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Go turn your head that way and look at yourself in the mirror right now. I just did, and darn if my neck didn't also appear to lose about 2 or 3 inches.
It's not fun holding your head like that for long periods of time, but it can be done and the neck does appear rather short. In this case there's probably nothing more than some airbrushing that's been done to smooth out some of the skin folds that invariably happen with extreme head turning.
So yeah, there's some airbrushing, but I wouldn't call this a disaster at all.
Maybe I need to do some neck yoga, but I've been trying to recreate her pose and I really can't get my chin that closely aligned with my shoulder and keep my head & chin straight like that and my shoulder down. Now my neck really hurts.
By chance I'm sitting with my art reference mirror just over my left shoulder. I checked and re-checked this "disaster" when it looked fine to me.
Scotland Tom is absolutely correct. The neck HAS NOT been shortened. She's definitely had over-airbrushing on her neck (taking out the folds of skin that appear when you turn your neck) and face, but the neck and pose is in proportion.
I'm surprised at the ppl who can't do this pose. Look slightly over your shoulder and tilt your chin down.
The label says "overdone," but I would say this is no more overdone than any other magazine cover, which IMO, are basically all PsD's, giving us all a wrongful depiction of beauty.
Yeah, we need to quit letting the homeschool haters pick the PSDs... disasters are more like the one previous to this, with a missing arm. Not just simple airbrushing. Is this edited... duh! Disaster... no.
From your link "(but compare some peoples' recent emergence into nationhood, where peoples is meant as the plural of the singular people)" And when a word ends with an s its normally followed by either [es] or ['], such as if your surname was 'Michaels': Mr. Michaels' boat was very clean.
I think the problem with this is that the face and head are too big for the body - which then gives the impression that the neck is too short. It just looks wrong - like the head has been pasted on.
this isn't really that bad at all. i honestly don't know what you're pointing out with this. the neck? maybe it's a bit overdone, when you turn your neck like that you definitely have a few wrinkles.... but too short as people are saying? please... if anything the photographers/magazines ask to make necks longer. why would they shorten them??
I'm gonna have to agree with Scotland Tom and Firelady, here, I managed to pose just like this, although I definitely had more twisted wrinkles than Ms. Gorgeous on the mag cover.
N. said And when a word ends with an s its normally followed by either [es] or ['], such as if your surname was 'Michaels': Mr. Michaels' boat was very clean.
Actually, that's commonly done, but there's disagreement over whether it's technically correct. From the Wikipedia article:
"Some prefer Descartes' and Dumas', while others insist on Descartes's and Dumas's. Certainly a sibilant is pronounced in these cases; the theoretical question is whether the existing final letter is sounded, or whether s needs to be added."
Meh, I'm unsure...The top she is wearing comes up around so much that I can't see what her actual neck is doing under there. Skin twistings have definitely been airbrushed out, which gives it an odd and fake look. But yeah if you crank your head around, your neck does look shorter. I don't have enough info to know how much shopping they did here aside from skin folding removal.
I don't understand the criticism. Doesn't the cover state very clearly that everything (and they mean everything!) in that issue is under 100$? And the beauty stuff even under 25$? I think that it's completely self-explanatory that this includes the Photoshop work.
What's the matter with her NECK? She just lifted her right shoulder a bit up. Didn't you guys get way too neurotic with that finding-where-the-mistake-is thing???
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I can't feel my neck either!
Haven't you heard? Collumoplasty is the latest rage in Hollywood. Everyone is going for the shortest neck possible.
Word verification: "userses"
Apparently the plural of "users".
Go turn your head that way and look at yourself in the mirror right now. I just did, and darn if my neck didn't also appear to lose about 2 or 3 inches.
It's not fun holding your head like that for long periods of time, but it can be done and the neck does appear rather short. In this case there's probably nothing more than some airbrushing that's been done to smooth out some of the skin folds that invariably happen with extreme head turning.
So yeah, there's some airbrushing, but I wouldn't call this a disaster at all.
hmmmm ... I dunno.
@Sean Flanagan
If there were a plural of the plural users, grammatical convention would dictate it to be users'
;)
Looks a little like a zucchini - big, wobbly something at the bottom and it just curves into the smaller top part. With odd necks.
wv: cables - that'd also have been a possibility to link her torso to her head, yes.
Maybe I need to do some neck yoga, but I've been trying to recreate her pose and I really can't get my chin that closely aligned with my shoulder and keep my head & chin straight like that and my shoulder down.
Now my neck really hurts.
Yeah, I can't get my head in that position either. The chin and shoulder just can't be that close and still look straight on.
"If there were a plural of the plural users, grammatical convention would dictate it to be users'"
Not in English. Apostrophes never, ever make anything plural. (See this for when apostrophes should be used in plurals at all.)
By chance I'm sitting with my art reference mirror just over my left shoulder. I checked and re-checked this "disaster" when it looked fine to me.
Scotland Tom is absolutely correct. The neck HAS NOT been shortened. She's definitely had over-airbrushing on her neck (taking out the folds of skin that appear when you turn your neck) and face, but the neck and pose is in proportion.
I'm surprised at the ppl who can't do this pose. Look slightly over your shoulder and tilt your chin down.
"Why was I not made of stone like thee?" (-Quasimodo)
Is pliable flesh an embarrassing defect that needs to be corrected?
Why remove the natural twisted-skin folds that such a pose would produce?
MGCDT !
Lets put a smile on that face.
The label says "overdone," but I would say this is no more overdone than any other magazine cover, which IMO, are basically all PsD's, giving us all a wrongful depiction of beauty.
Yeah, we need to quit letting the homeschool haters pick the PSDs... disasters are more like the one previous to this, with a missing arm. Not just simple airbrushing. Is this edited... duh! Disaster... no.
My girlfriend can't do that. But I can.
wv: chewisma
The sad thing is that they could have put the head upper and the Title wouldn't hide anything important.
saw my wv and had to post.
WV: necupt - condition as seen in pic...
There's a difference between recognising photoshop manipulation and defining something as a Disaster.
@Adam
From your link "(but compare some peoples' recent emergence into nationhood, where peoples is meant as the plural of the singular people)" And when a word ends with an s its normally followed by either [es] or ['], such as if your surname was 'Michaels': Mr. Michaels' boat was very clean.
@Adam
Equally:
Many users' boats were clean.
I think the problem with this is that the face and head are too big for the body - which then gives the impression that the neck is too short. It just looks wrong - like the head has been pasted on.
Anyone notice that the left eye and right eye are pointing in different directions?
Not an epic fail - wow PSD is really @ the bottom of the barrel now.
this isn't really that bad at all. i honestly don't know what you're pointing out with this. the neck? maybe it's a bit overdone, when you turn your neck like that you definitely have a few wrinkles.... but too short as people are saying? please... if anything the photographers/magazines ask to make necks longer. why would they shorten them??
"There's a difference between recognising photoshop manipulation and defining something as a Disaster."
-Bingo! I couldn't have said it better myself.
@N.
Both of those are examples of the use of a possesive apostrophe though, you're not pluralising either.
I'm gonna have to agree with Scotland Tom and Firelady, here, I managed to pose just like this, although I definitely had more twisted wrinkles than Ms. Gorgeous on the mag cover.
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There is nothing wrong with this photo. Her face is not straight on (we can only see her right ear, for example). I can easily pose like this. Easily.
No offense, but this wouldn't even be a finalist in the unlikeliest neck category.
All the winners of that prize are from this photoshopper:
http://supremepageantphotos.homestead.com/lauren_web.jpg
Don't feel too bad, this would probably win unlikeliest neck on a mainstream magazine cover.
Grasping at straws? There's no disaster here.
There is a lie on that front page! The $5000 shopping spree isn't under $100 :P.
Well yeah, it's overdone but I still don't think it's such a big deal...
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@lizzie
Good point ... :p
Well, the neck smoothing is totally wrong, but it's not a disaster. I mean, oversmoothing is normal in fashion magazines.
Adam said "Not in English. Apostrophes never, ever make anything plural. (See this for when apostrophes should be used in plurals at all.)"
And see this for additional advice about apostrophe use (with attitude).
@ Andrew A Gill's link
Holy Damn it's a realdoll!!
ick.
wv: azoatize (seems oddly appropriate somehow)
N. said And when a word ends with an s its normally followed by either [es] or ['], such as if your surname was 'Michaels': Mr. Michaels' boat was very clean.
Actually, that's commonly done, but there's disagreement over whether it's technically correct. From the Wikipedia article:
"Some prefer Descartes' and Dumas', while others insist on Descartes's and Dumas's. Certainly a sibilant is pronounced in these cases; the theoretical question is whether the existing final letter is sounded, or whether s needs to be added."
Meh, I'm unsure...The top she is wearing comes up around so much that I can't see what her actual neck is doing under there. Skin twistings have definitely been airbrushed out, which gives it an odd and fake look. But yeah if you crank your head around, your neck does look shorter. I don't have enough info to know how much shopping they did here aside from skin folding removal.
this is probably NOT the unlikeliest one...
anyway.. i managed to do it...
she's got a good head on her shoulders!
Not a disaster to me.
I don't understand the criticism. Doesn't the cover state very clearly that everything (and they mean everything!) in that issue is under 100$? And the beauty stuff even under 25$? I think that it's completely self-explanatory that this includes the Photoshop work.
Strange how they mutilated her neck like this but didn't do anything to the baggy eyes...
What's the matter with her NECK?
She just lifted her right shoulder a bit up.
Didn't you guys get way too neurotic with that finding-where-the-mistake-is thing???
Huh? What's wrong with the neck. I look exactly the same when looking to the side that way.
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