Plus Size model in the self attempt: The Photoshop experiment

Marie Southard Ospina wanted to experience something over the ideals of beauty of the world and sent a self-portrait away to 21 photo editors. The task: Adorn with Photoshop. The result: astonishing.

Hamburg - Marie Southard Ospina, 23 years old, plus Size Bloggerin, dared an experiment. An experiment with the beauty. The American with Colombian roots sent a photo of itself to 21 photo editors in different countries. On the portrait them are bluntly, the hair are zauselig, easy dark circles are to be recognized. The order: Adorns me with Photoshop.

“Our world is increasingly possessed by perfection”, writes the Bloggerin in a contribution for Bustle.com. The relationship of beauty and weight takes to everyone different was. As plus Size Bloggerin she asked herself: What do the photo hoppers with my round cheeks, with my double chin make?

The result of their experiment surprised it, explained Ospina now. Only three countries would have noticeably verschmälert it: Ukraine, Mexico and Lithuania. Some countries such as India and Sri Lanka would have worked noticeably with Airbrush, in order to give her a softer look. “I was to be seen however on the whole actually rather surprised that I looked still in the large majority of the photos as I.”

It is heavy to recognize a change which all would have made. With the exception of three photo editors all would have removed their nevus in the face. A great many would later have made up it.

Which version it best pleases? “I fell in love a little with the photo from Italy”, said Ospina “People”.