There is a new law in Norway every add needs a “Has been retouched” picture stamp on it and the stamp is really large too not just in the corner so you can’t miss it.
@@ilyaalister8193: YESSS ...in the US it's sooo worse, so unbelievable "sick" how are they Change the original Look of all People in Beauty- or Film-Business, and that is only ONE Point what makes the People (and the Kids and Upgrowings) mental sick ! They doesn't feel it by themselves, but this whole Re-Modulation, Re-Construction and in their Eyes "Perfectionism" of all People did it what makes the Younger People lost in theirselves. Makes them feel uncomfortable in their own Body! I hate this System ! But they do it - all for the Money 👎😮💨 !
I'm so glad, hopefully here in the US we will have that within the next 20 yrs. We are always 20 yrs behind Europe when it comes to common sense things.
i find beauty light funny, because as a painter that type of lighting that minimalizes details and flattens everything out is exactly what we spend years learning NOT to do, we need to show depth and the planes of the face. there's this special type of lighting that painters and cinematographers love that's called the "lighting sandwich" which is two lights on opposite sides of the object, usually one is stronger, it really shows off the details and shapes of what you're painting, literally the opposite of beauty lighting lol
I feel the same way about figure drawing vs peoples body insecurities and I think its because as an artist, your goal is to capture realism, and so all the forms and shapes and imperfections of the human body become marks of beauty because they become marks of skill. So I love hip dips and indents in muscles and layers of rolls and stretches of skin and bones sticking out or fat and muscle flowing together and scars because I love to draw it and I love how it looks when I finish them, but thats because I see them as details that I honed my skills to be able to replicate instead of just the "ugly" bits.
@@cassualtea2040 yes exactly! I personally have quite a ways to go with drawing fat/plus size characters tbh, but I'm definitely improving! I love drawing characters with scars, dark circles, bags, etc. uh big noses, I have a big nose so I love representing them, as mainly a character designer I think it makes them beautiful, more real, love it.
I came to the comments to say exactly this! As an artist it’s the worst when, for example, a commissioned portrait reference has all the planes flattened out. I love to capture the “flaws” that make a face and body unique and interesting.
I absolutely hate seeing dermatologists take sponsorships and shill products on social media, using their ‘credibility’ as a doctor or other health professional to shove product down your throat. Then people buy the products because they’re recommended by a doctor. Doctors shouldn’t be skincare influencers.
That's exactly why I stopped taking skin care advice from social media. I'm not disrespecting James, I'm just saying he's an exception, in this ocean of scamfluencers. I had no clue deematologists did this but I found too many contradictions to care to listen. I found what works for me, been using some products for a good decade now and they work just fine.
the lighting thing is funny to me, imagine seeing yourself in your bathroom mirror and then in overhead office lighting and being scared by your own reflection. lighting changes things, sometimes the comparisons are super unfair! especially compared to some of these heavy-handed edits
It’s like…a science lol. When I worked in a personal shopping lounge, when it was being built, the work that went into getting the right mirrors and the right lighting for the fittings rooms was crazy! Making sure everyone liked what they say in the mirror!
I'm an artist, so let's say that I'm very used to identify\memorize people's features and bone structure at a glance, and a couple of these left me very confused. Like the "but it's clearly the same person with the same features, can't they see?"kind of confused...as James said, some of these are just a matter of different light and honestly you can clearly still see that it's the same bone structure and facial features, don't know how people make a big deal out of it🤷♀
@@DeadKraken i think the real issue is that there’s so little transparency over all that at a certain point people assume that everyone (or all influencers / content creators, at least) are lying. if people were more open over all i don’t think folks would split hairs over lighting differences. but for now, the pendulum keeps swinging 🤷🏻♀️
this series is so important. not only for us regular people, but for the ppl the photoshopping as well because i truly think they look absolutely great unedited and i hope they realise that one day
I agree! Some of the people do look great without editing. I see it as not wasting time or having people have high expectations for myself so I dont tend to edit my appearance at all, only filters that alter the whole photo, with altering things like colors or specific saturation settings, aside from obvious ones that have trended or gone viral, like the blue diamond 🤷♂️
@@JamesWelsh btw that was not from a documentary, its from a horror short film. stephanie in her normal videos has a strong light from the front and from the top (cause shes insecure about the shadows cast on her face from her glasses) so shes overlit which hides a lot of her fine lines
I think the RUclipsr looks gorgeous in the doco lighting. She has striking features. It's nice to see the depth in someone's face rather than the washed out beauty lighting
I think it's great that you're continually educating young women, especially, on the all the 'smoke & mirrors' created by these apps!! I read that the suicide rates had gone up because too many young women, of any race, had felt disillusioned and saddened by the belief that they cannot look like the 'Barbie doll' images they see plastered all over the net - even when they know it's fake. For that reason, I think you're doing a real service for these people - and not just young women - by reminding them of all the work that goes into selfies, videos, shopping, editing and curating.... Keep up the good work!
Does anyone remember that one Seinfeld episode with the gorgeous woman looking completely different in bad restaurant lighting??? That is my life struggle as well, I could literally scare myself under hospital lighting lololol
The biggest compliment in my opinion that I’ve received is about my skin and how the work I put in is apparent 🥰 when you did the retouch on yourself… can I just say… YOU looked so much better in your professional camera than the app… I know you work on your skin and it absolutely shows ❤
2:49 that’s Stephanie Harlowe. She’s amazing. The picture on the right is from a short-film. The lighting on the short-film is purposely dark and adds to the eerie atmosphere and suspense of the storyline
i think that last example speaks to why many influencers cannot go without filters anymore. like u said, they came up during the era where filters and facetune became more common, and were using them to sell makeup, doing these “full glam” looks that would never look as flawless without retouching.
I think the subreddit is good for calling out celebrities and influencers who use photoshop and filters while selling products. But I hate seeing them call out people they’ve randomly found on Instagram and Facebook. It might be cringe, but their photoshop isn’t hurting anyone. Like, why call out Stephanie Harlowe? She hasn’t been in the beauty community for YEARS. Even if she used photoshop, I wouldn’t care because she isn’t reviewing or advertising beauty products.
Dear God, I appreciate these videos so much. We need more of these just so we're constantly reminded that the standard is a lie. The goal post is an illusion and chasing this dragon is a one-way ticket to a never-ending dysmorphia
First off, I just really enjoy this kind of content, I think it’s fascinating. I also appreciate how you differentiate between when it’s “okay” to use a filter (casually) vs. when it’s not (like when heavy filters are used for ads for skincare, etc.). I felt called out (in a nice way 😄) because sometimes I’ll get annoyed at the *very* filtered pics that people will post on FB, but you’re right, it’s not a big deal. Sometimes we just use filters as a little ✨pick me up✨, and that’s okay.
People need to get the old school makeup lighting mirrors from the 70’s & 80’s and use the three settings they give you. 😂 Talk about seeing what drastic lighting will do to you! 🤣
Stephanie Harlowe is the true crime RUclipsr. I agree she is amazing. The second Pic they got from the short horror film she is in. She is an awesome creator! ❤
Lol omg for the record, that second pic is from a short horror film where the lighting and angles were intentionally harsh, and they use a camera and lens that picks up everything. That is not naturally how I look. The reality is somewhere in the middle 🤣🤣
I really enjoy when you do these types of videos because you're so well informed on this subject. You break it all done for us and let us 'go behind the scenes' in an interesting and fun way. Thanks James and more of these please!
I can’t believe someone tried to come for our girl Stephanie 😭 the second picture is from a short horror film she was a part of, super fun watch if you haven’t already ☺️
9:49 Sorry, I found laughter & joy simply in the fact that she’s become so irrelevant (due to her own actions) that you couldn’t even be bothered to remember her name 🤷🏼♀️😂
James, I just subscribed to your channel last night! I could use a portable filter today since I spent most of last night laughing it up along with you and Robert on The Welsh Twins Channel. I added that and thanks to you, discovered Hyram! Don't ever stop the care and respect you show us, while keeping it all true and fresh❤
I believe that the inexplicable description he’s looking for to describe the faceapp filtered people is “uncanny valley” which does give that “not quite right” look that triggers our instincts of what’s okay or not quite right or a bit off.
It’s neat what we can do with lighting and contouring. I do worry what happens when we all look the same. I love the uniqueness of individual faces bc I grew up sketching faces in comic and manga style. ❤Ty for covering this
Your content is always honest and fun. I thoroughly enjoy - thank you James! You asked what that severe lighting which shows skin texture and lines etc., and is almost always unflattering is referred to as. "Raking light" is the definition that was used in both the adverting and fine art fields that I've been involved with. Very appropriate I think...nothing soft and fuzzy bout it. :)
Does anyone here remember deco photobox era? In Japan we say PuriKura (purinto kurabu/print club) the result was exaggerated cute round eyes, v-shape face and super unnatural blurred skin 😂
All my 15 years pictures look like a weird blurred doll lol I stopped using it after some creepy adult men started offering money to more pictures with, ahmmm, less clothing.
Have always loved your "vs" series and I like you reacting to them too! I think it's really useful to be able to identify when people are using filters as it's consistently getting harder and harder to tell what's real and what's fake. Also appreciate you highlighting when to consider things like a difference in lighting vs actual retouching. So insightful 👌Thanks!
I'm an amateur photographer and I also make (very beginner) videos about my editing process. Something I repeat a lot is that you want to keep the person looking natural. You don't want it to look obvious that you've done something.
I’ve never used those kinds of filters/apps. I’m honestly a bit scared too. I think I have pretty good self esteem & confidence, I think those filters would mess with that
The thing about Stephanie Harlow is that she wears glasses and these make her eyes look bigger than they actually are. I've noticed this before in other photos (I'm a long-time follower). Also, I believe she's had had hair extensions. And of course, the lighting is everything! No photoshop in her case, imo.
Love Stephanie. It only makes sense that she looks different in front of her own set to present her channels that she would look how she feels she looks best, compared to stage make up for a mini series. She’s so fantastic, sharp, funny and beautiful. No bullshit with that one.
The app that makes everyone look the same: as an artist my teachers would weep. Every day they told us how to draw shadows, wrinkles, skin texture to distinguish a person from others and make them look like themselves. I remember my psychology and photography professors collaborated: they collected photos of photoshopped/not photoshopped, before and after plastic surgery (for comparison) and even though we didn't know what was retouched/changed, we could pinpoint scarily accurately what didn't feel right. We just had to look once and say "that doesn't look right" and we would be correct. I remember those lessons and cringe at the obscenely retouched photos/videos.
I love Stephanie Lange !!!! ❤ Literally she saved my self esteem a bit.I could never NEVER take a good picture of myself comparing to IG photos of other people ...Ive always been insecure that I couldnt even find a good lightning and I looked "better" in person but the pics were...MEH,bad😂
Girl, I was unaware of the shitty camera of smartphones that tends to deform everything and thought I couldn't take a good pic because I was a monster lol I don't remember if she in particular made a video about it or talked about it, but once I found out the truth I was like: 🤯
Please keep these coming James!! Yes, I know what you meant, I still think it's wrong though, I think the Kardashians actually think we're stupid and think they look like that lol.
One thing I noticing lately with my friends that recently had babies is they all are filtering their babies pictures. Their skin looks all smooth and weird and unnatural. Why the hell are people filtering babies?
So grotesque, ergh. There's just no boundary with some people. The one thing that makes me laugh out loud is imagining what all these RUclipsrs must REALLY look like in person with all that unbelievably heavy make up on. Kids at home are following their tutorials, and the end result is always beautiful juicy, glassy skin...on camera. So teenagers and 20 somethings do this drag queen make up thinking it's normal and legit (because all these 'beauty guru' and 'make up artists' are teaching it online and when 2pm in Tesco hits their visage, gosh it must look awful. Nobody needs make up that heavy, all that mindless contouring, those theatrical drag brows and extraordinary amount of undereye concealer. Imagine how your eyes would look in daylight if you had that much concealer on, say, after 3 hours of shopping, talking, laughing and sight-seeing. What a mess.
If you're selling me a dress and only filtered your face? Meh. Idgaf. But if you're selling me MAKEUP and filter/photoshop your face - now we have an issue. Same if you adjust your body and stuff in a way that distorts the dress or makes the dress look like it's promising me a shape or something that it can't offer.
I cannot understand why people post pictures of them with heavy filters on. When people put the filter on their children they are officially coocoo crazy to me.
Back in the day, I looked better in the mirror than I did in photos. Some of my friends looked better in pictures than in real life and some looked better in real life than in photos. Editing our photos probably started out as something relatively innocent, since a lot of cameras could only capture a very simple version of reality. I know different camera lenses helped us capture a certain feeling that could of possibly come from something naturally experienced.
Good morning James. Couldn't help myself but with that eye shadow filter, you looked exactly like Robert even though you are now clearly distinguishable. 😂😂 Have a lovely day. 😊
7:09 "So I don't know who this man is...." That's my cousin, Kevin, from here in Quebec. He actually looks that good IRL and he works so hard running his own salon and line of beauty products and I'm going to let him know that you just shaded him in your video 🤣
The person at the 7:40 mark also has some sort of glow around him. There is a weird line of light going through the water and around the top of the head.
I would love a review/reaction of Asian editing and filter apps! Honestly I think they are miles ahead of most Western ones, just due to the sheer variety of them and how adjustable they are. I think that it can be made to look both more realistic or wild depending on how you want to style it. I use meitu but there are tons I'm sure
Stephanie Harlowe just said in a recent video of her other channel, Crime Weekly with Derrick Levasseur, that her studio/filming lighting makes her look so good that when people see her in person they barely recognise her.
Before and after pictures went from magazines editing out belly buttons, to people going "this is clearly the exact same person in different lighting. scandalous."
Hi James I recently found your channel and honestly for me you could just read a phone book and I'd be transfixed, your charisma is simply off the charts! 🤩 Anyway just saying Hi and keep going, I love your reaction style videos 👋
I used to watch stephanie as well, but the way she phrases some things did not sit right with me, so I stopped. She looks good though, in both pictures. Lighting really changes everything.
Using the filters on yourself definitely made you look *more like* Robert...I know you are not the same person and watching you for awhile I have learned you both have distinctive looks!
loved this video! & this sort of video i think it's important to point it out bc u say oh it's obvious but not to some people 😭 sadly my mom doesn't think most of these are photoshop or touched up
I enjoy watching your videos and you very clearly put a lot of effort in to make them informative, which is fantastic. What isnt enjoyable though and is actually kind of awkward, is when you act like you dont know who certain people are or that youre “uninformed”. It just feels fake, and it makes you look snotty, it doesnt suit you.
I actually use SNOW app for make-up ideas, lol! Like when the freckle looks came out, I liked how the app scattered them & started doing my fake freckles like that. Previous to that I just put them on where I had freckles naturally (under my make-up) & it wasn't as cutesy.
This lighting issue reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where Jerry dates a girl who looks great under certain lighting, and not so great under another. It got so bad, Kramer thought he was dating two girls, lol.
I used to have a few thousand followers on insta, and while I did DEFINITELY facetune my pics, I did also just have super great skin, hair and trained very hard back then. Then I got sick and developed hormonal issues that gave me pretty severe acne, made me gain a lot of weight and lose a lot of hair. I stopped posting 4 years ago, yet I still get people that recognize me from instagram and snicker and giggle at me because I don’t look like my pictures (not anymore at least). Recently had a couple at a concert where I heard them mention my past insta handle, laugh loudly and then going “filters, LOTS of filters”. I honestly fear I’ll end up on forums like those or videos like these one day and see people tear me apart, something I’ve already done to myself because I hated how my body ended up looking no matter how hard I worked and how much money I spent to stay the same. I’ve come to terms with how I look now, but I’m also painfully aware of the fact that it won’t take much to tip me back into self hatred.
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There is a new law in Norway every add needs a “Has been retouched” picture stamp on it and the stamp is really large too not just in the corner so you can’t miss it.
My cousin came to visit from the states and said our commercials look like real people and not sex dolls 😂
@@ilyaalister8193: YESSS ...in the US it's sooo worse, so unbelievable "sick" how are they Change the original Look of all People in Beauty- or Film-Business, and that is only ONE Point what makes the People (and the Kids and Upgrowings) mental sick ! They doesn't feel it by themselves, but this whole Re-Modulation, Re-Construction and in their Eyes "Perfectionism" of all People did it what makes the Younger People lost in theirselves. Makes them feel uncomfortable in their own Body! I hate this System !
But they do it - all for the Money 👎😮💨 !
Fantastic
I'm so glad, hopefully here in the US we will have that within the next 20 yrs. We are always 20 yrs behind Europe when it comes to common sense things.
Same in France but nobody realy does it, they dont care
i find beauty light funny, because as a painter that type of lighting that minimalizes details and flattens everything out is exactly what we spend years learning NOT to do, we need to show depth and the planes of the face. there's this special type of lighting that painters and cinematographers love that's called the "lighting sandwich" which is two lights on opposite sides of the object, usually one is stronger, it really shows off the details and shapes of what you're painting, literally the opposite of beauty lighting lol
I feel the same way about figure drawing vs peoples body insecurities and I think its because as an artist, your goal is to capture realism, and so all the forms and shapes and imperfections of the human body become marks of beauty because they become marks of skill. So I love hip dips and indents in muscles and layers of rolls and stretches of skin and bones sticking out or fat and muscle flowing together and scars because I love to draw it and I love how it looks when I finish them, but thats because I see them as details that I honed my skills to be able to replicate instead of just the "ugly" bits.
@@cassualtea2040 yes exactly! I personally have quite a ways to go with drawing fat/plus size characters tbh, but I'm definitely improving! I love drawing characters with scars, dark circles, bags, etc. uh big noses, I have a big nose so I love representing them, as mainly a character designer I think it makes them beautiful, more real, love it.
@@cassualtea2040 omg yes, it's so much more interesting to draw poetic bodies versus "beauty standard"
I came to the comments to say exactly this! As an artist it’s the worst when, for example, a commissioned portrait reference has all the planes flattened out. I love to capture the “flaws” that make a face and body unique and interesting.
So true! It's so weird seeing almost 2D faces
Officially calling Jaclyn Hill just Jackie from now on 😂
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Jackie aina left the chat😅
That SENT me 😂
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I’m noticing even Dermatologists are using filters.. it’s annoying because I’m looking for real results, within reason NOT their pretend skin.
I absolutely hate seeing dermatologists take sponsorships and shill products on social media, using their ‘credibility’ as a doctor or other health professional to shove product down your throat. Then people buy the products because they’re recommended by a doctor. Doctors shouldn’t be skincare influencers.
That's exactly why I stopped taking skin care advice from social media. I'm not disrespecting James, I'm just saying he's an exception, in this ocean of scamfluencers. I had no clue deematologists did this but I found too many contradictions to care to listen. I found what works for me, been using some products for a good decade now and they work just fine.
Exactly!!! They telling us how to take care of our skin and then hide their real skin. Ridiculous
Even that 39 yo dermatologist who uses low quality camera so it blurrs out her pores...Hun we know what you're doing...
@@lizxu322 I know EXACTLY who you're talking about! 😂
the lighting thing is funny to me, imagine seeing yourself in your bathroom mirror and then in overhead office lighting and being scared by your own reflection. lighting changes things, sometimes the comparisons are super unfair! especially compared to some of these heavy-handed edits
It’s like…a science lol. When I worked in a personal shopping lounge, when it was being built, the work that went into getting the right mirrors and the right lighting for the fittings rooms was crazy! Making sure everyone liked what they say in the mirror!
I'm an artist, so let's say that I'm very used to identify\memorize people's features and bone structure at a glance, and a couple of these left me very confused.
Like the "but it's clearly the same person with the same features, can't they see?"kind of confused...as James said, some of these are just a matter of different light and honestly you can clearly still see that it's the same bone structure and facial features, don't know how people make a big deal out of it🤷♀
@@DeadKraken i think the real issue is that there’s so little transparency over all that at a certain point people assume that everyone (or all influencers / content creators, at least) are lying. if people were more open over all i don’t think folks would split hairs over lighting differences. but for now, the pendulum keeps swinging 🤷🏻♀️
YES! and the dreaded fitting room light with the wrap around mirrors. OMG the difference than at home is normal lighting is insane.
Right? People stats to live in imaginary world and be scared of reality. It's so sad.
this series is so important. not only for us regular people, but for the ppl the photoshopping as well because i truly think they look absolutely great unedited and i hope they realise that one day
Nope. They dont. Sorry
@@it-ke9od congrats, you’re the reason people feel the need to hide their real selves.
@@jaqsre thank you
I agree! Some of the people do look great without editing. I see it as not wasting time or having people have high expectations for myself so I dont tend to edit my appearance at all, only filters that alter the whole photo, with altering things like colors or specific saturation settings, aside from obvious ones that have trended or gone viral, like the blue diamond 🤷♂️
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“This time she’s not advertising anything I believe” bombastic side eye James lol
Right.! Of course she's selling something. That's the only time Jackie posts anything
Love Stephanie’s videos. I agree you can’t really compare good “beauty” lighting to not having that lighting.
Yaasss. It's the make up and lighting for her.
Yeah it’s just not fair!
I believe that the image on the right is from the short film she’s currently starring in. (The Offering (I think), on RUclips. It’s fantastic!)
@@JamesWelsh btw that was not from a documentary, its from a horror short film. stephanie in her normal videos has a strong light from the front and from the top (cause shes insecure about the shadows cast on her face from her glasses) so shes overlit which hides a lot of her fine lines
I'm shook just because I genuinely thought those are 2 different people
I think the RUclipsr looks gorgeous in the doco lighting. She has striking features. It's nice to see the depth in someone's face rather than the washed out beauty lighting
I feel the same way.
I agree. I just want her glasses back! Love her in her glasses.
@@CarynGibson-ey1xn right? Totally changed her face!
I think it's great that you're continually educating young women, especially, on the all the 'smoke & mirrors' created by these apps!! I read that the suicide rates had gone up because too many young women, of any race, had felt disillusioned and saddened by the belief that they cannot look like the 'Barbie doll' images they see plastered all over the net - even when they know it's fake.
For that reason, I think you're doing a real service for these people - and not just young women - by reminding them of all the work that goes into selfies, videos, shopping, editing and curating.... Keep up the good work!
I love how kind and gracious you are with your commentary, especially when discussing other's bodies ❤
Can't believe Jackie made an appearance - her hacks are getting so good and she looks totally ready for the office party!
LOOOL. Omfg 😂
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Any time anyone says Jackie I hear Jackie Stallone coming into the Big Brother house.
@@dawntigga ‘yeah…Brakie’ 👄
I absolutely love this series, especially as what others find to be obvious subtle retouching isn’t always as obvious to me🙈
Does anyone remember that one Seinfeld episode with the gorgeous woman looking completely different in bad restaurant lighting??? That is my life struggle as well, I could literally scare myself under hospital lighting lololol
The biggest compliment in my opinion that I’ve received is about my skin and how the work I put in is apparent 🥰 when you did the retouch on yourself… can I just say… YOU looked so much better in your professional camera than the app… I know you work on your skin and it absolutely shows ❤
2:49 that’s Stephanie Harlowe. She’s amazing. The picture on the right is from a short-film. The lighting on the short-film is purposely dark and adds to the eerie atmosphere and suspense of the storyline
So glad you pointed out Stephanie Harlowes lighting! She’s such a babe either way
I really like this RUclipsr. You never come across someone who seems actually genuine; but this guy does. So refreshing.
i think that last example speaks to why many influencers cannot go without filters anymore. like u said, they came up during the era where filters and facetune became more common, and were using them to sell makeup, doing these “full glam” looks that would never look as flawless without retouching.
I think the subreddit is good for calling out celebrities and influencers who use photoshop and filters while selling products. But I hate seeing them call out people they’ve randomly found on Instagram and Facebook. It might be cringe, but their photoshop isn’t hurting anyone. Like, why call out Stephanie Harlowe? She hasn’t been in the beauty community for YEARS. Even if she used photoshop, I wouldn’t care because she isn’t reviewing or advertising beauty products.
The RUclipsr on the second 'story' still looks great in the documentary clip even with bad lighting!
You have to be joking.
@@shelbyjames1894 Agreed… Plus she’s not a nice person at all.
@@shelbyjames1894 let’s see what you’ve got to offer Shelby and Amy
I thought the same, why do people think beauty is looking like a mannequin ?
@@Kdkdleeme A lot more than you, sweet cheeks.
Dear God, I appreciate these videos so much. We need more of these just so we're constantly reminded that the standard is a lie. The goal post is an illusion and chasing this dragon is a one-way ticket to a never-ending dysmorphia
I love this series. It's all so fascinating to me as someone who doesn't take selfies or go on Instagram.
First off, I just really enjoy this kind of content, I think it’s fascinating. I also appreciate how you differentiate between when it’s “okay” to use a filter (casually) vs. when it’s not (like when heavy filters are used for ads for skincare, etc.). I felt called out (in a nice way 😄) because sometimes I’ll get annoyed at the *very* filtered pics that people will post on FB, but you’re right, it’s not a big deal. Sometimes we just use filters as a little ✨pick me up✨, and that’s okay.
People need to get the old school makeup lighting mirrors from the 70’s & 80’s and use the three settings they give you. 😂 Talk about seeing what drastic lighting will do to you! 🤣
That!
My mental health is already teetering. I don't need that push 😂
@@skbee6 😂
The tjmaxx/ Marshall’s changing room is where my demons are
@@user-kg5lq6nd7q 1000%. I would rather try stuff on at home. There's alcohol at home.
Stephanie Harlowe is the true crime RUclipsr. I agree she is amazing. The second Pic they got from the short horror film she is in. She is an awesome creator! ❤
Lol omg for the record, that second pic is from a short horror film where the lighting and angles were intentionally harsh, and they use a camera and lens that picks up everything. That is not naturally how I look. The reality is somewhere in the middle 🤣🤣
I really enjoy when you do these types of videos because you're so well informed on this subject. You break it all done for us and let us 'go behind the scenes' in an interesting and fun way. Thanks James and more of these please!
I can’t believe someone tried to come for our girl Stephanie 😭 the second picture is from a short horror film she was a part of, super fun watch if you haven’t already ☺️
Where can we watch it?
@@lorimoore5589It’s on RUclips. "The Offering" (I think) She has a preview of it on her channel. It is really good!
@@lorimoore5589 yes what they said ^ Colemanbros films is the name of the channel that has the entire film ☺️
I’ve never seen Stephanie Harlow with out glasses! Makes such a difference
9:49 Sorry, I found laughter & joy simply in the fact that she’s become so irrelevant (due to her own actions) that you couldn’t even be bothered to remember her name 🤷🏼♀️😂
James, I just subscribed to your channel last night! I could use a portable filter today since I spent most of last night laughing it up along with you and Robert on The Welsh Twins Channel. I added that and thanks to you, discovered Hyram! Don't ever stop the care and respect you show us, while keeping it all true and fresh❤
Did u go on a binge? I did that when I subscribed to both of them lol
I believe that the inexplicable description he’s looking for to describe the faceapp filtered people is “uncanny valley” which does give that “not quite right” look that triggers our instincts of what’s okay or not quite right or a bit off.
It’s neat what we can do with lighting and contouring. I do worry what happens when we all look the same. I love the uniqueness of individual faces bc I grew up sketching faces in comic and manga style. ❤Ty for covering this
Your content is always honest and fun. I thoroughly enjoy - thank you James! You asked what that severe lighting which shows skin texture and lines etc., and is almost always unflattering is referred to as. "Raking light" is the definition that was used in both the adverting and fine art fields that I've been involved with. Very appropriate I think...nothing soft and fuzzy bout it. :)
YAY NEW VIDEO! “It’ll grow back in like two days” 🤣🤣 i love that for you!
It’s been a week and it’s still so short 🥲
Does anyone here remember deco photobox era? In Japan we say PuriKura (purinto kurabu/print club) the result was exaggerated cute round eyes, v-shape face and super unnatural blurred skin 😂
Yes! The V shaped face thing was alien- like!
isn't it still super popular there though?
@@chargenari Yes😊you are right, still popular and releasing new machine. It feels like an era for me, as i am LOT older now 😅
All my 15 years pictures look like a weird blurred doll lol I stopped using it after some creepy adult men started offering money to more pictures with, ahmmm, less clothing.
Omg Stephanie Harlowe!! She talks like every other video about how she uses tons of overhead lighting lol
Have always loved your "vs" series and I like you reacting to them too! I think it's really useful to be able to identify when people are using filters as it's consistently getting harder and harder to tell what's real and what's fake. Also appreciate you highlighting when to consider things like a difference in lighting vs actual retouching. So insightful 👌Thanks!
I'm an amateur photographer and I also make (very beginner) videos about my editing process. Something I repeat a lot is that you want to keep the person looking natural. You don't want it to look obvious that you've done something.
I hope this doesn’t sound too creepy but I checked out your channel. It’s really cool
@@thebirdchannelforfans623 thank you! I appreciate it :)
@@AnnariDuPlessis awesome! You are welcome
I’ve never used those kinds of filters/apps. I’m honestly a bit scared too. I think I have pretty good self esteem & confidence, I think those filters would mess with that
The amount of men I realized use FaceTune has amazed me. But you’re right they all kind of have the same look.
I love this series. Jaclyn did that photoshoot for her jewelery brand Jacyln Roxanne. It was her wedding collection launch.
The thing about Stephanie Harlow is that she wears glasses and these make her eyes look bigger than they actually are. I've noticed this before in other photos (I'm a long-time follower). Also, I believe she's had had hair extensions. And of course, the lighting is everything! No photoshop in her case, imo.
I love this series, you always find some new and interesting examples to explain and never really shitting on them. More more more!
James would rather have an uneven beard than shave off the rest and show us his bare face 😂.
Honestly thooooo 😭😂
Now James you have a great 👍 face. There's absolutely no need to hide it. If you ❤ your beard rock it😊 I think you will look great either way 🎉
Yes, please keep doing this. I love hearing your informed opinion. 💖
The way I was shocked to see Stephanie Harlowe in ur video. Felt like a strange crossover event lmao
0:49 i feel like Kris' photoshop person worked on her instead of Kims because she looks like Kris in this
Seriously loving the bringing down barriers to help us out and teach us about not believing everything we see in marketing and editing
Love Stephanie. It only makes sense that she looks different in front of her own set to present her channels that she would look how she feels she looks best, compared to stage make up for a mini series. She’s so fantastic, sharp, funny and beautiful. No bullshit with that one.
The app that makes everyone look the same: as an artist my teachers would weep. Every day they told us how to draw shadows, wrinkles, skin texture to distinguish a person from others and make them look like themselves. I remember my psychology and photography professors collaborated: they collected photos of photoshopped/not photoshopped, before and after plastic surgery (for comparison) and even though we didn't know what was retouched/changed, we could pinpoint scarily accurately what didn't feel right. We just had to look once and say "that doesn't look right" and we would be correct. I remember those lessons and cringe at the obscenely retouched photos/videos.
Was not expecting to see Stephanie Harlow 😭
The guy at 7:00 is an awesome hairstylist from Montréal, Canada! His name is Kevins-Kyle btw.
I love Stephanie Lange !!!! ❤
Literally she saved my self esteem a bit.I could never NEVER take a good picture of myself comparing to IG photos of other people ...Ive always been insecure that I couldnt even find a good lightning and I looked "better" in person but the pics were...MEH,bad😂
Girl, I was unaware of the shitty camera of smartphones that tends to deform everything and thought I couldn't take a good pic because I was a monster lol
I don't remember if she in particular made a video about it or talked about it, but once I found out the truth I was like: 🤯
@@DeadKraken true!!!!!!!!!! i had the same
bro why did that documentary have to do our girl stephanie so dirty omfg she’s literally so pretty & they lit her like a dang corpse i YELLED
Haha I never thought I'd see Stephanie here! 🤣 Stephanie, I love ya ❤️ ❤❤
Please keep these coming James!! Yes, I know what you meant, I still think it's wrong though, I think the Kardashians actually think we're stupid and think they look like that lol.
“Face pic” *faceapp had me dead 😂😂😂
7:46 haha, you can tell because the guy’s zoom looks like a literal, human handsome Squidward.
One thing I noticing lately with my friends that recently had babies is they all are filtering their babies pictures. Their skin looks all smooth and weird and unnatural. Why the hell are people filtering babies?
So grotesque, ergh. There's just no boundary with some people. The one thing that makes me laugh out loud is imagining what all these RUclipsrs must REALLY look like in person with all that unbelievably heavy make up on. Kids at home are following their tutorials, and the end result is always beautiful juicy, glassy skin...on camera. So teenagers and 20 somethings do this drag queen make up thinking it's normal and legit (because all these 'beauty guru' and 'make up artists' are teaching it online and when 2pm in Tesco hits their visage, gosh it must look awful. Nobody needs make up that heavy, all that mindless contouring, those theatrical drag brows and extraordinary amount of undereye concealer. Imagine how your eyes would look in daylight if you had that much concealer on, say, after 3 hours of shopping, talking, laughing and sight-seeing. What a mess.
If you're selling me a dress and only filtered your face? Meh. Idgaf. But if you're selling me MAKEUP and filter/photoshop your face - now we have an issue.
Same if you adjust your body and stuff in a way that distorts the dress or makes the dress look like it's promising me a shape or something that it can't offer.
Did James shift into Robert w one of those Tiktok filters 😂
I cannot understand why people post pictures of them with heavy filters on. When people put the filter on their children they are officially coocoo crazy to me.
Back in the day, I looked better in the mirror than I did in photos. Some of my friends looked better in pictures than in real life and some looked better in real life than in photos.
Editing our photos probably started out as something relatively innocent, since a lot of cameras could only capture a very simple version of reality.
I know different camera lenses helped us capture a certain feeling that could of possibly come from something naturally experienced.
Hats off to you, James, for not photoshopping the beard on your other cheek! 😄❤️
Stephanie Harlowe has a very curated look in her videos. It's her gig, she deserves to look good!
Is that the cross-eyed chick with the glasses?
@@jacquelineess1141 yes
Good morning James. Couldn't help myself but with that eye shadow filter, you looked exactly like Robert even though you are now clearly distinguishable. 😂😂 Have a lovely day. 😊
You looked so much like Robert with that TikTok eye filter 😮😂❤
7:09 "So I don't know who this man is...." That's my cousin, Kevin, from here in Quebec. He actually looks that good IRL and he works so hard running his own salon and line of beauty products and I'm going to let him know that you just shaded him in your video 🤣
Thank you for your honesty ❤!
The person at the 7:40 mark also has some sort of glow around him. There is a weird line of light going through the water and around the top of the head.
Interesting segment, James ....please continue.
I would love a review/reaction of Asian editing and filter apps! Honestly I think they are miles ahead of most Western ones, just due to the sheer variety of them and how adjustable they are. I think that it can be made to look both more realistic or wild depending on how you want to style it. I use meitu but there are tons I'm sure
Stephanie Harlowe just said in a recent video of her other channel, Crime Weekly with Derrick Levasseur, that her studio/filming lighting makes her look so good that when people see her in person they barely recognise her.
Katie price has gone full Lola Ferrari on us!😂😂😂 wow
Rosie looks so beautiful without a filter in natural lighting!
Thanks, James. Keeping it real
Jaclyn Hill is ALWAYS selling something!
And will be forever known as "Jackie"! 😂😂😂😂
She was selling her wedding robe and jewellery in that photo.
Before and after pictures went from magazines editing out belly buttons, to people going "this is clearly the exact same person in different lighting. scandalous."
8:56 bro the zoom in made me bust out laughing
💜 my favourite series , you are so informative.
Hi James I recently found your channel and honestly for me you could just read a phone book and I'd be transfixed, your charisma is simply off the charts! 🤩
Anyway just saying Hi and keep going, I love your reaction style videos 👋
He has such lovely voice quality and diction.
Love ya James! ❤❤❤
I loooove these series!!
Happy Saturday James, have a great day x
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I used to watch stephanie as well, but the way she phrases some things did not sit right with me, so I stopped. She looks good though, in both pictures. Lighting really changes everything.
I had to unsubscribe from her too. Sometimes I miss her tho, she always looked stunning in her videos
Using the filters on yourself definitely made you look *more like* Robert...I know you are not the same person and watching you for awhile I have learned you both have distinctive looks!
Indeed most twins look slightly different at the very least and often have different facial expressions as well.
I Love these vídeos😂💜
OMFG I did not know stephanie was editing her videos that much holy shit.
I learn a ton, keep doing them! Thank you ❤
loved this video! & this sort of video i think it's important to point it out bc u say oh it's obvious but not to some people 😭 sadly my mom doesn't think most of these are photoshop or touched up
The pic of Stephanie Harlowe is from a movie she made, she is in character and as you said the lighting is so different.
😆 the guy in the row boat, his entire head has been photo shopped on
I enjoy watching your videos and you very clearly put a lot of effort in to make them informative, which is fantastic. What isnt enjoyable though and is actually kind of awkward, is when you act like you dont know who certain people are or that youre “uninformed”. It just feels fake, and it makes you look snotty, it doesnt suit you.
I actually use SNOW app for make-up ideas, lol! Like when the freckle looks came out, I liked how the app scattered them & started doing my fake freckles like that. Previous to that I just put them on where I had freckles naturally (under my make-up) & it wasn't as cutesy.
This lighting issue reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where Jerry dates a girl who looks great under certain lighting, and not so great under another. It got so bad, Kramer thought he was dating two girls, lol.
the blue lipstick on the tiktok filter love it haha
Loved this video ❤. I found it fascinating 😊
I used to have a few thousand followers on insta, and while I did DEFINITELY facetune my pics, I did also just have super great skin, hair and trained very hard back then.
Then I got sick and developed hormonal issues that gave me pretty severe acne, made me gain a lot of weight and lose a lot of hair. I stopped posting 4 years ago, yet I still get people that recognize me from instagram and snicker and giggle at me because I don’t look like my pictures (not anymore at least). Recently had a couple at a concert where I heard them mention my past insta handle, laugh loudly and then going “filters, LOTS of filters”. I honestly fear I’ll end up on forums like those or videos like these one day and see people tear me apart, something I’ve already done to myself because I hated how my body ended up looking no matter how hard I worked and how much money I spent to stay the same. I’ve come to terms with how I look now, but I’m also painfully aware of the fact that it won’t take much to tip me back into self hatred.