This article was
about Jamie Lee Curtis’s journey to discovering who she really wanted to be. It
shows two photos of her; one where she’s all glammed up, wearing nice clothes,
lots of make-up, all the right lighting, etc. And then there’s a photo of her not
touched at all. She’s wearing unflattering boy shorts and a sports bra. She has
no make-up, touch ups, good lighting or anything that could enhance her
features. She recently accepted herself for how she is and said she didn’t want
women thinking they’re not good enough because they see enhanced photos and
think that’s what they should look like. I really liked this article because I
think it points out an important fact that these celebrities that we all look
up to don’t look like their photos normally. They are put through hours of prep
work and then after the photos are taken there is computerized work done to
them too to make them look absolutely perfect. This isn’t something we should
all be aspiring to be. I really respected and admired Curtis for changing her
views and beliefs and pushing this idea. There was a video we watched in class
that showed the process of a model looking as she does on a billboard and she
looks nothing like her original self after the process is over. It was the
perfect example that the men and women we admire in ads or on billboards aren’t
even who the billboards portray them as. The perfection that we admire cannot
even achieve their own level of perfection.
Here is a photo
of Kim Kardashian someone who is widely known for her looks and having a good
body. This picture shows the difference of her real photo compared to her
Photoshop photo.
Shown
here is a Victoria’s Secret model. On the left is the original photo of her
taken at the shoot and on the right is the photo after it was put through
Photoshop.
-Mare
There is no one description of "perfect" but in the modeling world you must be 5'10, skinny, long legs and torso, and beautiful skin and hair. I am 5'9 and this may be tall to others but in reality I am short for my industry. I am also skinny but I have had my agent tell me I need to loose 2" off my hips. Although I found this ridiculous I did it because that was the only option I had if I wanted to be represented. I found myself learning different techniques in Photoshop to elongate my legs, blend the bags under my eyes, and even blur the ends of my thighs to make them look thinner. Its sad that I have come to this but who hasn't in this industry. We need more role models like Jamie Lee Curtis to help us remember we are all beautiful and we shouldn't have to change ourselves for anyone.
As a model I can understand Jamie Lee Curtis’s struggle with the media and their pressure on perfection. I think people today are starting to further understand how magazines edit every image before posting them online or in magazines. But years ago this was something that people would not speak about. I applaud Jamie Lee Curtis for standing up and not being afraid to show the "real" her. As the article states, media has made woman and men struggle with feelings of inadequacy. I can really relate to this because in my industry I will never be "perfect".
There is no one description of "perfect" but in the modeling world you must be 5'10, skinny, long legs and torso, and beautiful skin and hair. I am 5'9 and this may be tall to others but in reality I am short for my industry. I am also skinny but I have had my agent tell me I need to loose 2" off my hips. Although I found this ridiculous I did it because that was the only option I had if I wanted to be represented. I found myself learning different techniques in Photoshop to elongate my legs, blend the bags under my eyes, and even blur the ends of my thighs to make them look thinner. Its sad that I have come to this but who hasn't in this industry. We need more role models like Jamie Lee Curtis to help us remember we are all beautiful and we shouldn't have to change ourselves for anyone.
-Val
Jamie Lee Curtis had an amazing figure when she was younger,
but the older she got, the harder it was to keep her thin figure. To fight
this, she did have lipo and a few botox sessions. The reason she did this
photoshoot was to reveal herself, that she isn’t the perfect person that people
think she is. People are made out to think that celebrities are perfection, but
with all the retouched photographs, how could someone not be perfect? The first
photograph does not have any fixed lighting, bare face, little clothing, and no
retouching. The second photograph shows her glammed up – taking THIRTEEN people
and THREE hours to complete, and that’s not including the retouching of a
photograph. She has learned to accept herself the way she is, and she hopes
that others realize that Hollywood is not young and perfect- the retouching of
it is.
- Alex