We've featured plenty of bad Photoshop disasters here at Trend Hunter, but if you're like me, a daily fix of Photoshop disfigurement is just what the doctor ordered. To fill this need, PhotoshopDisasters.com catalogues the best of the worst with all the snark and sarcasm such incisive journalism requires.
These ten entries are among Photoshop Disaster's latest. Each blog entry links to the original image source when possible, which makes a really poorly edited image even funnier. You get a nice chuckle at the phantom hand below Shawn Johnson, but that chuckle becomes uproarious laughter when you see it on Sports Illustrated's official website. (Incidentally, it looks like they've gone back in and cropped the image so that the hands are no longer visible.)
Since many of the images are user-submitted, there's essentially an endless database of Photoshop disasters to choose from. I'm astonished that bad Photoshopping continues to happen--check out the promo art for Britney Spears' "Womanizer," Shawn Johnson for Sports Illustrated and a promo shot for '90210.'
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Photoshop Disasters
- There is a growing trend of exposing and documenting instances of bad image editing, creating opportunities for companies to develop innovative tools or services for better image editing.
- Snarky Journalism
- The rise of sarcastic and humorous journalism in the field of bad Photoshop image cataloging presents an opportunity for media companies to create entertaining content around similar topics.
- User-generated Database
- The availability of user-submitted Photoshop disasters opens up possibilities for companies to build platforms or apps for crowd-sourcing and curating such content.
Where This Applies
- Graphic Design
- The graphic design industry can benefit from the trend of Photoshop disasters by providing training programs or tools that help designers avoid common mistakes and improve their skills.
- Media and Entertainment
- Media and entertainment companies have the opportunity to create engaging content, such as videos or articles, that highlight and mock bad image editing.
- Technology and Software
- The technology and software industry can explore the development of advanced image editing software that utilizes artificial intelligence to automatically detect and fix potential Photoshop disasters.
