Photoshop addiction

Photoshop?

If they are competent in that when they are that age, they are doing very well.

In my experience most people use filters on their phones to tweak photos, if they are going to doctor them. I don't bother (I'm beyond help ), but it only takes one click of an app that is free on pretty much any phone.

Photoshop is expensive and involves a fair bit of specialist knowledge to use effectively. I would be encouraging them, personally.

There are NO photos of me in existence aged 14-16. I hid from cameras, or sulked (because I hated my smile) I would have loved to have Instagram filters at that age! I think it would have given me more confidence - however it was not very likely in the days of Kodak Brownie cameras......

Dear Nata - you sound lovely - I am a bit like you I don’t reply very often but do read all your messages - which are normally very helpful. I have 10 grandchildren - all different - 6 boys and 4 girls - the girls are the ones that like doing selfies best - as do they grow out of it ? Well I don’t think they do as they have grown up with it - it’s just they don’t seem to do it so often. I also hate having my photo taken - maybe it’s because we didn’t grow up with the selfie era - I say as long as they are kind, loving people and not sending selfies to strange websites let them be - even my 5 year old granddaughter wants to do it with the others - although it is very funny to see her trying to pout like the others. I can’t do it I look really strange! Good luck .

sign of the times I’m afraid, they all seem to be doing it, thanks to Instagram etc, it’s the pouty images that make me smile, and not just the young ones either, must admit some make me cringe, but hey, they seem to enjoy it,

My little granddaughter is working on her pout. It’s not quite there yet!

When I look back on the few photos I have of myself when young, can’t believe how good I looked. At the time I thought I was hideous. Guess they now have the technology to alter that stupid vision young people have of themselves. And hopefully with time will learn eventually to love themselves.

Nata I do agree with you that they don't need to alter their beautiful fresh faces,but they all do ,so what can we do !

My 15 yr old GDD loves using photoshop with me! We just treat it as a bit of fun and it's nice to see the wrinkles disapear. She has used lots of apps including 'dogs ears' and 'long tongues' Last Christmas we had some hilarious photos. She has moved onto something else now - so just treat it as a bit of fun.

Post from 2mason16 gave me an idea, nata. Why not ask your grandchildren to take a few photos of you and get them to show you how to alter them to take out all the wrinkles etc (I assume you have a few ). It might be fun for you, but they might also see how silly it is, (or not). Basically "if you can't beat them, join them".

doodledog said it right, photoshop requires some knowledge and one must be a huge pro in this field to edit the photos like they've been taken from the magazine cover. I bet they just apply filters and the stuff. I used photodiva service to smooth my skin for some time but it wasn't photoshopping. maybe your gds do the same and if they really use photoshop then congrats! they can develop their skills to make good money out of it in the future.

Marydoll. Thanks for the tip about putting * before and after a name. Like Nata I have been using the @ symbol as instructed and also found that didn’t work.

So this is a test message to see if the * works. Hopefully I can remember this until my next post!

There at an age when young people try new things, editing images isn't something I would be concerned about.
I wouldn't worry about it, by next year there will be something else.

I commented on something posted on Facebook recently, in that a certain picture was obviously photo shopped. Boy did I get a roasting! Comments like "Its an Instagram filter, my daughter is beautiful inside and out, unlike you, you judgmental b*tch"

My comment was along the lines of why should young women feel the need to portray themselves as completely "unlined"? You smile, you laugh.

This particular photo portrayed a "China doll" face, i.e. not a line anywhere!

I also stated that photos of that type set unobtainable standards, which could make other young women feel like a failure.

But if they are all using these filters??

Still think it's wrong!