Pixel Perfect

Informative! I always wondered who was behind those Dove advertisements. It's interesting to see a rebuttal (if that's what it is; Dangin just seems content to do what he's doing and to not get into an argument) to the constant foretellings of the downfall of society through warped body image views. Maybe he's right! Maybe we all just need to come to the conclusion that these retouched photos all show an ideal, something that can't necessarily be reached but is pretty cool nonetheless. Maybe if everyone came to this conclusion, we wouldn't have people constantly depressed with the state of their bodies. Oh darn, that's exactly the problem, isn't it? People are silly.

But even so, I agree wholeheartedly with Dangin. It's a pleasure to see that he can continue to do what he's best at regardless of the disparaging comments. It's really an art form in and of itself, considering that the photos go in on one end, and come out completely buffed up on the other, and that photographers cave come to rely on this type of post-processing to produce ideal results. It's also good to know that there is such a thing as balance, and that simply making every face perfect and clean doesn't necessarily produce good work.

But I do disagree with his view that creativity should lead technology. If we waited for creativity to create a demand for the technology we use, we'd never get anywhere. Case in point: Photoshop - dude just wanted to display some grayscale images on his screen, and opportunity came knocking. Who knew that this is what it would lead to?

I too would not wear clothes if Demarchelier were shooting.