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“All that is gold does not glitter,”—J.R.R.Tolkien wrote in The Lord of the Rings. The opposite is also true: not everything that shines is gold. And it’s something that we should keep in mind in our modern world which is dominated by the internet and social media.
We’re constantly bombarded by seemingly ‘perfect’ photos of people on Instagram but a lot of the images are heavily photoshopped. The Instagram Reality subreddit is dedicated to collecting the most retouched IG photos and we’ve collected some of the freshest examples of what not to do to your pics. Scroll down, upvote your faves, and read on for our earlier in-depth interviews with the subreddit’s moderators.
When you’re done looking through this list and if you want to see more examples of mindblowing Instagram photoshops, check out Bored Panda's previous articles about the Instagram Reality subreddit right here, here, and here.
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#1
I'm So Glad This Greek TV Host Has Her Own Personal Cloud That Follows Her Everywhere She Goes
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Maybe the cloud is the actual star, and the fact that the girls all look similar is a coincidence? IDK don't watch Greek tv.
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#2
Maybe Just One More Filter...
#3
Damn He's Ripped
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago (edited)
Ripped all right. Ripped his arm straight out of a magazine page.
The Instagram Reality moderators previously told Bored Panda that the coronavirus quarantine had slightly increased the subreddit’s membership but the amount of edited and photoshopped photos that people upload hasn’t decreased much during the pandemic.
The mods told Bored Panda that what people want to see are natural photos of influencers and celebrities, not done up and “edited to hell” images. “The influencer is going to realize that, I’m sure," the mods said about how they expected popular IG users to react to being stuck at home during the lockdowns which are now being eased or ended all over the world.
#5
Half Person Half Cartoon?!
#6
Found One In The Wild. I Bet She’s Never Late With Those Legs
According to the Instagram Reality team, “insecurity, envy, and money” are the forces driving some people to photoshop their pictures so heavily before uploading them on social media. That and wanting to avoid embarrassment because of real or imagined imperfections.
What can start out as a few simple edits or adding some minor filters can eventually lead to major photoshopping. And that creates a huge difference between how the person looks in real life and how they present themselves online.
To be fair, most of us try to show the best sides of ourselves to people. But there’s a rather obvious line between that and turning yourself into a completely different individual online.
#7
The Baddest Indeed
#8
Such A Pretty Sunset :)
DforDorothy 4 years ago
I guess she took this picture on Tatooine, that's why the two suns ...
#9
This Is... A Lot To Take In
#10
I Have No Idea What This Is...
#11
Where's The Nose?
#12
Well That's Something New
Lynn Donovan 4 years ago
I used to admire this lifestyle. Beauty gurus in their big mansions, youtubers turned millionaires, "influencers" with their pretty hair and make-up always on point. And then I realized how tiresome their lives were. All the fakeness of it. I don't want to live a life where it takes me 20mn to post a photo so people I don't know and I don't care about click a button that magically makes me "worthy". The lack of self-esteem, the level of body dismorphia they suffer, the sadness they must feel every morning looking in the mirror and failing to see the true beauty in themselves. I'll pass, thanks. I left this world of consumerism and found myself a new dream: owning a piece of land to grow my own vegetable garden. It was truly a breath of fresh air.
#13
She Looks Better Without It Though....
#14
The Face Of A Ps3 Character
#15
The Queen Of Makeup
#16
Turns Out Those Organs Did Exist After All
#17
Something Out Of An Indie Horror Game
#18
She Could've Just Said The Truth..
#19
Post vs. Profile Picture.
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago
She looks so much better in reality. Do some people go for the extra large, square forehead look?
#20
Linkedin Now Too
#21
This Fake Influencer Likes To Pretend She’s Rich, Constantly Posting Pictures Like That With Captions Like „short Trip To Clear My Mind“.
#22
This Girl Has A Disney-Themed Account, For Her ‘Travels’... Most Of The Pics Are Like This
#23
A$$ So Phat Even The Car Had To Make Space
#24
Why Do Women Want To Look Like This??
#25
Who Needs Organs Anyway?
Tracey Hirt 4 years ago
Why do people do this? Do they think anyone finds a 12-inch waist attractive?
TheHerplover 4 years ago
"And I put all my intestines inside old perfume bottles. LIFE HACK!!!"
JessG 4 years ago
Body dismorphia is a real thing (on a side note, I really don't know if I spelled dismorphia right, auto correct can't even find it)
Daniela Alexandra 4 years ago
Bianca Dragusanu is her name... She looks like that in real life.
Irina Ionascu 4 years ago
Yeah, no she doesn't :)) She's had a lot of surgery, granted. But she does not have that breast - waist - hip ratio. No one does, you physically can't unless you've been wearing a corset since you were 10 years old and all your internal organs have shifted position
Load More Replies... Rex the Rat 4 years ago
This reminds me of a documentary Thin about anorexia and bulimia, a sad reality
Donald Holder 4 years ago
And for lunch today, I had a pea. I'm stuffed. Will probably skip dinner!
Downunderdude 4 years ago
But...but...does she really think that ANYONE anywhere will believe she looks like this?
Lydia Reaves 4 years ago
Clearly there are some deepseated issues. How does she rationalize this?
Sandy Feuerbacher 4 years ago
People that live in this UNREALITY WORLD - have some MAJOR ISSUES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kai Wendorf 4 years ago
You see this cream? Shrank my hips in seconds. Buy the hip shrinker now and use code 'Fake model' for 50% added to your price!
Peter Chee 4 years ago
200 years into the future giant aliens will abduct these women and use them as barbells. There are many similarities between the two after all.
Nico Viola 4 years ago
this is what makes little girls like me feel like they should starve themselves and feel like they arent enough. pls everybody show your true self its unhealthy!
Elaine Mattingly 4 years ago
One bottle of vanishing cream 29.95 second one free with shipping and handling 22.95. Money back guarentee if they can still see you simply return wth 25,00 shipping charge,
Michelle Smiles 4 years ago
Especially if your trying to sell something and make us feel like s**t
Meghann Davies 4 years ago
Trying to be as skinny as children is effed up. Trying to be as skinny as children to be attractive? Who are you trying to attract like that? It's the fetish of young young girls who happen to also have large chests and plump bottoms. It's weird when you think about it. Like the whole "baby woman" aesthetic that many people try to emulate from the example of Arianna Grande and Cheryl etc. It's obviously very pretty but it's so weird when you break it down. Large baby doll eyes, pure smooth baby soft skin, plump baby pouts, big baby heads on tiny little bodies. And yet these same women will be like "I'm a sexy boss woman". It's a strange vibe.
Narwhal Blast 4 years ago
No, that is Bianca Dragusanu. She has a lot of plastic surgeries and she also starves herself...
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Miruna Elena Barti 4 years ago
In all honesty that's Bianca Dragusanu (google her) and she is plastic enough with a tiny waist anyway
#26
I Think We've All Wondered What She Really Looks Like
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
I have always wondered (I saw this person on another panda thread) she actually has really nice real life proportions it must be so hard for people with body dysmorphia and or low self esteem (I mean my self esteem isn't great as I'm a heavily scarred from various surgeries etc and im not exactly fit, but i can own it)
#27
Profile Pic On Twitter vs. Still From Interview
#28
This "Makeup Artist" Advertising Her Work...
CatWoman312 4 years ago
Stop with the whitewashing! There’s so many beautiful women in the world yet they want to bleach their skin to look white. You’re beautiful just the way you are. Your skin is beautiful too. It’s sad they feel that they have to do that
#29
Such A Beautiful Home
#30
This Can't Be Just "Angles"
#31
Literally A Different Person Every Single Photo
#32
Armpit? I Don’t Know Her
#33
I’m Sorry But His Edited Nose On The Left Literally Looks Like It’s Going To Collapse
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What do you think ?
chi-wei shen 4 years ago
Some of these pictures look like the result of a severe mental disorder. They need professional help in order to accept what they are.
Evelína Zlá 4 years ago
I would love to learn "The miraculous art of bending time, reality and space".... these ladies use.
Indecisive 4 years ago
I just want to say people are judging these post quite harshly but not taking the time to use empathy for what these people are going through. Society has made everyone believe they must be perfect and this is why people edit there photos its not that hard to have empathy or to understand these people and there choices
Belandriel 4 years ago
Most of these persons must be really very, very sick. I find this pretty sad.
deanna woods 4 years ago
If a person has to change themselves this much on social media, they need to talk to a therapist because they have some form of body dysmorphia. If they don't have body dysmorphia, they are just desperate for followers.
Blackheart 4 years ago
If more people would post what they actually look like, normal would be the new normal. We set such unrealistic expectations.
Martha Meyer 4 years ago
I agree. There is something severely wrong with the people who trawl the internet for pictures like that to "expose" the original posters too.
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Wada Kecha 4 years ago
I think some of these are just people trying to joke around. But the one's that aren't a joke are sad.
Caroline Driver 4 years ago
They are a kind of visual proof aind indication of body dysmorphia though, that the person can't see how weird and distorted they look in these pictures and that nobody else is going to be fooled by them. They think they look fine, perfect in fact.
Beatrice Multhaupt 4 years ago
Set up an emergency fund to teach these guys some basic Photoshop skills!! Pronto!
Matthew Smith 4 years ago
That's modern life now, fake, fake and yes, FAKE! Why can't people be honest instead of showing us their fantasy?
KimChiLongTime 4 years ago
I think a lot of these people just have terrible eye sight. They literally have blurry vision and have no idea how f*****g stupid their posts look to everyone else.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Please, editors, if you're going to quote, give the appropriate attribution. Shakespeare, who preceded Tolkien, wrote what you finally got to: All that glitters is not gold.
Jo Choto 4 years ago
I wish someone could explain to me what this whole fake image/fake life is about. Like, why do people do it and why do other people follow it and aspire to it, especially knowing that it's pretty much all fake? It all seems so utterly pointless. I don't get it.
Country Nana 4 years ago
I don't understand it either. Why do they post themselves looking like that? What do they hope to gain from it? I could understand someone changing a photo for private use, a person could imagine they look that way, if that is their idea of beauty. But they can't be hoping to find a real lover or real friends this way. And the photo of the young couple - did one or both of them get involved with the photoshopping? Don't they really are each other and how they really look? Perhaps they think other people see the photos and think that the poster is rich and beautiful? But I still don't see how someone finds any satisfaction doing this.
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StealTheFruit 4 years ago
Everyone is pretty. No matter what, everyone is pretty. Maybe you have a big nose that you don't like? Well that kid in your science class loves big noses, and they think you're beautiful. Have you ever seen someone and thought how good they look, how nice their accessories are, or how cool their hair was? How often have you mentioned it to them? For most people, they don't mention it to the person often. Someone may have seen you and thought about how handsome you are, but never told you. You're your own kind of wonderful.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
It's so sad to see this among of people with severe trust issues. If they feel this need to edit as much, they should feel really bad about themselves. What will they do when they will grow old?Kill themselves? They really need help, posting pics like that should be forbidden, to avoid contagiosity.
richard hero 3 years ago
They want to look good to the people but they lose the reality sense😅
shalu saha 4 years ago
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Chris DiFonso 4 years ago
The altered outside photos are bad enough. What I totally cannot understand is the EXTREMELY photoshopped pics of people's bodies.
Parker Calyx Everett 4 years ago
For all of these I was just thinking of that interview when Katy Perry said “when they ask you how you are and you have to say you’re fine but you’re not really fine” i dont know why
That one rando 4 years ago
So many Catfishes in the world now like that's the bare minimum up there☹️
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Or you could just stop paying attention to complete and utter fools.
Chris Watson 4 years ago
Remember all this S**T when looking at anything shared by the media!!!
Ray Martin 4 years ago
I don't even care about these people, but the spelling, punctuation, and grammar makes me so frustrated I could scream.
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
When you have feelings that you are a s**t person and worth nothing, just come back and look at these pictures. It will put things into perspective. xx
goblin man 4 years ago
nothing boomers love more than making fun of young people on the internet <3
Val Izhakevich 4 years ago
The future looks evil. I'd advocate for some thorough prenatal screening.
Gilda 4 years ago
I dont understand the need to call people out for faking pictures of being somewhere they dream of being I mean it really doesn't hurt anyone and it seems calling out people in nasty ways that obviously just have an intense desire for the means to go places seems kind of cruel
Dilly Millandry 4 years ago
Because it absolutely does cause harm. Young impressionable people look at these (or the better done versions of these) and think 'I'm not good enough'. They'll do dangerous things to try and end up looking 'better' and if they don't end up physically ill they'll probably end up mentally ill. It's very f*****g harmful and anyone doing it should be called out on their nonsense.
Load More Replies... Electric Ed 4 years ago
So much righteous hate and grandstandery here :( How about live and let live?
Carrie de Luka 4 years ago
Live and let live implies letting people be for who they really are. That is not what any of these people are about.
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Country Nana 4 years ago
Okay, as a Jew I find that comment very offensive.
Load More Replies... chi-wei shen 4 years ago
Some of these pictures look like the result of a severe mental disorder. They need professional help in order to accept what they are.
Evelína Zlá 4 years ago
I would love to learn "The miraculous art of bending time, reality and space".... these ladies use.
Indecisive 4 years ago
I just want to say people are judging these post quite harshly but not taking the time to use empathy for what these people are going through. Society has made everyone believe they must be perfect and this is why people edit there photos its not that hard to have empathy or to understand these people and there choices
Belandriel 4 years ago
Most of these persons must be really very, very sick. I find this pretty sad.
deanna woods 4 years ago
If a person has to change themselves this much on social media, they need to talk to a therapist because they have some form of body dysmorphia. If they don't have body dysmorphia, they are just desperate for followers.
Blackheart 4 years ago
If more people would post what they actually look like, normal would be the new normal. We set such unrealistic expectations.
Martha Meyer 4 years ago
I agree. There is something severely wrong with the people who trawl the internet for pictures like that to "expose" the original posters too.
Load More Replies... Wada Kecha 4 years ago
I think some of these are just people trying to joke around. But the one's that aren't a joke are sad.
Caroline Driver 4 years ago
They are a kind of visual proof aind indication of body dysmorphia though, that the person can't see how weird and distorted they look in these pictures and that nobody else is going to be fooled by them. They think they look fine, perfect in fact.
Beatrice Multhaupt 4 years ago
Set up an emergency fund to teach these guys some basic Photoshop skills!! Pronto!
Matthew Smith 4 years ago
That's modern life now, fake, fake and yes, FAKE! Why can't people be honest instead of showing us their fantasy?
KimChiLongTime 4 years ago
I think a lot of these people just have terrible eye sight. They literally have blurry vision and have no idea how f*****g stupid their posts look to everyone else.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Please, editors, if you're going to quote, give the appropriate attribution. Shakespeare, who preceded Tolkien, wrote what you finally got to: All that glitters is not gold.
Jo Choto 4 years ago
I wish someone could explain to me what this whole fake image/fake life is about. Like, why do people do it and why do other people follow it and aspire to it, especially knowing that it's pretty much all fake? It all seems so utterly pointless. I don't get it.
Country Nana 4 years ago
I don't understand it either. Why do they post themselves looking like that? What do they hope to gain from it? I could understand someone changing a photo for private use, a person could imagine they look that way, if that is their idea of beauty. But they can't be hoping to find a real lover or real friends this way. And the photo of the young couple - did one or both of them get involved with the photoshopping? Don't they really are each other and how they really look? Perhaps they think other people see the photos and think that the poster is rich and beautiful? But I still don't see how someone finds any satisfaction doing this.
Load More Replies... StealTheFruit 4 years ago
Everyone is pretty. No matter what, everyone is pretty. Maybe you have a big nose that you don't like? Well that kid in your science class loves big noses, and they think you're beautiful. Have you ever seen someone and thought how good they look, how nice their accessories are, or how cool their hair was? How often have you mentioned it to them? For most people, they don't mention it to the person often. Someone may have seen you and thought about how handsome you are, but never told you. You're your own kind of wonderful.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
It's so sad to see this among of people with severe trust issues. If they feel this need to edit as much, they should feel really bad about themselves. What will they do when they will grow old?Kill themselves? They really need help, posting pics like that should be forbidden, to avoid contagiosity.
richard hero 3 years ago
They want to look good to the people but they lose the reality sense😅
shalu saha 4 years ago
satta king online result platy and earn money... https://www.sattakingonlineresult.in/
Chris DiFonso 4 years ago
The altered outside photos are bad enough. What I totally cannot understand is the EXTREMELY photoshopped pics of people's bodies.
Parker Calyx Everett 4 years ago
For all of these I was just thinking of that interview when Katy Perry said “when they ask you how you are and you have to say you’re fine but you’re not really fine” i dont know why
That one rando 4 years ago
So many Catfishes in the world now like that's the bare minimum up there☹️
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Or you could just stop paying attention to complete and utter fools.
Chris Watson 4 years ago
Remember all this S**T when looking at anything shared by the media!!!
Ray Martin 4 years ago
I don't even care about these people, but the spelling, punctuation, and grammar makes me so frustrated I could scream.
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
When you have feelings that you are a s**t person and worth nothing, just come back and look at these pictures. It will put things into perspective. xx
goblin man 4 years ago
nothing boomers love more than making fun of young people on the internet <3
Val Izhakevich 4 years ago
The future looks evil. I'd advocate for some thorough prenatal screening.
Gilda 4 years ago
I dont understand the need to call people out for faking pictures of being somewhere they dream of being I mean it really doesn't hurt anyone and it seems calling out people in nasty ways that obviously just have an intense desire for the means to go places seems kind of cruel
Dilly Millandry 4 years ago
Because it absolutely does cause harm. Young impressionable people look at these (or the better done versions of these) and think 'I'm not good enough'. They'll do dangerous things to try and end up looking 'better' and if they don't end up physically ill they'll probably end up mentally ill. It's very f*****g harmful and anyone doing it should be called out on their nonsense.
Load More Replies... Electric Ed 4 years ago
So much righteous hate and grandstandery here :( How about live and let live?
Carrie de Luka 4 years ago
Live and let live implies letting people be for who they really are. That is not what any of these people are about.
Load More Replies... Country Nana 4 years ago
Okay, as a Jew I find that comment very offensive.
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