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mattdm · 07-31-2007, 06:59 PM

Oh God. This is so wrong on so many levels, but I can't help but keep clicking "More Samples". It's like a train wreck in slow motion.

Total Makeover Retouching

**germar** · 07-31-2007, 07:16 PM

My personal favorite is the dark haired little girl who ends up looking like a cross-dressing Charlie McCarthy. Yikes, I think her eyes were following me...!
lol

germar

betsypdx · 07-31-2007, 07:50 PM

This has got to be the best laugh I've had in a long time. I had to look through every one. FRIGHTENING STUFF!!

ericc · 07-31-2007, 08:12 PM

Un effing believable

Peter Zack · 07-31-2007, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by betsypdx

This has got to be the best laugh I've had in a long time. I had to look through every one. FRIGHTENING STUFF!!

Me too and they got scarier and scarier as each page loaded. I can't believe anyone would pay for such hideous adjustments. Almost all the subjects looked like they were made by Matel when the retouching was done. Those whitened, glossy eyes were horrible.

yes quite a train wreck

**SCGushue** · 07-31-2007, 08:35 PM

Nice work and skill.

Can you make my Cabbage Patch Doll look real?

Ahhh.... I mean my daughter's CPD....

Stephen(ie)

little laker · 07-31-2007, 09:16 PM

I don't know what's worst, the artists work or people paying for it.

Although we have no way of knowing if anyone has paid for the work.

I like their link on how to take bad Portraits
snapping

Mechan1k · 08-01-2007, 01:27 AM

OMG ... that's freaky indeed .... I have sent that link around the office for a good chuckle.
I can't believe some of the total transformation that they have done.

I know some magazines go crazy with retouching ... but nothing like this.

Photo Tramp · 08-01-2007, 01:29 AM

Train wreck is the right word here. Who in their right mind would want their photos to look like this? But then again who in their right mind would pay for something like this. I guess there are some who would want this,

and pay the price.

This should be an add on lesson in Photography titled Taste What Not To Do.

God are these shots scary. I can't believe I looked at all of them.

and · 08-01-2007, 01:43 AM

holy smoke this is the worst one of the ones i saw:
Age Progression Retouching
thats creepy!

btw its 40 dollars per photo, 60 for the total makeover treatment.

maybe they would be better off marketing this as a fun "turn your friends into barbie dolls" service.

RoxnDox · 08-01-2007, 10:39 AM

ewwwwwww

Although, the one where the old damaged photo was repaired wasn't too bad (it definitely was better than the rest).

Jim

davemdsn · 08-01-2007, 10:51 AM

**Eyes burning** That is a great joke! It's not a joke? Holy plastic surgery, Batman! I love tasteful retouching, even the removal of blemishes and subtle skin softening, but that is just plain murderous. The slaughter of perfectly good photos of real people.

khardur · 08-01-2007, 04:53 PM

ugh. that's just - just nasty. ick.

They eyes bug me the most - but then you have to laugh when you read "mouth replacement" on one of the samples... totally cheesy. It's worse than some of the special effects on Saturday night Sci-Fi movie specials. (and for those who don't watch the horrible movies on Sci-Fi on sat. night, they're pretty bad!)

Fritz · 08-01-2007, 10:12 PM

Wow, that is creepy. They look like mannequins.

Why would you do that to your loved ones?

**xs400** · 08-01-2007, 10:53 PM

Scary!!!

07-31-2007, 06:59 PM	#1
mattdm Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,948	how not to post-process Oh God. This is so wrong on so many levels, but I can't help but keep clicking "More Samples". It's like a train wreck in slow motion. Total Makeover Retouching

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germar Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Palm Beach, Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 728	My personal favorite is the dark haired little girl who ends up looking like a cross-dressing Charlie McCarthy. Yikes, I think her eyes were following me...! lol germar

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betsypdx Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 475	This has got to be the best laugh I've had in a long time. I had to look through every one. FRIGHTENING STUFF!!

07-31-2007, 08:12 PM	#4
ericc Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Oklahoma Posts: 412	Un effing believable

07-31-2007, 08:23 PM	#5
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Originally posted by betsypdx This has got to be the best laugh I've had in a long time. I had to look through every one. FRIGHTENING STUFF!! Me too and they got scarier and scarier as each page loaded. I can't believe anyone would pay for such hideous adjustments. Almost all the subjects looked like they were made by Matel when the retouching was done. Those whitened, glossy eyes were horrible. yes quite a train wreck

07-31-2007, 08:35 PM	#6
SCGushue Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,449	Nice work and skill. Can you make my Cabbage Patch Doll look real? Ahhh.... I mean my daughter's CPD.... Stephen(ie)

07-31-2007, 09:16 PM	#7
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	I don't know what's worst, the artists work or people paying for it. Although we have no way of knowing if anyone has paid for the work. I like their link on how to take bad Portraits snapping

08-01-2007, 01:27 AM	#8
Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	OMG ... that's freaky indeed .... I have sent that link around the office for a good chuckle. I can't believe some of the total transformation that they have done. I know some magazines go crazy with retouching ... but nothing like this.

08-01-2007, 01:29 AM	#9
Photo Tramp Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA. Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,041	Train wreck is the right word here. Who in their right mind would want their photos to look like this? But then again who in their right mind would pay for something like this. I guess there are some who would want this, and pay the price. This should be an add on lesson in Photography titled Taste What Not To Do. God are these shots scary. I can't believe I looked at all of them.

08-01-2007, 01:43 AM	#10
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	holy smoke this is the worst one of the ones i saw: Age Progression Retouching thats creepy! btw its 40 dollars per photo, 60 for the total makeover treatment. maybe they would be better off marketing this as a fun "turn your friends into barbie dolls" service.

08-01-2007, 10:39 AM	#11
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	ewwwwwww Although, the one where the old damaged photo was repaired wasn't too bad (it definitely was better than the rest). Jim

08-01-2007, 10:51 AM	#12
davemdsn Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,413	Eyes burning That is a great joke! It's not a joke? Holy plastic surgery, Batman! I love tasteful retouching, even the removal of blemishes and subtle skin softening, but that is just plain murderous. The slaughter of perfectly good photos of real people.

08-01-2007, 04:53 PM	#13
khardur Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Massachusetts Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,560	ugh. that's just - just nasty. ick. They eyes bug me the most - but then you have to laugh when you read "mouth replacement" on one of the samples... totally cheesy. It's worse than some of the special effects on Saturday night Sci-Fi movie specials. (and for those who don't watch the horrible movies on Sci-Fi on sat. night, they're pretty bad!)

08-01-2007, 10:12 PM	#14
Fritz Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tillamook, OR Posts: 1,222	Wow, that is creepy. They look like mannequins. Why would you do that to your loved ones?

08-01-2007, 10:53 PM	#15
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940	Scary!!!

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