And the women, too.
This website, part of a new project from the Swedish government intended to make teens more media savvy, exposes just how much airbrushing is required to take a photo from a snapshot to a tear sheet to a cover.
Previously Discussed:
Greg’s Digital Archive (2) (3)
Glenn Feron’s Art of Retouching
via The F-Word
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What a great find. All students in middle school should be exposed to this and all sites showing how images are retouched. I would have loved to have been able to see this information.
A lot of English teachers are fitting this kind of thing into their curriculum as “media literacy.” There are tons of media literacy sites and lesson plans out there. A simple Google search will show you what kinds of things are out there.
One of the first things we did in my Basic class was watch “Supersize Me” and identify rhetorical techniques from a list. This was prep for a persuasive assignment, but watching the movie led to some interesting discussions and a lot of growling bellies. (OT: This is why I like mainstream documentaries — classroom usage.)
Neat-o!
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