Iskra Lawrence Retouching VIDEO

In this unfiltered series, I talk candidly about issues I feel strongly about.

In today’s video, I’m talking about the retouching of photos of women.

As a model, there have been times when I’ve been retouched so much that when I look at the picture, I don’t recognize myself. What worries me is that retouched fashion photos spill over to social media, where I’m astonished to find so much retouching. For me, putting images that actually look like me makes me feel more confident, and from the feedback I’ve gotten, young women actually want to see the reality– markings, scars, cellulite and all.

That’s why at RunwayRiot, we won’t retouch our images of women because we want women to see women as they are.

Watch and comment below.

Photo by Anthony Velez, No Future Photography

Nigel Bradley

Thank you for putting the name of the website on the post on Mary Sue so we know that we are linking to another site. Much appreciated!
Sandra

Thank you Iskra for this video. I’ve been following you for some months and I have to say that you helped me in so many ways. I’m 21 and I struggled with bad body image and eating problems in the past, I’m 5’10 and I have your similar body structure (sorry for my bad English, I’m Spanish haha) and I’ve always been the “big” friend. I think It’s important to show the world the truth behind those photos, behind all the photos that we see in IG everyday of “perfect” girls with perfect skin, perfect bodies and perfect faces. You’re so right, what we see in social media is not real and I can’t thank you enough for sharing your thoughts and experiences as a model. I’m so happy to see REAL, POWERFUL, CONFIDENT, SMART and BEAUTIFUL women like you because in the end, the most important thing in life is to be happy with ourselves, to accept us in all the ways. Thank you again, Iskra. Lots of kisses from Spain.
John Hancock

She’s fat.