To Shop Or Not To Shop?

CURIOUS: WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON PHOTOSHOP?

With Photoshop getting a negative rep from celebs using it to completely distort the reality of what they really look like…

CLICK TO READ: Mariah Carey/Terry Richardson Photoshop debacle

It’s easy to forget that Photoshop can be used for good! Here is a picture I took with my friend AJG FILMPRODUCTIONS. We were just goofing around in in his apartment after dark with no professional lighting, and barely any light at all, but with the magic of Photoshop I was able transform the image giving the look of a professional studio shot without any alterations done to my face, skin or body (I am sure another editor would have taken in my stomach and blurred the creases under my eyes, but I love this photograph, imperfections and all!)

In my opinion, if there is a place for photo editing (and I believe there is), and this would be it! I definitely consider editing to be an art and I love playing with pictures! But, I’m so curious. What are your thoughts? To shop or not to shop?

Together in Health!
xob

What Is Perfect?

Is she perfect?

Am I? … Are you?

I am a trainer, a coach, an athlete, a “model” of health, and yet, I am NOT perfect. My weight fluctuates with the seasons and I am still trying to get it right. I struggle with my diet everyday. And some days I flat out don’t want to workout. Sometimes I push through it, other days I cave and give in. Today, was one of “those days” where all I wanted was to eat ice cream in bed. I tried to fight the urge, but I just couldn’t shake it. As part of my work I take and post lots of photos, not just because I dabble in modeling, but because I genuinely love the art of photography. I enjoy everything about creating a photograph from designing the set and the mood, to creating angles with my body and character in my expression, I choose the fashion, do the hair, the makeup, I edit my own work and I choose what to share, it is not always fitness, sometimes it’s sexier, edgier, it is NEVER “glamour,” it is always artistic and it is always a part of me. In some pictures I have a six pack, in others, I clearly do not. But, I try to share my struggles as well as my success. Many of my pictures are edited (by me). These are not.

Here, some shots from my latest photo shoot with AJG FILMPRODUCTIONS that illustrate the mood I was in today, wanting to curl up in bed and indulge in sweet treats. I have traded my six pack for “rolls” in these shots, but I am sharing the photos untouched; not even lighting has been corrected. Completely raw, entirely real. UN-edited… ME.

 

Watch this video to see photoshop EXPOSED. Now, tell me, is she perfect?

HOW PHOTOSHOP SHOULD BE USED >>

Now, I am going to go to the gym. I had a lazy day. I ate ice cream. I stayed in bed longer than anyone should. Even if I only get through half my workout, I owe it to myself and my dreams to try! Not for perfection, not to be someone other than me. To be ME, for me, the best me I can be!

Together in Health!

xob