Photo Manipulation

The photo that I chose was a picture of Martha Stewart on the cover of "Newsweek". The picture was manipulated by placing the head of Martha Stewart on the slimmer body of a model. Martha's head was placed on this body, to make Martha have a more slimming, attractive body figure. This manipulation is a positive influence because it could possibly make women insecure about their body and also, make them take extreme measures to have this type of body, which in turn could cause serious health problems.







Also, I found this short video that talks about the manipulation of photos in the media. This is an important issue because media is very influential in today's society. This video talks about whether or not photo manipulation should be banned in the media because it can cause problems for both men and women in today's society. Photo manipulation can mess with a female's confidence level and make her have a unattainable idea of what beauty and perfection is. Therefore, the female might take extreme measures such as: eating disorders or plastic surgery, to achieve this goal. Also, this can affect men as well. Men might start to have higher expectations of women, which could cause problems for couples.