The Power of Photo Editing

[elusivek]

All around me, people are all big and eager about the new "photo enhance" camera. There's an app for it, called the "MeituPic" or something along those lines if you don't want the actual hardware. The camera (or is it a phone?) looks like this:

The camera itself (or phone camera, whatever) is what's a big hit lately over where I am. I hear what originally costed MOP$5000 (USD$630?) is now being sold for like MOP$7000-$8000 (USD$880-$1000?). Well, see, this is the power of the camera, or the app.

It lightens and evens out your skintone, smoothes out any imperfect stuff, slims you down too.

I always say - if you manipulate too much your photo, when one day we have to look for you, nobody's going to be able to recognize you!

Check this video out (facebook link). That's one of the better videos, in that they just fix the skintone and you can still see it's the same person. There's another video (I couldn't find it now) where you won't be able to recognize the real person.... LOL...

Comments

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

Wow that's crazy lol.

[sight.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I have that app Meitu, but don't use it because it make can make everything look soooo much different.

[kurikuribebi]

I usually just use the basic photo editing feature that comes on my phone for lightening or darkening, cropping, and sending photos. I use my pcs to do filters and such.

[mayu-kkg.livejournal.com]

Lol the photo of the chicken made me laugh out loud.

But yeah, I'm guilty of using the MeituPic app, but I had no idea it had so many other functions and that they even have new "photo enhance" camera now.

[wicked-jester.livejournal.com]

That chicken is not safe for work. ;P

[notte0.livejournal.com]

It's not a crime using it, just some people go so overboard with enlarging their eyes, slimming down their face, etc that makes it crazy.

The chicken turned to become so smooth LOL

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

I've never gotten into photo manipulation. I think it takes the skill out of photography. That's probably why all of my photos are crap!

The second photo looks like Thing out of the Addams Family!

[notte0.livejournal.com]

LOL sorry forgot to add that tag ;-)

[notte0.livejournal.com]

Very much. I can't stop laughing because someone had the idea to fix the chicken...

[notte0.livejournal.com]

I think it's ok to fix a pimple here or even out the skin tone, but to make all different kinds of enhancements is just crazy

[notte0.livejournal.com]

I'm just amazed at what any and all these automated app functions can do. It's crazy, but also impressive.

[notte0.livejournal.com]

I think it's ok to fix a blemish here and there, and to even out skin tone. But to actually change the whole way you look, enlarged eyes, stretched taller, slimmer face... Hopefully these people will never get kidnapped. We won't recognise the real person from the "have you seen this person? / Missing!" Ads

[kurikuribebi]

It's like you say though, why would anyone want to alter themselves that much?! ><