Dear Photographers That Use Photoshop

Hey, what's up people? Hope you're well!

I'm gonna pull no punches here. This one is focused on boudoir photographers and photographers in general, who are following me and reading this.

Stop using Photoshop on your images, and stop using filters. Stop trying to perfect people's imperfections and flaws, you're being irresponsible. What you're doing is continuing the infestation of the inferiority complex that is already amongst us as a concept that we are trying to rid ourselves of. Each of us is.

What you are doing is you're saying to your client, hey, you are okay as you are. Let me fix you.

What does that do to that person?

Even if they're asking for it, if they're saying, hey, I don't like this thing, could you just remove this thing? How about a conversation with them? How about you say, hey, that thing's perfectly normal. Are you aware that most people have cellulite or most people have stretch marks, and most people have rolls on their tummy, and so on and so on and so on? I'm begging you, please.

It's making the world a harder place to live in for many people because so many people are finding themselves in an impossible place, where they can never live up to the expectations of the kind of images that you might be putting out there. It's not helping, and I understand from an artistic perspective, maybe you wanted to look just so, how about you go and shoot how people look naturally instead of removing their imperfections? How about that? Let's try that. Because everyone deserves to feel self-love and body confidence.

If you want support and help with transitioning from Photoshop to no Photoshop and filters, I am here. Call or email me, and I will help and support you. Okay?

This is important. Let's stop.

Thank you.