Comments on: Oprah, baby, please let me DeTouch you…

By: J in NY

J in NY — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:18:51 +0000

Truth is, most Black women age very well. Is Oprah using too many fancy creams and doing stuff to make her skin creep? (Oil of Olay and shea butter is all that’s needed.) I’m an African American and no one in my family, or in my neighborhood for that matter, looks this bad. Have to respect her accomplishments, though. I wonder if she’d trade beauty for money. I hope not.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:06:48 +0000

I am going through a really hard time in my life. At the age of 52, as my 16-year-old daughter becomes beautiful, I feel like I am rotting. It is a normal process, aging. I have always thought I would let my hair gray naturally, but as it grays I am in conflict. I look around me and I see this culture so hellbent on defying death and age. I am glad to see Oprah as she is. I am glad, as much as anything to see the dialogue on this, particularly the comment from the person above, about women getting their self-love back. She may have talked me out of coloring my hair. God, I hope so. I want to love myself as I age. I do agree with the person above who said that this media world demands this beauty. But why? Why do we, as she/he says, have to have these images before us? Why do people have to be beautiful to be on the covers of magazines?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:05:45 +0000

There is nothing wrong with oprah using make-up or cutting-edge software to beautify herself. Her profession demands it. As someone who has seen her shows for years, i know that she encourages women to be natural and be comfortable with how they look.. Many a time has she appeared sans makeup on her show. She does not have a high sense of vanity.You and i want to see perfect faces on magazine covers with perfect bodies and gorgeous clothes. Tv and print are highly visual mediums and obviously one has to be made up to suit the spotlight. As far as this software goes i dont know what you are trying to achieve.. by exposing something that the person has no problems exposing herself.

By: Emily Gallagher

Emily Gallagher — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:16:44 +0000

This post isn’t about Oprah, it’s about software. I’m not trying to spread rumors or gossip about her or her physical appearance. Photo editing is normal industry protocol. Plastic surgery is common amongst celebrities.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:32:23 +0000

People who have MET Oprah know that she is not as you put her to be. Quit trying to bring a successful woman’s rep down by this junk. People like you piss me off. She does not sit around all day gossiping about lowly people like you.

By: Steve Lambert

Steve Lambert — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:31:28 +0000

Alex,

Perhaps you don't understand how the software works. The "before and after images are compared algorithmically pixel by pixel to generate visualizations of the alterations." The software looks for changes between a before and after photo, usually sourced from retouch websites.

Also, try looking here and reading up.

- Steve Lambert

By: alex

alex — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:14:28 +0000

This software does not work, you cannot trace the pattern of airbrushed images. Also, in magazines, a lot of women are airbrushed literally, their faces sprayed with makeup that seems like paint, their faces are actually painted with makeup. After that session is complete, perfect lighting and high end cameras, such as Hassleblad. Very little editing is done after that. Don’t listen to this nonsense. Pros know what they do.

By: aj

aj — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:04:06 +0000

omg she did not look like this what a lie!!!!!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:03:57 +0000

It’s about time that woman bring their self-love back! The media can be ashamed at pretending that life is really like what they are portraying. We have bought into feeling “less than” long enough. It is now time we realize that we are all equal and noone is better or less than. A good reality check helps the healing. Go girl! I think Oprah rocks, by the way!

By: Ed Ritter

Ed Ritter — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:04:25 +0000

Holy reverse engineering, Batman! Some things you don’t want to see the ‘how-to’ steps involved…just enjoy the end result.