Tim Vaughan

My plan for unrealistic, retouched photos

So there's this idea out there that retouched images of models
contribute to poor self-image among girls. And boys, I guess?

My suggestion to deal with this is to impose safety warnings on
photos, like with tobacco and alcohol. However, these warnings would
be proportional. So for professional photos, if half the total cost
of producing the image was due to post-photo retouching (airbrushing
etc.) then the safety warning would have to take up half the total
size of the image when displayed in magazines, adverts, websites etc.

If the entire cost of producing the image was spent on makeup,
lighting etc. then no safety warning would be required.