I chose this picture of Martha Stewart (her head at least) because I didn't realize that magazines actually switched out people's entire bodies to make them look better. This photo appeared on the cover of Newsweek in 2006. Instead of the usual touch up of most magazine photos, Newsweek switched out Martha Stewarts entire body and replaced it with a model's. I think this is very harmful because it misrepresents what Stewart really looks like. Most models are skinnier than 98% of the population, according to a survey done by the U.S. in 2008. If magazines like Newsweek make everyone look like a model, the rest of the population will get the impression that the impossibly thin figures of a model are expected from everyone, even someone like Martha Stewart.



This video is really surprising becuase it shows how much a photo can be changed on a computer. I also like that it starts out looking unfamiliar and becomes an image we've all seen before. The message of this video is that anyone can look a certain way no matter how unrealistic it is...if you have good photoshop skills.