The Duchess of Edits: Analyzing Kate’s Controversial Mother’s Day Photo
Oops! Those oh-so-perfect faces of royalty! Well, apparently not as perfect as we imagine. WIRED’s design department took out their best digital magnifying glasses to have a closer look at Kate Middleton’s controversial Mother’s Day photo. A few mugshots here, some strange zippers there, and potentially a case of Photoshop-zilla!
Key Points from the WIRED Article
- Turns out, even Royal images aren’t free from those pesky editing errors. Kate’s tresses aren’t as flawless as they seem, in fact, a strain of blurry hair got picked up by eagle-eyed netizens. One too many swipes with the smudge tool, maybe?
- Crisp clothing? That’s for the plebs! In the controversial photo, you can spot a poorly edited wandering zipper that would leave any fashionista gasping. Talk about a zip line fail!
- Inspired by Picasso, the artist behind the photo appears to be experiencing a bout of cubism, with some proportions seemingly tweaked to abstraction. Is this the royal redefinition of body positivity?
- Mother’s Day turned Murder She Wrote as the design detectives at WIRED also hinted at possible clone stamping in the image. Is there a secret twin we don’t know about?
Final Thoughts
In an era where most images go through a Photoshop filtration process more intensive than our morning coffee, this royal photoshop fiasco isn’t all that surprising. What’s truly royal is the ability to laugh at oneself – or their editor – and carry on like a queen, or duchess, in this case. So, here’s raising a toast to Kate’s imperfectly perfect Mother’s Day photo that got us all chortling and generated some royal buzz. The ‘crown’ jewel of photoshopping escapades, indeed!
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