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More on the Dove Retouching Scandal of '08 - Adages - Advertisin. An Expert’s Analysis of Dove’s Campaign for “Real” Beauty - Busi. Posted by: Burt Helm on May 19, 2008 I asked re-toucher Kenneth Harris to take a look at several images. He saw what he thought was clear evidence of retouching on the ProAge shots. His thoughts on two of the Dove photos are below (Dove’s responses follow). It’s a pretty interesting deconstruction of the art of re-touching. “Wendy” Harris says he immediately thought this shot had been airbrushed. Her right foot: “The inside of the heel is a classic area to wipe totally clean.

Her shins: “A person naturally dents up the front of their shin. Her butt: “Her camera-right butt I think would sag more. Her (lack of) veins: “I would say veins are taken out. More after the jump. The Underwear Ad Harris said this shot seemed minimally altered. I asked Dove to comment on these critiques. The statement then added “We have made the commitment not to distort any of our images to create an unrealistic or unattainable view of beauty. The New Yorker, meanwhile, says it’s standing by its account. Campaign Feature,CRM. Campaign Feature,CRM. Campaign for Real Beauty Mission. Campaign Feature,Self-Esteem. About the DOVE Self-Esteem Fund. Campaign For Real Beauty. Campaign Feature,CRM. Self-Esteem Report.