![]() Now that the model's face and body had been digitally modified into Kardashian-esque proportions, our focus turned to the skin - the shiny, shimmering, perfect skin. But once we returned to our reference images, we realised that while it looked ridiculous to us, it truly did reflect the kinds of bodies we see everywhere online." By the end of this process, the model's hip and waist proportions were so modified, it looked ridiculous. "We concentrated a lot on the hips, bust and waist in particular, as these are the parts of the female body under most scrutiny at the moment it seems. "Photoshop's liquify tool allows you to contort the face and body any which-way you like," says Katherine Timms, Art Director of Body+Soul. "Elongate the legs," "plump the lips", "balloon the boobs" - it was incredible to realise through this process that every small part of the female body - from the belly button down to the ankles - has some sort of model of perfection to work towards. Using our Facetuned image as a starting point, our design team then instructed a professional retoucher to modify specific elements of the image - elements that need (so-called) improvement to have them better adhere to today's beauty standard. Styling: Kelly Hume.Source:BodyAndSoul Cinch it, squeeze it, lift it, fix it. "As someone who works with high-level visual editing software like Adobe Photoshop every day, I was surprised how much was possible using just one app on your phone."Ī skillset once only at the hands of professionals, apps such as Facetune have invited anyone and everyone to digitally alter their appearance - and come out with an end product that is pretty damn convincing. "We used the popular Facetune app to create the first draft," said Anna Hegedus, Senior Designer of Body+Soul magazine. Our design team used a simple iPhone app to modify our model's face and body inspired by an array of popular social media images (such as that notorious shot of Kendall Jenner in a red bikini). To generate the final cover image, we enlisted the help of a professional retoucher. Here, I consult our team of designers to break down the techniques and technologies commonly used by social media juggernauts and everyday Australians alike in order to fulfil a standard of beauty remarkably pervasive, but desperately unachievable. Watch the video of the transformation below.Īs the Social Media Editor of Body+Soul, I’m more privy than most to the tricks of the trade those in the know use to fake their way to filtered perfection. ![]() Because we've taken what began as a simple photo of a model, and warped her into a figure so technically 'perfect', she look far more like a Kardashian-Jenner than she does herself. If today's cover of Body+Soul looks a little strange to you, good. In an effort to lift the lid on the phenomenon, Body+Soul magazine - available today - is spotlighting the real-life ramifications of a culture obsessed with achieving digital perfection. ![]() Social media is saturated with faces and bodies morphed by photo fakery, dangerously warping our ability to determine what’s real and what’s not. Which has - ironically - created a beauty standard more impossible than ever. Now, with the introduction of digital trickery, anything is possible. In the age of social media, it’s no longer enough to have a physical body that aspires to an already unfeasible standard of beauty. It can be as harmless as an Instagram filter or as drastic as a computer-generated nip and tuck - digital body modification technology is everywhere, and it’s easy.
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