New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

chi — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:12:51 GMT

Not to mention that in the second photoshopped pic, the editors were so intent on "stretching" her out that they threw her dimensions off--the right hip (relative to the viewer) is so much lower than the left one that it looks dislocated. Sad.

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

Knitty — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:28:51 GMT

God forbid there's ever a time we don't look like sex dolls, even if we just gave birth a few hours ago.

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

mtlmama — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:45:35 GMT

I wish someone would photoshop me.

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

Alice — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:09:20 GMT

I surprised they used her real body at all. Usually we just photoshop their head on a body doulbe hired for teh day. Coordinating a full body shoot is next to impossible with celebrities so usually you can get some face shots right quick using the same lighting and just paste it on. Besides, the body doubles look wonderful and the celebrities are less pressured to look perfect. 95% of the bodies you see in movie posters, print ads and promos are hired stand ins. Even people from the office are used in a regularly. My sister is in so many movie posters I have lost count. She was used twice in one poster to stand in for two actresses in the same shoot!

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

MomofBeans — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:09:47 GMT

I think the first picture is better. She looks great! In all honesty, I can't even look at pictures like this anymore because it makes me feel like a big fat troll.

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

leahsmom — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:46:32 GMT

But why is this a surprise? Every single model shot in every single glossy has been photoshopped!

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

Larissa — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:58:22 GMT

Agreed that she looks great in her unadulterated form, too bad that can't be good enough for Madison Ave. One thing that annoys me about photoshopped model pics is the lenghtening of necks - see how much longer her neck is is the 2nd set of pics?

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

Manjari — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:51:53 GMT

I think she looks more normal (although still in unusually great shape for only 5mos. later) in the untouched picture. The photoshopped pictures make her waist look silly in a Barbie kind of way. I can't believe they made anyone wear that weird white short set thing.

re: New Mom Jessica Alba Was Totally Photoshopped - Check Out the Before & After Pics

Laure — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:18:43 GMT

I agree, I would love to look like she does in the pre-Photoshop pics. I actually think she looks better. The touched-up pics are kind of ridiculous.

It just goes to show that even she isn't perfect enough for magazines.