What Unretouched Photos From Victoria Secret Look Like

What Unretouched Photos From Victoria Secret Look Like

Victoria Secret, the company famous for selling underwear, lingerie, and overall sex appeal, is also notable for their amazing models. By the time you see the images from their catalog or campaigns, they are always retouched. Do you ever wonder what the shots look like before retouching? Here are a set of unretouched photos of V.S. Angel, Doutzen Kroes, from a recent shoot.

Victoria Secret released these shots on accident in a public area of the website.

These images were posted to a public area of the VS Web site (apparently in error). They come from the forthcoming September catalog, which explains why retouched versions do not yet exist for a side-by-side comparison. They were shot around July 21 in Turks and Caicos. Even without retouched images to compare, the raw shots are still interesting to look at. -Jezebel

Although the final shots are not released, here’s an idea of what you can expect them to resemble.

How do you feel about the shots before retouching?

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TechnicalGirl
Yes, because all us Americans are gun-toting sociopaths Hell-bent on destroying the world.
We need our guns so we can survive the zombie apocalypse. You think photoshopping supermodels is rampant and out of control now, just wait until the zombies take over! small horizons indeed.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003503331129 Ana-thin Mia Slim
i am a cutter , so as soon as i saw the cutts/bruises (not saying shes a cutter) made me love doutz even more
cause i thought the models were perfect …seeing her flaws , is seeing she is human LOL thats why i only like unphotoshoped pics of the model cause they really dont need photoshop half the time and all that make up
http://www.facebook.com/DavidVRJ David Sanchez
These photos make me realize I can make it as a victoria’s secret photographer if I actually make the effort of getting there. It’s not that the photos look bad, but with a good retoucher, my photos would look the same if not better than these for sure
DarthDana
They still look pretty goog to me…
http://www.facebook.com/kanephan John Gallino
Those aren’t stretch marks, they’re razor blade scars from self-harm. And the model has no muscle tone in her arms at all. Models aren’t perfect. They’re just skinny girls with nice bone structure.
http://www.facebook.com/maria.gedrimaite Maria Gedrimaite
I don’t see any “flaw” in their body’s? if that went out in an advert I would not even realise that they weren’t retouched, unless I was sitting there analysing them.
http://profile.yahoo.com/H6DZH37J4PLUYUGU6O6VRWSD6Q Alicia
Not really, no. Think of it from a marketing perspective. The majority of consumers looking at these products are looking at them because they’re considering buying some sort of swimwear for themselves (or as a gift for a female friend/sister/whatever), right? Okay. So what does a woman think about when she’s picking out said swimwear? Could be a number of things; How sexy she looks, if it’s modest, if the colors work for her, the shape, the cut, if she’ll feel confident wearing it, etc etc. When you’re a young woman looking for a bikini that will make you feel sexy and confident, doesn’t it make sense that you’d want to see imagery that displays the product as such? I know I would. Those poses help the product sell.
Joe Gunawan
Amen! Very well-said and I totally agree with everything you said!
- Joe
http://twitter.com/LeeHillerLondon Lee Hiller-London
I am a Nature Photographer… perfection is in the unique beauty of each creature, plant and landscape… I prefer to see people a little less photo shopped… skin has glorious texture and the scars are a map of our lives.
http://twitter.com/LeeHillerLondon Lee Hiller-London
I agree about the cutting marks… very sad.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kristin-Oldfather/575375784 Kristin Oldfather
Totally agree with everything you said here. Yup.
http://twitter.com/PaulHartyanszky Paul Hartyanszky
I find some of the discussion here quite amusing with people talking as if other fields of photography don’t involve all kinds of post-production gimmicks. How to do think Mother Nature feels when you landscape shooters “replace sky” and HDR the living daylights out of your photos? In fact, I was quite shocked to learn that “Half Dome” actuallly isn’t even in black and white. Ansel Adams you liar!
MariosKarampalis
The problem with the possession of firearms in America is huge. The guns are sold like candy everywhere! And not just guns but weapons need a soldier on the front line! It’s crazy to think that if you have a weapon not being robbed!
Chances are that if you have gun will rob and kill you! Did you know that in America most deaths
caused by guns in the family and not from thugs! 30% of deaths caused by accidents in the family! If you can not buy a gun so easily in America deaths would be reduced by at least 30%, i am not saying that it
would not be robbery, but it is certain that the deaths of legitimate weapons would be reduced. And 50% of deaths resulting from lawful weapons rather than guns from criminals!!! I live in Greece where lawful gun possession does not exceed 2-3%. I do not know anyone who has a gun and I have not seen or have never heard that a friend, partner, relative, neighbor, co-worker, was shot! I live in the capital Athens with 5,000,000 residents, 20 years!
The problem is that guns bring big money to large corporations. And the money in America always deserved and worth more than human life. At some point, the U.S. economy should no longer supported by the companies who get rich by weapons and war and change direction!!!!!
MariosKarampalis
But for my taste the model to become a sexy woman should get 3-4 pounds and not have these terrible abs! General models apart from the beautiful face, have bodies which are not considered erotic but more good hangers for clothes. When they finish their careers and relax, get some pounds, they transformed from hangers to a sexy women!
https://www.facebook.com/FlexibleVision Roman
You replied in wrong place because here is no more room;)
Marios, I totally agree. It would be beautiful world if firearms would never exist. If you had read the posts before, you’d have understood the point.
BTW… In 2010 in US there were 31,513 deaths from firearms: Suicide 19,308; Homicide 11,015; Accident 600. Did 19,308 people died because of the guns or is there a serious problem in society because people don’t want to live anymore? Blaming the guns is just the easy way to dismiss real problems.
MariosKarampalis
Surely the American society has serious problems in the last 30 years, I agree.
And that caused 19000 suicides! I shuddered when I saw the number! In Greece, with he economic crisis for 5 years now they have not even 1000 people commit suicide! This does not mean that the prohibition of guns is wrong. Certainly will not solve the whole problem but a part of. It’s a start though. When the Americans expel the culture of the dollar and growth in culture of human will then solve the problem. I think the problem is that America is not a national status without the power of the dollar. Without the dollar America are small pieces of other nations that do not work do not communicate! We must find another glue to stick these pieces!
MariosKarampalis
And it is the wrong place for this discussion!!
:-)
Michael Babcock
Considering Victoria’s Secret sends these same models down a runway live every year in their fashion show where no retouching *can* be done, I don’t see the issue. Everyone can see what they look like ‘live’ … there’s hundreds of copies of the live photos and video taken online.
http://twitter.com/_delano DELANO
They don’t wear panties under the bottoms because they are too skimpy. It’s for not showing any unwanted lines and for easy changing of the suits when you’re on location. Instead of walking back to a production trailer everytime. Also for hygienic reasons sometimes, because the stylist might want to try the sme suit on another model..
Kaouthia
“males too feel more and more the pressure to “look good”.”
I don’t, I’m married. :)
http://www.facebook.com/rachellynnhardy Rachel L. Hardy
The panties also provide a smoother look.
http://twitter.com/bangtang Kim akimoto
Unfair!!! how can UNretouched photos looks like retouched photos. Here goes my self esteem… no wonder VS model got paid million dollars.
http://twitter.com/bangtang Kim akimoto
hah? only USA? how about Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Thailand, etc? those eyelid, rhinoplasty, named it.
http://twitter.com/bangtang Kim akimoto
I think it’s the supermodel factor + make up…and your name is James Cameron
http://twitter.com/bangtang Kim akimoto
funny dude
http://twitter.com/bangtang Kim akimoto
they photoshop various color of model outift from one single shot, so they can save money to paid those models or maybe to save the time. That’s why some pic looks weird…
James Yerg
These are Really good photos before editing. Some of these photos should be used in commercial print. They will work, just go for it and put them out there…….
Pat_32
As a retoucher I think what most peopple need is education as well as information, I dont see people complaining about getting into a wardrobe and not be able to get to the land of Narnia, and I think it is because we ALL can tell the diference between a fiction and reallity, and even if there is one person that can not, at the end of every fictional movie there is a sign that say that the picture and the characters are all fictional. So when it cames to advertising photography and retoching there is only information missing, maybe its start whit a sign that says: these photos are fiction, and with time like we accepted movies and enjoyed them for what they are FICTION, we are gonna be able to accept retouch as Fiction too. and enjoyed the FICTION of a perfect body, face, etc.
http://profile.yahoo.com/L4MA6KPMKQL2CGSNIYMTAGYHPM Catherine
P.S. Her boobs aren’t all that big! Yet Heidi Klum on Project Runway said she is so used to seeing boobs in one episode. I am not saying it’s bad that she doesn’t have an extremely large chest or that she is flat chested, but it’s not like they are huge and what not….this is why i really dislike Victoria’s secret.
RepublicWay
So from my understanding after reading some of the comments on this….The People who are PRO-Un-retouching images practice this themselves in their photography? If so, I would LOVE to see some of your ports…Cause I can guarantee you that everyone here manipulates their photos to some extent. Retouching doesn’t mean it has to look like Barbie. But if you want to enhance that photo – retouching is a must. No matter how good your lighting is, your camera is, ALL pictures have flaws that any professional will look at and want to retouch.
RepublicWay
Ummm have you noticed the amount of “TV” makeup is put on them as well as how fast they cut the show at various angles?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Erik-Kellar/728430040 Erik Kellar
Nothing is hard about this shoot. White card beautiful woman long lens and an acute awareness of light. Its not hard to take a good shot of a beautiful person.
http://www.facebook.com/martijn.devalk Martijn de Valk
Doutzen Kroes is a beautiful Dutch model with or without retouching. You guys would wish that your girlfriend looks like this!

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