Adventures In PhotoshoppingAfter the whole embarrassing spectacle of Andy Roddick’s giant man-arms (not to mention In Touch’s anti-circlatory system stance on Angelina Jolie) earlier this week, you’d think AMI would probably cut back on the Photoshopping for a little while.
You would, however, be wrong.
As Radar discovers Star is already back to its usual tricks, starting with this week’s cover story on actress Jennifer Aniston.
Seeing is believing, as Star magazine knows. That’s why it illustrated its cover story about “Jen’s $5 Million Tell-All!” with a shot of Jennifer Aniston carrying what is plainly the manuscript she’s allegedly shopping around to publishers about her days with Brad Pitt.
But hang on—maybe Jen’s not really writing a book? In which case, maybe Star’s cover actually shows something else—say, Aniston attending an auction, holding an art catalog from Los Angeles Modern Auctions? And maybe Star simply airbrushed out the cover of the catalog, along with a pair of sunglasses she was holding, for good measure?
And while our first reaction is disappointment (we totally would have pre-ordered that book on Amazon!) our second reaction is more like feigned surprise.
“Feigned,” largely because we’ve grown somewhat pessimistic about the inner-workings of this industry and because we’re not nearly as shocked and appalled by Star’s photo wizardry as we probably should be.
After all, while the magazine lacks the street cred of say, The Economist, it nevertheless has no qualms about altering photographs to support its unsubstantiated insinuations.
Asked about the manipulation, an AMI spokesperson said, “Every magazine in this category chooses cover photos that best describe the story.”
And if there aren’t any such photos? AMI just orders their tech department to create some.
And then blames Bonnie Fuller for “dropping the ball.”
You would, however, be wrong.
As Radar discovers Star is already back to its usual tricks, starting with this week’s cover story on actress Jennifer Aniston.
Seeing is believing, as Star magazine knows. That’s why it illustrated its cover story about “Jen’s $5 Million Tell-All!” with a shot of Jennifer Aniston carrying what is plainly the manuscript she’s allegedly shopping around to publishers about her days with Brad Pitt.
But hang on—maybe Jen’s not really writing a book? In which case, maybe Star’s cover actually shows something else—say, Aniston attending an auction, holding an art catalog from Los Angeles Modern Auctions? And maybe Star simply airbrushed out the cover of the catalog, along with a pair of sunglasses she was holding, for good measure?
And while our first reaction is disappointment (we totally would have pre-ordered that book on Amazon!) our second reaction is more like feigned surprise.
“Feigned,” largely because we’ve grown somewhat pessimistic about the inner-workings of this industry and because we’re not nearly as shocked and appalled by Star’s photo wizardry as we probably should be.
After all, while the magazine lacks the street cred of say, The Economist, it nevertheless has no qualms about altering photographs to support its unsubstantiated insinuations.
Asked about the manipulation, an AMI spokesperson said, “Every magazine in this category chooses cover photos that best describe the story.”
And if there aren’t any such photos? AMI just orders their tech department to create some.
And then blames Bonnie Fuller for “dropping the ball.”
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