Photoshop?
JENNIFER LAWRENCE WELCOMES A LITTLE HELP FROM PHOTOSHOP
It’s nice to know that Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence hasn’t let her ego run away with her yet. When she was first shown these glamorous photos from an ad layout she did for Dior, she gasped and blurted “That doesn’t look like me at all! I LOVE Photoshop more than anything in the world!” She admitted “Of course it’s Photoshop, people don’t LOOK like that!”
CHINA’S IDEA OF WHAT SARAH JESSICA PARKER SHOULD LOOK LIKE
Certainly it’s an honor to grace the cover of Harpers Bazaar China, but….what have they DONE to our Carrie? We mean Sarah Jessica Parker, of course. In their attempt to make Sarah flawless, the Chinese photoshoppers have radically changed her looks and stolen her personality. SINISTER is not a look we are accustomed to seeing on Sarah’s face!
BARBRA STREISAND: PHOTOSHOPPING IS THE NEW PLASTIC SURGERY
Like most Hollywood actresses, Barbra Streisand has always been terrified of showing her age. Ageism for women is more rampant than ever, if Streisand’s billboard for her new movie “The Guilt Trip” is any indication. In the comedy, Barbra, 70, plays the mother of Seth Rogan, 30, but her face is so heavily photoshopped that she looks to be the same age as him! Keep in mind, Barbra had final approval for this. LA Observed pointed out this strange phenomenon when Westside billboards popped up promoting the movie’s Dec 19 opening. (Of course, we are still dying to see it!)
LADY GAGA ON VOGUE: ARTISTRY OR TRICKERY?
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We were pretty impressed by Lady Gaga’s Vogue cover on this month’s heaviest issue in history. She was glamorous and futuristic but impossibly tall and slim. It turns out most of her amazing look was photoshopped. A video was made of the cover photo shoot and it was just released. The video makers didn’t photoshop anything so the REAL lady Gaga is clearly visible and it’s quite different from the Vogue cover. The Hollywood Reporter revealed the photos (above) side by side. We don’t know what to think – is it trickery or artistry?
CHRISTINA AGUILERA HAS HER PROBLEMS PHOTOSHOPPED AWAY
As long as photoshopping is available, Christina Aguilera has no intention of worrying about her weight. In new promotional photos (top photo) for The Voice, Christina appears flawless and and much slimmer than she was just a few months ago. Christina has defended her size and insists she’s happy with her looks. But if that’s true, why does this new photo seems so retouched?
L RON HUBBARD GETS CLOSER TO PERFECTION EVERY DAY
Here’s an interesting story we just heard about Scientology: A source told us about a friend who was experienced in editing and touching up and restoring photographs. This young woman was hired to work at a Scientology center and her job description was to work on the archival collection of photos of L Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, and make sure all photographs of him were flattering. In his early years the science fiction writer ran with a bar-hopping boozy bunch of writers in LA. He was a messy guy and all evidence of THAT was unacceptable. Undesirable items were to be removed from pics– all liquor glasses and bottles, cigarettes, and maybe a bottle of pills that could be seen in the background, disappeared. And Hubbard was prettied up – spots were erased from his clothing, his hair was neatened up. Unattractive companions were also removed. All archival photos would eventually be re-imagined in ideal perfection. Before the job was finished, however, our girl was fired because someone overheard her on the phone talking about a wild night she had experienced and her behavior was judged as unseemly. So someone else was hired for the position of glorifying L Ron Hubbard.
BARBRA STREISAND’S ELLE COVER PHOTO: WORTH THE AGGRAVATION
We know how controlling Barbra Streisand can be, so we can imagine what Elle magazine went through to get her on the cover. Barbra, 69, is extremely fussy about lighting and the angle at which she is photographed. That’s why some of her movies took SOOO long to make. But the end result is pretty impressive. Streisand is on the cover of Elle’s “Women in Hollywood 2011” issue coming out this month and she’s never looked better. Sadly, Barbra’s former manager and onetime best friend Sue Mengers died this weekend.
KEANU REEVES IS BARELY AWARE OF “SAD KEANU” INTERNET SENSATION
Photos via: Buzzfoto
We don’t think Keanu Reeves is really all that “sad” but we get a huge kick out of the “Sad Keanu“ internet phenomenon. Someone took paparazzi photos of Keanu eating a sandwich alone on a park bench and started superimposing the Keanus into all kinds of different scenes with funny and absurd results. Keanu himself is only mildly aware of the situation and says “it sounds like harmless fun,” which it is. If he ever gets around to googling “Sad Keanu” he will be overwhelmed with amusing photos.
JESSICA SIMPSON – OR A HEAD TRANSPLANT?
Photo Credit: Buzz Foto
Does anyone else think this photo looks like someone transplanted Jessica Simpson’s pretty head onto a librarian’s body? That was our first guess. From the neck down she looks like another person. It turns out this is not the result of photoshop- it’s actually a dress Jessica wore on TV this week. NOT terribly flattering.