So now we gotta look like aliens? This is the beauty standard??
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- čas přidán 15. 10. 2023
- thought you'd seen it all when it comes to influencers and celebrities editing their bodies for social media? think again! enter 'lens distortion', the sneaky new photographic technique that influencers are using to manipulate their bodily proportions for social media - and they cant even be caught out for it. because technically theyre not editing their body, the camera is doing it for them!
this is just a mini video, but its something to be aware of when you're scrolling social media. be mindful of the content you're consuming and be aware of digital manipulation so that you dont fall into the trap of comparing your own beautiful body in its reality, to the fakery online.
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i think youre reaching, ariana and dua are literally just posing a certain way infront the camera... you mad at them for being thin women?
Lol lady. Those photos clearly infantilize and dumb down women. I am really thin and I didnt get offended.
The fact that is all you got from this video speaks volumes about your character. Also your ignorance was pinned ☠
Dua ain't thin "in real life" let's be real
I don't know exactly what they are trying to achieve in the case of Ariana and Dua but I know I am very very thin and I don't like looking like that in fotos someone else takes of me. In fact I always check when someone takes a picture of me that I don't look like an ugly skeleton with huge hands and feet. Maybe their not trying to look like that. Seeing some pictures of Ariana I totally look like that sometimes without actively trying 😢😢 I hope she doesn't feel ugly when she looks at those pictures....
Why would Stephanie be mad at them for being thin? Stephanie herself is thin and a lot of the time as thin as the women she is talking about. She is simply trying to get the message out that worshipping these skinny women bc they are skinny and pretty is unhealthy. Learning to love and accept yourself is healthy. No one looks like this in reality. The photo style makes them look like real-life Bratz dolls. It isn't artistic, it's a lame attempt at looking super skinny. I am sure it looks normal or cool to young ppl, but it just looks ridiculous and sad.
Oddly enough, going out in public, taking a walk and being around people in real life is like an antidote to social media toxicity. It's almost as if staying off social media, or using in moderation, and getting some fresh air and forming relationships in real life is good for us. I know, totally weird.
😀
touching grass works
@@ash-dl8ff indeed and amen
You're right, but my experience is now significantly diminished by all the other myriad people ruining local beauty spots and historic places by having their own personal photo shoot there for half an hour.
You are right ❤
Landlords have been using lens distortion to skew the proportions of apartments and trick people for ages now the influencers have caught on. 🤦🏽♀️
😂😂😂 honestly
Omg yes the apartment puddle looking like a waterpark pool....in reality its 3 feet deep and the width of 6 bathtubs 😂
Have you ever tried to capture a whole room in one photo?
Lmao
wait lmaoooo
I think there's a difference between shots that are artistic and fun ( which have always been utilitized since the inception of photography) vs. trying to alter proportions for non artistic reasons.
Yes exactly what I was thinking too
But then it is hard to tell if they were done for artistic or non artistic reasons and impressionable teens might fal for it
It is still important to create awareness
Yes, this fish eye lens look was popular in the 90's. It's just a photography trend imo.
I feel like a lot of these pictures are more of a stylistic choice, and it’s just trendy fun. It would be a problem if every picture of theirs were taken like this but they’re not
@@relaxstation600 yes it can be hard to tell. But for example I think most of the shots with Ariana were artistic in nature. You can tell with the exaggerated proportions but done subtly, that would be different for sure.
Photoshop and tiktok / instagram have ruined entire generations.
Agree
tumblr in 2012-14 with pro-ana shit too
The internet in general has ruined society
@mcdonna840 The internet, social media and co haven’t done anything. They are just tools. WE humans weren’t psychologically, mentally prepared for them. The internet just amped our insecurities and issues...
Chill.
The internet has only been accessible for 30 years, instagram is 13 years old, and tiktok is 7 years old.
It's not that bad. It's only bad for you if you engage. Look away if it's not good for you.
Normalization of distorted images merely exasperates societal body dysmorphia.
*societal body insecurity, NOT body dysmorphia, as that is a rare, extreme, and debilitating condition!!
@@winxclubstellamusaI wouldn’t say its rare but yeah
@@bubble_gum_witch no, as someone who had actual, severe, body and facial dysmorphia for most of my life, I can assure you that it is extremely rare. People just love to overuse and misuse what word because they are lucky enough to not know what it means!
@@winxclubstellamusa I also have facial dysmorphia. I spend hours, almost all day every day staring at my face. Thinking about my face. Obsessing over my flaws. Just being a little insecure would be a godsend.
@@winxclubstellamusa ....I would hypothesize that it is evolving to become a bit more part of what we deem as the "norm', especially when we declare people are "living their truth" when plastic surgery/procedures become part of a regular routine....ie: even regular botox procedures...to ensure someone *feels* better about themselves, albeit a fleeting moment of "doing okay". Hence the uptick in the transgender utopia push. Don't assume people don't comprehend the difference, and I find no love in noticing the obsession people have with their exterior appearance....and calling me "lucky" for apparently observing society growing more mentally unstable but "misusing" a term you seem to carry with pride doesn't help anyone in this scenario. Hope you're obtaining the help necessary for your rare condition aside ripping people online for not addressing your rare condition "properly".
As a photographer I have to say lens distortion can be a very fun and creative thing to play around with. If a celebrity uses it all the time and in a way that is not super obvious to their young fans though then you are absolutely right. But also if you like your face in the mirror but not anymore when you try to take a good selfie then that is lens distortion working against you. A selfie stick or a tripod and a bluetooth remote shutter can help in those situations to get more distance between you and the lens to create a more realistic image of your face. And a lot of CZcamsrs too probably just don't know enough about the cameras they are using. I've seen a lot of too big heads here too.
I'm extremely insecure about the way I look in videos and photos because of this,but I don't know that much about lenses to know how to fix it.
I guess,for less distortion on my face,the further the better?
@@perturb-arte1577 focal length and distance are the two big factors here! 35mm is considered to be what our eyes see and lower numbers like that are “wide” and result in distortion like she’s showing here. A telephoto lens is going to be more like 50mm+ and is more “zoomed in.” This creates a more compressed image that is considered more flattering. Distance is also going to be important because the distortion is more spread out in the frame and less concentrated on your face the farther away the lens. So yes, keep lens farther away and zoom in more!
@@perturb-arte1577 In my experience doing headshots, 80mm/88m, a bit more a bit less, depends on the person, is ideal for taking photos of one's face. 50mm also works wonders. It is very hard to make a person look good with a wide angle, 12mm for example. You have to compose the shot where the face is far away from the camera, that's why we get these crazy composed shots of legs and arms with their heads/faces almost always on the background.
That makes sense I love me more in the photos when I have my man' long arm as a selfie stick to create such distance 😂
Hey just want to say thank you! I have not long had my third child and have just turned 34. I look in the mirror and think I look ok and then I take photos of myself with my boys and I’m like wtf is wrong with my head! I can’t stand how big, masculine and chunky my head looks so I’ve stopped talking photos with me in them and just capture my sons 😅 anyway I know I’ve put on a bit of weight so I’ve been feeling a little self conscious to say the least haha but this is great info that I will definitely give a go! Thank you! I know nothing about cameras, lenses and angles so again thanks 😊 ❤
Thank you for including Dua Lipa in this. For a while, I used Dua as "thinspo" for my disordered eating. Seeing her regular body made me feel better about myself
wishing the best for your recovery
@@love4real684 ❤❤❤
you and me both ❤
i'm fat and i wouldnt wanna look like her lol
@@jojo-xh5ikgood for you
i said it once and i’ll say it again- if her head is bigger than her waist it’s not real.
THANKYOU! Someone who can see the truth.
Well Eugenia Cooney...
@@ld9721 Unless you're on the verge of dying from anorexia, then yes
Came here to say this @@ld9721
Except there are real people with those body types..
This reminds me of the Steve Madden commercial in the 90's , the big heads, small bodies and the heroin chic look. Please love your body and don't let these celebrities look make you insecure about looks, love the skin you're in❤
Yes! I just commented about this as well!
I got major nostalgia vibes cus so many 90's music videos were filmed with the fishbowl lense. None of this is new and us 30's somethings can catch it real quick.
@@vs92522 Great minds think alike😏
@elizabethdowney3412 Omg, this really just showed our age lol but you're right its nothing new a new generation just became hip to it.
Right! Came down to comment on the 90s look! Reminds me of Delia’s catalogs or Candy’s ads.
I studied photography for college and thought I wanted to do fashion photography. This was a trend in high fashion photography in the late 90s/early 2000s , same era that praised extreme thin bodies in that industry. Feels like hiding behind high art when it’s that extreme , but this has been happening for most of photography’s history.
I was just about to type this. It was in a lot of magazines and ads geared to youth by the late 90s/early 2000s, and while we knew that it was artistic, it still contributed to our body image issues as teens. It was definitely confusing and out of reach.
@@lamata2013 yes! You just made me think of those Steve Madden ads! It was definitely not just in “high fashion”
Stephanie as a girl whos into weightlifting and the gym rat social media scene I would love if you could do a video about lense distortion / photoshopping / body surgery when it comes to female fitness models and influencers! I have had to unfollow so many accounts that I tried to use as motivation or inspiration because I've realized almost every single photo has been altered. Most use some sort of "bubble lens" on it to make the models bum bigger and waist smaller (or straight up BBLS that they are trying to pass off as "hard work" or results from a training regime they're promoting). Its honestly very toxic when it comes to a community that's based on pure and healthy morals that are being corrupted with a ton of fakeness (especially when it comes to standing out so you can promote products). I also feel like others would benefit from the exposure of this sneaky editing as well, especially since body dysmorphia is already a big issue in the gym community. Much Love
Love this comment and love back at cha!
Yeah, I'm sick of the sexualization of fitness influencers. How come female fitness influencers only work out butts now?
Yesss
What are pure and healthy morals?
Yes!!! OMG me too
I see most of lens distortion pictures as more artistic in nature than majority of pictures we see of celebrities. In my opinion it's like comparing a realistic painting to an avant-garde painting.
@@AvaAdore-wx5ggkids and teens should have their parent monitoring their social media and be able to have conversations around these things. We shouldn’t “punish” (not really the right word for this)adults for not “supporting” kids they don’t know exist and shouldn’t be consuming their content in the first place.
@@AvaAdore-wx5ggPersonally I was able to understand when pictures have been distorted since I was a young teenager. I mean realizing that someone's feet can't be bigger than their head or that the length of the legs can't physically be more than 3/5 of the body, it's just not biologically possible, is common logic.
yes, if one is conscious of the effects. but a child or teen using social media and seeing these photos, they might not understand that those are not entirely natural body proportions.
@@AvaAdore-wx5gg it’s a parents job to parent their kids lol
@@AvaAdore-wx5gg I so agree, we are talking pre teens & young teens who are taken in by it.
My beauty Standard is being happy and a good person. I love your vídeos. 💜
Fantastic!
As a photographer I feel like this technique is chosen as a stylistic tool to create a certain editorial/fashion look. Not to appear more skinny. Photographers know which lenses are "suitable" for portraits, but we like to break the "rules" to create more interesting pictures. I have certainly used this technique. Never with the thought of making the model skinnier! But to create a more interesting photo for the viewer.
Also if you are using your phone to take pictures of yourself, you would also be "guilty" of lens distortion. If you just use the standard default lens, it's a wide angle lense and also has lens distortion. (I am not talking about the zoom on your phone)
I absolutely HATE my phone's lens because of this!! It always makes me look flat and weird. I love myself in the mirror but can hardly ever stand looking at pictures of myself.
EXACTLY!! I hate how just because being skinny was a trend once they wanna keep attacking us for looking skinny!!! No one attacks people looking thick and unnaturally curvy while having a very slim other body parts and that they actually got curvy just with surgeries m, we are humans this is how we look like when we are in the thinner side. Nothing on purpose and celebrities doing this are trying to be artistic and showing their best on their sm but we all know this is NOT how it is in real life, idk why do we even have to say this tbh cause it is common sense
Your videos are our therapy.
Yea we can tell
Just insecure and dumb.
I always wondered why Dua looked so different in performances or events but in her photos she looks like a doll.
These pictures are not only dangerous for young girls and woman but also for boys/men. They also get an unrealistic vieuw on how woman should look!
life without social media is possible!
Your content is like a palette cleanser after hours of social media scrolling
I just wanna say that i get your reasoning about it affecting a lot of people (myself included) but theres nothing wrong with posing in a specific way to look different or better. Like how ringlight or certain ankles help show something off. If i had the tools i would definetely take photos like this because they do look really good! and im not the most photogenic person in the beginning.
Also, from an artists point of view, these photos are very expressive and just nice to look at. They show off so much more personality and action than just a normal pose could do
Bella Hadid , Cindy Kimberly, Gigi Hadid , Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner etc... are not a good examples or role models for any one especially young girls it's always good to take a social break I remember when I use to cry in my bathroom cause I didn't look like these women. Remember to love yourself and remember not everything you see on social media is real
I know. & they irk me so much too. Ugh I hate it here
let's normalize being natural ✨💕
Lets normalize minding our own fucking business and letting people do whatever the fuck they want.
Whale
@@StaySaltyKidsthought you ate? 😅
@@tomiekawakami1056you thought you did? Lmao ppl can do what they want w their appearance
@@bellagoth144 idgf what people do with themselves
Reminds me of the old “big head” Steve Madden ads of the early 2000s… Fun fact: the campaign photographer sued the creator of Bratz dolls for ripping off their look.
No wonder I unfollowed Dua long ago. She’s Albanian like myself but I noticed she was doing this to exaggerate her proportions in every photograph and I got super annoyed. Her paparazzi photos are much better & she looks a lot healthier in those. As someone who is an athlete with muscle, this trend is so disturbing because it doesn’t make room for an athletes build.
You unfollowed her because of what she chose to do with her body and photos it's ok for it to bother you but the reason it does is because you are insecure and it worsens it do not demonize her for choosing to make her self look more attractive to her liking its not fair
@@lenahowera1404 nope not insecure, I found her attention grabs as cringey. Not my style-therefore unfollow. I’m sure her male target audience would eat it up.
I honestly think this is more of a stylistic choice than tricking people to look small. I think it looks cool. If someone believes that these people have really big feet and small bodies then I really don’t know what to say about this generation. You can tell straight away when someone is using lense distortion like the wide lens on the phone.
No, but they're definitely trying to make their legs and waist appear a certain way!
So even though seeing the first few pictures I also thought they were doing this for fun, but that's apparently not the case, at least not the only reason!
Some probably give more importance to the artistic value (I even know a few kpop idols that like to completely distort their looks just for fun)
but let's be real,
MOST celebrities (especially models) use lenses to trick their way into looking thinner with longer legs etc...
I mean, why else wouldn't they use a normal angle with a normal lens?
Because they know they look better with these tricks 💀
But these kinds of videos are really important for the younger viewers who are growing up looking at these images
Idk, in the photos of Ariana and Dua Lipa I wouldn’t really think about it, it is not overly done so it looks like it could be real and make people insecure
@@Yayarayaya not their problem
Trying to raise my kids in this day and age -_- so hard with all the normal stuff and now the silly bodily issues that we already had but now this crap . Thank you so much for being such a spokes person for normalicy. And body shapes are supposed to be
I’m planning on having kids within the next few years, it’s hard not to worry about this 🥲
Thank you so much for this video. One of those people (are there any more out there I wonder) who don't follow influencers at all, but really love your videos as they make sence of weird images we all bump into in the media.❤
I know my approach won't work for everyone, but IMO folks should go to a nude beach at least once. It will remind you of what real bodies look like and show that we all more or less have the same collections of "flaws." Also skinny dipping in the ocean is instant dopamine. :)
i've heard this more than once along w going to a nudist colony lol it sounds a bit extreme at first but honestly i think it would be refreshing to see people just living their lives without worrying about what they look like and not automatically equating nudity to sex
Or just a public pool works fine, too.
I couldn't, which as a nurse I have seen plenty enough naked, normal bodies in my life, lol
Yeeessss!!!! I agree! I actually would love to go to a nude beach! It's just regular people, nobody is judging, everyone is obviously comfortable in their regular, real bodies. And skinny dipping is probably one of the most relaxing, fun, freeing things I've ever done. I couldn't agree with you more 😊
Thank you for talking about this!! In photography, it can be fun to play with distortion for artistic reasons. BUT it’s also so important imo to take photos without it too. Because of the things you talked about here. I actually love taking photos on my lens that doesn’t use distortion, because I get a much more realistic view of mine and others bodies. It helps with a more full acceptance, of things like having short (or just average length) legs.
Anyway, even as a photographer, and knowing about lens distortion, I still fall prey to comparison. It’s SO helpful to see the celebrity photos without it, so thank you again for talking about this!!
Hey Stephanie! I’m you prob won’t see this but I’m crazy insecure about my thin lips and small butt and I don’t think you’ve made a video talking about how crazy the beauty standards are for them. I know I’m not the only one that’s feels this way and it would be really cool if you talked about either of them! Much love 🤍
There isn't one beauty standard here... everything is trendy at different times. Thin lips were and will be 'in' again. Small butts were in during the 90s. I remember a line from True Lies (1994) where Jamie Lee Curtis' character is described as having the butt of an 8-year-old boy - and it's meant as a compliment. Don't fall prey to random whims. Rock what you've got. ☺
The most beautiful women I know have thin lips. I personally think that what you naturally have, usually, almost always, looks better on you than whatever trend is happening. Some women look great with their naturally bigger lips. A whole lot of girls look bizarre and weird with lip fillers. It ends up being unnatural and not really better-looking.
Don't be insecure about it! 😘 No reason to change it for a trend that'll pass soon.
Its sad they're pushing an obsene standard when there is so much beauty in the natural differences between us all 💕 women need to start supporting other women who promote and advocate for natural beauty and healthy aging like Paulina Porizkova
are you joking lol? she has a bunch of videos about both.
Girl, I’m dating a guy who likes the model-thin women with a small tush. Sucks as a curvy woman to feel like I’ve gotta starve myself, but the good news is there’s men out the who like other things than the social body trends. There’s somebody for everybody so don’t waste a moment feeling bad because you don’t have xyz.
This was brilliant! THANK YOU FOR MAKING A VIDEO ABOUT THIS!! xxxx Love Kazzaroo 🥰
This is what helped me when I was 16 and naive: I unfollowed every "influencer", unrealistic girl and started to follow girls/women who had realistic pics and similar features like mine
Your work is so important Stephanie ❤
Disclaimer: I am not intending to sound rude, or like a know it all..in my statements. Do not be harsh, or vulgar towards me, if you disagree. Let's just have a conversation and talk like adults, if so.
honestly just think it's a matter of fun, and photography being mixed in most of these images. If someone/people become impacted by the distortion of the photography style, that is obviously sad and hard (not fun)...but most of the times photographers and models alike try making the images you're looking at: fun, fresh, new, odd, and interesting...overall. i think it is a bit of a stretch to say that a person can be completely fooled by these angles like (the shoes or hands looking big) because of the forced perspective. That is why "forced perspective" was invented. I digress, Hollywood can be a very toxic place to go..if you are looking for body positivity in some aspects..and that needs to change...but I wouldn't say all things in Hollywood or photography/art/self expression are negatives.
Yes, some people try and pose in more "flattering ways" for photos and videos..but ultimately..if they feel happy that way, it would be up to them to keep or change that habit (not for a stranger to force them into changing it). Some people love enhancing their features with makeup, others go lighter with it. Its preference, personal preference. Not everything is meant to become some conspiracy, or controversy. I do agree that people should practice self love/body love and perhaps think about why they're doing things a specific way (and if those things are done fir themselvesor for other people)...but we can't force someone to pose face on , if they're struggling with a giant zit and don't feel comfortable showing it ( in a permanent image for socials). Life is a grey area, and somethings aren't meant to be harmful. This topic is meant to be put up for everyone's individual interpretation..along with the comment/paragraph I wrote. This is merely my opinion as a human person.
Exactly
I love you for making these videos you’re the best and u are using ur youtube powers for good!!
going thru random videos of urs from over the past yr is just making SO clear to me how every single beauty trend is manufactured and how we should all be getting whiplash from every new insecurity cooked up for us. i hope i remember that the next time i start telling myself im 'ugly'
i see this a lot in k (inspired) fashion!! pinterest had me not wearing my loafers bc i thought they made my feet look HUGE. turns out, no, the women just do this fun thing where the head is tiny and the feet are as big as half of the very long legged body. the uncanny valley!!
There's a difference between lens distortion and clever camera angles / wardrobe. But, agreed. I don't know what the answer is, but I think as a society we reeeeally need to address this obsession we have with random people who have nothing to do with our lives
Thank you for posting this I always knew this isn't what they look like but i had forgotten this reminded me
thank you for talking about this, I feel like it’s not that widely known/thought about
Wile these effects are fun and cute, we realy have to remind ourselves that people don't look like this irl. Thanks for posting this.
I just think there is some sort of distortion in all photos. Paparazzi photos can be quite delusional as well
Some do the opposite, using wider lenses. We rarley see them like they're looking irl.
this video is SO IMPORTANT, i didnt even know half of this😩❤️🙏
Thank you for bringing light to this issue!!
Stef PLS do an episode on hair- I have been so insecure of my dead choppy hair forever- love ya ❤️
I love the real and authentic pages that post on CZcams ❤ they x make me feel less alone and help me understand why I am feeling so bad about myself. X
*but thank you for this body positivity series
Stephanie your videos are amazing! I‘m really grateful that you do all this work, because honestly sometimes you just need a reminder from all this unnecessary craziness.
Yeeaah... nah they look just like artistic photos, I dont think artist shouldnt be allowed to use artistic poses or techniques just cause they're famous. We should rather educate people of the techniques, because literally anyone can do it, anyone can get the exact same results
So true!
Some may be sneaky but when you see real people in real life...they look nothing alike!
You just know they love posting pictures of themselves looking perfectly unreal and distorted 😓
Thank you for uncovering all the tricks and lies of social media! I stopped using Instagram 3 months ago and I don’t miss it at all! It was fun and silly when it was created. Now it’s toxic and seems like nothing is real anymore :(
idkkkkk ,, normalise wanting to look cute in a picture ? paparazzi pics aren't exactly what we should be comparing to
I've seen this technique in modeling campaigns for decades. I don't think anyone would look at these photos and be dumb enough to people look like this in real life.
A 14 year old girl would
@@Kwildcat13 no they wouldn't, only you did
I did and I’m 19..
While some of these are pretty exaggerated (at least to me) which makes me think that those were taken for artistic reasons (I could be wring though), some of them looked like regular photos until you showed how these people looked like irl. Ariana's photos with the dog and Dua Lipa's beach photos especially. I found myself wishing for her waist until you showed that irl, she looks like a normal and regular (and still gorgeous) human being.
Lol It's like the pics we used to take on our flip phones. I remember standing on a stool to make sure forhead to toes were in the pic lolololol 😂i always thought the point was to look alien, not to look hot. Like it was a very scene and emo thing.
Hey Stephanie! I really appreciate the effort you put into all your videos 😊❤. Could you please make a video about the social media pictures of Bollywood celebrities versus how they look in real life?
They literally look like Bratz dolls or Steve Madden's big-head girls. It's pretty much impossible for anyone to look like this irl(few RARE exceptions). Posing and posting pictures like this only makes their self-image issues worse and affects the massive amount of (young) fans.
Wow thank you! I clicked on the video to listen to your thoughts but I learnt that I don't know how to recognize a lot of photos taken with a distorsion lens!! You opened my eyes because I've always thought that it was just a matter of prospective or posing and I've always asked myself why when I try to take a picture of myself, I'm never as the ones I see on the internet thinking I'm the problem.
I was able to recognize only the "more artistic" pictures (like BIG toes or BIG head), so thank you again and I'll train my eye to recognize them ❤
Omg thank you for talking about it. I saw pictures of Ariana on Instagram a few months ago and I immediately got insecure because she,her legs and arms looked so thin. So up until now I had the goal of losing weight drastically in order to achieve a similar body type, but this has done a lot bad for me mentally and physically. I had no idea that something like that was being done to their pictures. You have just taken such a burden off my shoulders thank u soo much.
It's so insidious, too- the picture doesn't look altered unless you know what you're looking for!
People saying it’s not bad it’s just artistic. Yes some photos look artistic and obviously disproportionate, however quite a few of the celebrity ones you showed were misleading and if someone sees it on social media they may not realise it’s altered
Every picture is (for that kind of content). It's social media.
I feel like i'm going crazy at people trying to excuse this as just some "artistic choice" lmao this shit was spearheaded during the height of the heroin chic epidemic and is very obviously stylized in such a way that praises extreme thinness like this people need to be so fucking fr with themselves
I learnt about how the type of lens used affects image perception from a video Mikhaila Peterson did and it was fairly mind blowing because once she found the lens that truly portrayed what she looked like in real life, the previous videos made the new ones look like she surgically changed her whole face. It was nuts!
I get the artistic angle, but it is very important impressionable girls understand how photos do work to this degree so they can comprehend better what's been stylised and what's just a normal snap. So, thank you Stephanie for educating those who need it 🙌🏽❤
wow this is so interesting,, thanks stephanie cause i always thought those pics of ariana looked so weird but i couldn't place why and now i understand and know what to look for in pics to tell if theyve been lens distorted
Yes I’ve been preaching about (what I call) (¬iced) Alienic Beauty Standards for years!
I think it’s more so about us being aware of what those artistic photos might portray and not obsessing over it than it is those models/artists actually taking them with an “ulterior motive”. I think they are just having fun with the camera. However, these types of videos help not to perceive this pictures differently than what they are.
Thank you, girl! You are my therapist💖
As someone who has suffered from body dysmorphic disorder and anorexia b/p subtype for nearly 7 years now I am so so grateful to have found your channel in a time of particular relapse struggle. Thank you for your kindness and spreading awareness 🖤🖤🖤
Blows my mind that ppl are so bored and unhappy that they are mad that ppl are using photography techniques to make their feet look bigger than their head😅 touch grass lol if this is actually making you feel some type of way, you are beyond help.
Thank you for bringing this up and bringing awareness to this little trick.
Thank you so much for making us aware of this!
Just because someone is thin doesn't qualify them to trying to bring back thinspo?? I think the pictures are v quirky and cool in an artistic way. The posing too looks very unnatural, less like her showing off her body and more of a stylistic choice. It's very obvious that the lens is distorted. As a skinny person whos insecure of my weight, im tired of people calling everything a skinny woman does as promoting ed or trying to show off her body.
I agree
Wow…Dua Lipa is totally different than real life 😭 Guys these angles and filters are brining us down
Thank you Stephanie a million times over. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
thank you for the needed reminder ❤❤
Can you talk about Kpop and k-dramas and C-dramas industries and theirs effect on the young generation now, I already watched the previous video about kpop and I would like to know more about that and your opinion on it.
Love you
THANK YOU. I REALLY needed this, especially the Dua Lipa one. I always had a naturally thick muscular body and really suffered growing up under the 00's standards. I developed anorexia, bulimia and body dysmorphia trying to have a tinny waist and thin legs. I became underweight, had thin legs, flat abdomen, but I never achieved a 60cm waist. I felt so frustated when I realized that I'll never achieve my body goals due to my bone structure. Ellipsis, the recovery was LONG. My point is, one of the things that helped me a lot to finally feel good about my body was the beginning of Dua Lipa's career. It was a JOY to see a big, muscular, non-fat-but-wide-waist woman be considered hot and beautiful by everyone. But then she started "getting" thinner and thinner, and I thought: "so... she lost weight and she actually looks like this now that she's super skinny? So she wasn't just big? So she was fat? So I'm not big, I'm fat. Well, if she could, I could too, I just need to strict diet and do more cardio, I-". That last line instantly made me felt nauseous, clearly my body hated the idea but my mind was ruthless, so I reduced Dua Lipa's content on my feed for my own good. That was like 3 years ago, now that I watch this video, I realize that I almost fell into the abyss again just because of the distorted photos of someone who actually has a bigger waist than me🤯I feel so stupid rn but also very proud that it didn't make me fall into eating disorders again 🤦♀😂
girrrrlll I had the exact same experience!! I was so glad when I first knew her and then she started "losing weight" and made me feel like crap. Boy was I FOOLED!
I LUV YOUR VIDS!! Stay informed thank you for doing research
Hi Stephanie, I love you! I do like that you are combating unhealthy beauty standards, but I actually really miss you talking about health and nutrition especially for women. Also you had the absolute best makeup tutorials! I miss those too. I don’t watch these types of videos much, but I stay subscribed in the hopes you will do more makeup or nutrition videos in the future!
this is the first time I've ever heard of the term lens distortion yet it makes so much sense now that I think of it
the fact that you talk about that yet you are one of the ones who set high beauty standards.
this is so toxic thanks for informing us of yet another way influencers are making unrealistic standards!
these women are absolutely stunning, and i wish social media allowed for realism of the female body in particular.
i've been exercising to achieve something i can only do with lens distortion 🤦🏽♀🤦🏽♀ - thank you for this video.
*isn't that just perspective??* 🤨🤨🤨🤨
It’s like the old Steve Madden shoe advertisements with the girls with the bobble heads and big feet long legs!
Thank u SO MUCH for this
I had no idea this was a thing. Thank you for making me aware through this video! Staying up to date about the tricks that people use to alter their appearance in photos helps me in retaining my confidence when I look in de mirror 💕
This video is actually informative, explanatory, and very well researched. Thank you so much for this one lady 💗 Blessings & Love 💜
No one believes their bodies are that little. The camera makes it appear that way, but these kinds of photos are trendy and creative.
Young girls do
@@hg3895 I am not stupid, maybe you do
@@meepmeep3308Are you a young girl?
@@meepmeep3308you’re not everybody. Lots of children believe and they end up ending their life, calling them stupid won’t help the issue
Yes! Thank you.
Thanks for this! I wouldn’t even have noticed on some of the pics !!
It's very interesting, thank you :) It's crazy I didn't know it could make such a difference vizually! You have a very nice voice and way of talking english too, cheers from France!
Always enjoy hearing your take on these wild antics. Also this is such a mind f*@k. I can’t imagine being in my formative years and seeing this stuff. The way it would mess with your self esteem…oof. 💜
the problem is not lens distortion, it's social media in general. Since people post pictures to get that dopamine fix they'll always look for tricks (or approve tricks) that confirm their ideal image of themselves, consequently inevitably dropping it onto others. they don't care about others, they're dopamine junkies like most of us, looking for a like fix
I find the history of beauty standards to be super fascinating. Being older, I grew up before social media. Since I was tall, skinny,long legged, toned, light skinned, blue eyes, and light haired, I fit most 80s-90s beauty standards... and then came Pam Anderson and such... I was told for 20 years how perfect I'd be IF I had a boob job. 😑
The pressure of beauty standards existed long before photography even existed. Victorian women had to hide their cosmetics they used to enhance their looks because of basically unreal beauty standards at the time.
Unrealistic standards have been around many millennia and its a fascinating subject to delve into. Love ya guts!! 😊
You should start all your video’s with, “Hey my loves”. We need this! :)
I think lens distortion is used to make pictures more quirky & cool.
Eh these pictures are used to make the body look different
@@Kwildcat13 no shit, who wants to take pictures that look exactly like themselves all the time? That would be boring
yes, a lot of this reminds me of "thinspo"
Dua Lipa is a great example, I found her almost unrecognizable for some of the Barbie movie PR compared to the pushed photos I'd usually see of her on socials or promo shots
Thank you for bringing awareness.
As somebody whose feet ARE the size of my head, I definitely wouldn't have caught some of these without it being pointed out. I didn't even know how could affect your waist! Seeing the paparazzi pictures definitely helped my self esteem, especially since my body image problems are centered around my waist.
The pics of Ariana just look like art to me.