Simply a great photo…

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It’s not the first time I’m talking about airbrushing… iWanex Studio once again illustrates my point perfectly.

Make sure to check the portfolio to see the before-after comparisons!

One thing I’ve noticed about these and other “touch-up” comparisons I’ve seen before is how often Photoshop is used to compensate for bad lighting, bad exposure, lack of MUA (make up artist), etc.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against it but the strict minimum should be done when it comes to airbrushing an image to make it “printable” in a magazine don’t you think?

The models are human, we don’t need “perfection” on paper. Getting rid of a pimple, fine.

Removing ribs?? No thanks!

But as you can see, airbrushing goes even further than just fix cosmetic defects. The airbrusher also has to fix photographic defects!

In other words, it’s like the photographers have given up on proper lighting, technique since they know it can all be corrected in Photoshop later!

Quite the saddest part if you ask me!

I don’t know why one would sell a camera online along with the memory card.

Simply because, even if you’re not a MI-6 agent like this idiot, there is “always” a way to rescue images from a memory card… That’s the truth!!!

“A bidder, who bought the camera for £17 on the auction website, discovered photos of terror suspects, their names and fingerprints and even images of rocket launchers and missiles.

The 28-year-old from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, only found the secret images when he downloaded his own holiday snaps from the Nikon Cool Pix device.

He told local police about the find and was shocked when Special Branch officers arrived at his home days later to seize his new purchase.

Officers have made five visits to his home in the last week to quiz him and his family, The Sun newspaper reported.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman confirmed that the police were investigating but said she could not confirm or deny the intelligence service’s involvement in the probe.

She refused to comment on reports that the camera was sold by an MI6 agent.”

Secret agents do make the world a safer place ah!

Apple share (AAPL: 91.04 +1.39%) is tanking for no reason, the bailout bill is stalled, the housing market is slumping even more, WAMU is out, recession is there, depression is looming and the light at the end of the tunnel looks pretty far…

Quite blunt but it sums it up perfectly wouldn’t you agree?!

After the metdown, some of these golden boys should consider a deep introspective soul serching phase before they resume trading again! On this crappy note, have a good weekend!

Sometimes, all you need is to be at the right place at the right time to get a great (funny) photo.

Nothing else… More here.