Essays on Photoshop

The quest for personal discovery is a journey which every individual must undergo. Identity is made up of a constellation of characteristics, none more essential than the sense of belonging we feel with other humans. As with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, which maintains that…

Photoshop is a powerful tool which has been often misused (Safronova, 2015). In the past there have been brands which have been called out for photoshopping. L’Oreal’s ads were banned because they photoshopped models. Photoshop has made society believe it is normal to be flawless…

“Photoshop is an art, and you can do a lot with it. Change the atmosphere through different lighting and make the pictures look more interesting – Crystal Renn.’’ As Crystal Renn (a famous model) says, you can do anything in photoshop. You can rather make…

The year 1990 marked a change, not only in the innovating world of photography but around all who are captivated by art at one point or another. The incredible editing tool we know as Photoshop was first created in 1988 by talented brothers Thomas and…

Thinner, slimmer, better, isn’t that what all girls want? This way of thinking has only toxified the entire society, making them feel insecure about themselves. I see hundreds of advertisements, magazines, posters with the “ideal” body type for women, thin and beautiful. I even remember…

Pictures are all around us. They are on advertisements, magazines, social media, and many other places. Most of these images have been altered, especially those that have people in them. Photoshop is used on these images to make them more appealing. Most of the time…