Celebrities arent the only ones slimming their waists, smoothing their skin, and whitening their smiles anymore.
Warping is such a common giveaway that its constantly referenced on a subreddit dedicated to detecting image manipulation.
Same goes for gym pics: Does the squat rack look like its literally bending around some dudes arm?
Metal doesnt do thatunless its in a manipulated image.
Sometimes, the clouds are in the exact same spot in photos posted days apart.
Whats up with that?
Background editing is really common, whether for aesthetic purposes or to obscure a persons location.
Id say to look for anything that is duplicated.
Theres only so much an enterprising poster with a few fancy iPhone apps can reasonably do.
Saturation, resolution, and color balance can also identify altered work.
Use common sense
Stare long and hard at the photo youre questioning.
Is the persons hair too lush?
Are their boobs too perky?
Is their waist too snatched?
Are their muscles too massive?
For the love of God, do they have a single pore?
It can really be as simple as reminding yourself that no one is entirely perfect.
Proportions are a big one, said Hasse.
If the facial features dont line up perfectly with the original, those proportional differences stick out.
The tiny head thing is infamous on the subreddit, in fact, because it keeps cropping up.
Remember that when you change something in a photo, something nearby will suffer in comparison.
Often, thats a persons head.
None of the people whose pics youre oogling look that good in real life either.
Thats not to say manipulating your own images makes you a terrible person.
Just dont go overboard with it, unless you want your selfies to show up on Reddit.
