# Upside-Down Photoshopping Freaking News Contest Puts Celebrity Faces in the Ringer By manzil | Published 2010-02-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freaky-celebrities References: [visboo](http://visboo.com/more-funny-celebrity-photomontages.html) & [freakingnews](http://www.freakingnews.com) These celebrities look freaky and look like creatures from a different planet. Actually, these pictures have been photoshoped by Freaking News readers to make them awful. Though Evangeline Lilly looks pretty with an upside-down face, some pictures have really scared me. We've seen a lot of [Photoshop contests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-swap-by-deepanyai) like this one from Freaking News that aim to showcase [reader creativity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canva-spotlights) and humanize (or uglify, as it were) celebrities. See more below. **Implications** - Post-production technology has brought [visual art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-displays) to a whole new level, allowing artists to truly embrace their creative, surreal ideas. That being said, art and advertising needs to stay consistently fascinating, as there are essentially no limitations to the images today's consumer is exposed to. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 86% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [DIY](https://www.trendhunter.com/diy) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Post-production Technology:** Opportunity for artists and advertisers to embrace their creative, surreal ideas. - **Visual Art:** Utilizing post-production technology to create fascinating and limitless images. - **Consumer Exposure:** Need for art and advertising to consistently capture consumer attention in a world with no limitations to visual images. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art:** Incorporating post-production technology to create surreal and captivating visual art. - **Advertising:** Utilizing post-production techniques to create attention-grabbing and visually stimulating ads. - **Entertainment:** Incorporating post-production technology to create visually stunning and captivating content for consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Imaginative Photo-Editing AI Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youniverse.md) - [Viral Face Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazyface.md) - [Celebrity Face Matchers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrity-twin.md) - [Creative Imaging Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pic-2-planet.md) - [Stylized Portrait Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-to-all.md) - [Spoof Cosmetics Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/americas-next-top-primer.md) - [In-App Face Swaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swapmyface.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Celebrity Face Matches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cast-swapper.md)