cinderfox5217]

@@thatgirlfromktown oh yeah good point! Whatever it is she’s gorgeous

[@joeakaprolifik7735]

@@thatgirlfromktown was just gonna comment this lol 💯🥰🇬🇧

[@sashalibertas3957]

If I had babies. I would show them this.

[@baibhabbhuyan5196]

I don't mind people do retouching to their photos but hate when people use liqufy tool and modify their body.

[@Annieconda00]

Thanks for sharing! It's easy to forget that all this retouching happens behind the scenes. It gave me a little confidence boost.

[@FTnaririi]

I can see why they say you sound like her BUT I think you sound better, voice wise cause your voice is super sweet. I think it's a similar accent and pronunciation that makes you sound like her.

[@Chase-kd8sq]

I now watch your videos to help anxiety lol between your voice and the videos being about something other then drama it’s a nice relaxing watch. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@larissar.g.5542]

I mean, I don't see the problem with editing a little or posing for a picture, its when things become extreme that I find a bit not so good, like, editing is fine, just don't edit to a point where you don't recognize yourself.

[@SuhannaDeSilva]

I’m only now coming across your channel but I love your voice! So soothing and lovely to listen to

[@dezsii91]

Yes 100% this. Retouching was actually a big part of my college photography course

[@Sparkl4860]

Love the honesty.

[@Tia-to2qc]

All these literally look like cartoon versions of the real person. It’s verging on cat fishing. Kloe’s looks like it would be her mini me daughter, gtfoh.

[@tracy_cakkes]

Glad u made this cuz everyone always looks perfect online and I always feel like I’m just not pretty but seeing this It makes me feel like I’m normal

[@carlwarrenphoto]

Just checking in to see how you and any family /friends you have in Lebanon are doing ? seems we forget about tragedy so easily . BTW I love your photowork , peace stay safe

[@shunuuu]

when that picture of Khloe appeared I was just blown away, especially after weeks of youtube recommending clips and episodes of KUWTK like, the photoshop was just too much!