Some time ago, we asked how customers would feel about models wearing a little makeup sometimes. The poll showed some interesting results, and the discussion was even more interesting. It ended up with a definition of what "a little" is, and how often "sometimes" really means. It's a touchy topic, so we decided to stick with what we have done int he past: no make-up, apart from a little mascara.
But now a separate topic: Photoshop. We all know Photoshop can be used to reshape models bodies, change skin texture, add things that were never there, or remove things that were there. Some say it's responsible (partly) for young women's dysfunctional personal body image (as only "perfect" women are shown in magazines, made perfect by lots of photoshop). Like makeup, it's a touchy subject, and a matter of "it depends".
But we'd never re-shape a model's body, add (or remove) pubic hair, make her labia look "nicer" (whatever that means!) or anything like that.
But here's a realistic scenario we're often faced with. A model shows up for shoot, she's super-excited to do it, and we've been looking forwards to it as well. But she has a few whitehead pimples on her face. Currently, we'd re-schedule that shoot to a week later when the acne had cleared up. But sometimes there are scheduling problems, and it turns out we're never able to shoot that model again. That's a shame, but but with our no-Photoshop rule, it's just how it works here. We put a lot of effort to work with models on their grooming before they arrive, and that certainly helps.
Another scenario: a model has some poo on her anus. For most people, that's not sexy, but in the real world, it happens of course. Should those images be dis-included from the set, no matter how good they are? Or should they be photoshopped to look spotless? It'd likely mean customers get more and better images in a set, and models would feel more comfy looking at their own sets.
Of course, "Photoshop" is not possible at all on video shoots, so then we're stuck with stills and video shoots looking different, but the resolution is lower on video shoots, so we can "get away" with more than we can on stills shoots.
Most likely, the answer is "it depends", but we'd like to hear your thoughts on the subject.
But now a separate topic: Photoshop. We all know Photoshop can be used to reshape models bodies, change skin texture, add things that were never there, or remove things that were there. Some say it's responsible (partly) for young women's dysfunctional personal body image (as only "perfect" women are shown in magazines, made perfect by lots of photoshop). Like makeup, it's a touchy subject, and a matter of "it depends".
But we'd never re-shape a model's body, add (or remove) pubic hair, make her labia look "nicer" (whatever that means!) or anything like that.
But here's a realistic scenario we're often faced with. A model shows up for shoot, she's super-excited to do it, and we've been looking forwards to it as well. But she has a few whitehead pimples on her face. Currently, we'd re-schedule that shoot to a week later when the acne had cleared up. But sometimes there are scheduling problems, and it turns out we're never able to shoot that model again. That's a shame, but but with our no-Photoshop rule, it's just how it works here. We put a lot of effort to work with models on their grooming before they arrive, and that certainly helps.
Another scenario: a model has some poo on her anus. For most people, that's not sexy, but in the real world, it happens of course. Should those images be dis-included from the set, no matter how good they are? Or should they be photoshopped to look spotless? It'd likely mean customers get more and better images in a set, and models would feel more comfy looking at their own sets.
Of course, "Photoshop" is not possible at all on video shoots, so then we're stuck with stills and video shoots looking different, but the resolution is lower on video shoots, so we can "get away" with more than we can on stills shoots.
Most likely, the answer is "it depends", but we'd like to hear your thoughts on the subject.
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