Now You See It, Now You Don't

I chose this picture because I thought it gave a prime example of how people have been altering pictures to make them more interesting for years, such as people that claim to have pictures of the Loch Ness Monster of Big Foot and the pictures are almost always proven to be fabricated. A shark was added to this simple picture of a U.S. Air Force helicopter solely in attempt to make something already challenging and picture worthy seem over the top. This manipulation was harmful not only because it took away from the integrity of the picture but also was manipulated to take away from the patriotic image of the helicopter in order to make the event seen more perilous and exceedingly more unrealistic.



I chose this YouTube video because I think it gives an accurate portrayl of celebrities being photoshopped to such extents that they become unrealistic and therefore present an ideal that is not only incredibly modified from reality, but also that sets ridiculous standards of appearance for the general American public.