Comments on: Photoshop Fail. Harper’s Bazaar Photoshop Looks Rather Bizarre

By: Martin Ellard

Martin Ellard — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:57:00 +0000

I know a number of ‘photographers’ that will shoot an image, then enhance the eyes to look like there’s a supernova going off behind the photographer and add the ‘wet nose’ look, extreme highlights to the bridge and line of the nose to make the face look stronger and burn in the shadow under the cheek bones. This is not photography. BUT the sad state of the industry is that at least up to a certain level people don’t notice the difference and just think it’s a nice picture. So anyone can take an average shot and then be a wizard in photoshop or pay some guy in another country to retouch for them and bam…happy client.
I’d like to think there are clients, and editors out there that see these images for what they are and then hire the real photographers who will do the job right to start with so that minimal retouching is needed. Look all around flickr and facebook and you will see plastic skin everywhere, mostly with positive comments and some of these people will be the next photographers to work for Harpers and the like in the future. Why hire a makeup artist for a day when you can just paint it all on afterwards, well hey that just saved the client a few hundred quid !!
Sorry, do I sound bitter !!
By the way, I would have had a makeup artist touch up SJP’s lips a little so they didn’t look so overly injected. And if you’re going to comp an image on to a back ground do a better job with the hair instead of just blurring the edges a little.

By: hshgoofy

hshgoofy — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:51:00 +0000

beware of the mutants!!!

By: Anto de Chav

Anto de Chav — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:29:00 +0000

http://sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com

By: Timuçin HIZAL

Timuçin HIZAL — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:16:00 +0000

LOL. Not just face. Look at the hand!

Where is 6th finger?

By: Jr Miller

Jr Miller — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:38:00 +0000

Wow…the whole thing is a shame…what’s wrong with the way she looks in the first place?

Lot of artistic license taken here.

By: Tony Guillaro

Tony Guillaro — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:52:00 +0000

Hey I give the guy props….When you can turn a Horse face women into something slightly attractive you have my respect!!

By: christian lacasse

christian lacasse — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:24:00 +0000

Is this a joke? Everyone who worked on this cover should be very sorry.

By: Rob LaRosa

Rob LaRosa — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:59:00 +0000

Why is Harper’s China doing a story on Seabiscuit?

By: Erika Rock

Erika Rock — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:53:00 +0000

um. i think i am the only person who finds nothing wrong with this. she looks gorgeous and just like herself.

By: Domagoj Kunic

Domagoj Kunic — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:52:00 +0000

http://sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com/