Sometimes, it’s easy for us to forget that social media isn’t the same as reality. But it’s incredibly important to remember that what we see on our screens can often be an altered, upgraded, and airbrushed version of what’s really out there. If we realize it’s partly an illusion, we won’t feel so bad when we compare our lives to those of seemingly ‘perfect’ Instagram models. However, some people take photo-editing several steps too far.
The “Instagram Reality” subreddit is dedicated to showing how heavily some people photoshop their pictures before putting them up on social media. Whether it’s inspired by people’s insecurity or narcissism is difficult to tell. But we collected some of the best examples of over-shopped pics from the subreddit for you to enjoy.
So scroll down, upvote your fave pics, and leave a comment below to let us know which images you thought were the most shocking, and why you think these people tend to use too much Photoshop. Also, check out Bored Panda’s previous posts about Instagram vs. Reality right here, here, here, as well as here.
#1 Whats The Point Of Photoshopping A Starbucks Logo On Your Cup..? Had A Good Laugh Bc Of It
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#2 When The Lighting Hits You Just Right In A Family Photo
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#3 Shes Not Fooling Anyone With That Steering Wheel
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It’s very easy to feel insecure in the information age. Every day, we’re bombarded by images of beautiful, successful, healthy, wealthy individuals. While this inspires some of us to aim for greatness, others can feel insecure because they realize the huge gap between their dream lives, and where they currently are.
#4 A Body Builder I Have Since Unfollowed
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#5 Most Severe Case I’ve Ever Seen Tbh
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#6 What The Hell
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Melody Lyons explains that having grown up in the United States, she was raised to be dissatisfied with the way she looked, which meant she felt ashamed of herself. However, she still advocates not using photo-editing apps or keeping the editing to a minimum: say, for removing a big red spot that would simply ruin the pic.
But according to her, if you start radically changing who you are in photos, you start believing that there’s something wrong with you. And that just increases any feelings of insecurity you already had. In other words—the less photoshopping you do, the more comfortable you feel being yourself. After all, nobody is perfect and never will be. Even models think they eyelashes/jawline/pinkies could look better.
#7 Happy Holidays!
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#8 Instagram Post vs. Youtube Video
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#9 Legend
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Also, the more people there are out there who photoshop their pictures, the stronger the culture of ‘perfect’ Instagram pics. This means that there are even more individuals who feel insecure because they have to compare themselves to endless masses of photo-edited pictures.
#10 Am I Insane Or Did He Photoshop The Exact Same Face Onto Two Different Photos
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#11 I Love Playing “Find The Distorted Background” Game With Everything She Posts
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#12 Reflections Dont Lie
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Meanwhile, Michelle Linker told The Guardian that the pressures of social media are very real. “People are publicizing usually something really cool or fun that they’re doing, or at least they make it appear that way. I absolutely feel insecure.”
She continued: “I do feel a pressure to look particularly good. I would never post a photo that wasn’t flattering of me. I feel anxiety over how many likes I get after I post a picture. If I get two likes, I feel like, what’s wrong with me? Some people judge Instagram by deleting photos that don’t get enough likes. I wouldn’t do that, but I would definitely second-guess my intentions with posting them.”
#13 ... She Very Obviously Was Not In This Photo Before She Photoshopped Herself In
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#14 Mua Posts Christmas Inspired Look, Flat Out Denies It's Photoshopped In The Comments
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#15 I'm Speechless
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Do you photoshop your pictures, dear readers? Have you ever been in a situation where you post a photo and constantly check to see how many likes it got? Share your experience with everyone in the comments.
#16 Big Difference Between The Photos Of Her At The Event And The One On Her Instagram...
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#17 Makeup Artist's Instagram Pic Compared With The Original. Subtle But Powerful Fakery
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#18 I’m Speechless
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#19 Honestly, Who Does She Think She’s Fooling
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#20 Edited vs. Unedited
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#21 I Don’t Know Where To Start ...
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#22 Jesus Christ, She Even Smoothed Over Her Tongue
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#23 This Is A Hundred Percent Presented As Reality. Her Legs Are Broken In Six Places And Her Butt Is Sixteen Miles Wide And Long. And She Helped Out Her Friend Too
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#24 This One Is Really Interesting To Me, Why Would You Edit Away The Line That Separates Your Lips?
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#25 When One Right Hand Isn’t Enough...
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#26 O No Hunny, Wat Is U Doin
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#27 Those Abs Were Made In Ms Paint
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#28 Forgot To Edit The Mirror
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#29 No Way Her Waist Is Real, That Shadow Has A Different Angle
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#30 Yeah, No
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#31 Mom Take Me Home I’m Scared
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#32 Weird European Door.
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#33 Very Interesting Proportions
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#34 When You Forget To Colour Saturate Your Reflection
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#35 The Difference Is Day And Night, Literally
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#36 This Stuff Makes Me Sad On So Many Levels
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#37 *gasp*
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#38 I Thought Her Photo Was Ironic
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#39 Oops, Someone Forgot Insta Stories Share The Filter Name
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#40 I Can’t Point Out A Single Feature That Looks The Same
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#41 “Ugly Sweater Dinner Date! ” Dear God... I Didn’t Need To Sleep Tonight Anyway
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#42 "Unedited"
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#43 Now We Have 3 Of Them
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#44 UK Apprentice Candidates. Left His Insta. Right Hers
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#45 Imagine Being A Celebrity With 55m Followers And Expecting No One To Notice The Curtain Curving
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#46 When U Ordered It vs. When It Arrived
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#47 Same Girl I Posted Before, She’s Actually Nearly At 2 Million Followers And Will Block Anyone Who Claims Photoshop
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#48 Most Of These Celeb Makeup Only Look Good With Editing
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#49 Who You Trynna Fool
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#50 Fillers Don't Always Photograph Well!
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#51 She Literally Photoshopped My Brothers Abs Onto Her
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#52 Instagram vs. Reality
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#53 What Even Is Skin Texture?
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#54 Instagram vs. Reality. (Bonus: She Preaches Body Positivity.)
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#55 When You Visit Greece & Suddenly Become Black (Girl Is On The Right In The First Photo)
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#56 Blurring/Smoothing Your Ear. Your. Fucking. Ear
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#57 He Colored His Eyes Over His Glasses Frames
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#58 Apparently It’s A Thing Now For Designers To Edit Their Dress Forms. This Is Another Insta Fashion Designer
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#59 The Alien Look Has Been Trending For A While Now
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#60 Outrageous Construction Work
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#61 I’m Not Even Sure What To Say About This One. Found On Ig
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#62 Y’all... I Don’t Know What’s Worse. The Lash Extensions Or The Blurring
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#63 The Video Game Character Look Going On
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#64 Photo And Thumbnail Uploaded By Guy vs. Girl In Her Usual Videos.
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#65 He Forgot To Delete The Original After Uploading The Edit ?
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#66 Just... Why?!
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#67 Size Matters Teehee
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#68 I Think She Still Looks Perfectly Fine On The Right But I Didn't Expect Her Waist To Be Normal Sized Because You Only Get To See Altered Pictures Or Pictures Of Her In Corsets
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#69 The Dog's Legs
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#70 Hiring Models Off Instagram Can Be Surprising
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#71 Million Dollar Matchmaker... Who Are You Trying To Fool?
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#72 She Has Great Body Already
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#73 Instagram vs. A Recent Video
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#74 Knuckles And Skin Wrinkles Are So 2018
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#75 Instagram (Top) Versus TV (Bottom)
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#76 All Her Instagram Pictures Are Filtered To Death
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#77 I Wonder How She Has Meet-UPS. Over A Million Followers, Over A Million Unrealistic Expectations
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#78 Left Is From Celeb News Account, Right Is From Her Ig
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#79 Are Noses Really Necessary?
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#80 Exposed By A Round Earring
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#81 A Youtuber I Used To Follow Until She Started Posting These Pictures On Instagram. Look At The Shadow...
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#82 Obvious Wobbly Trees And Weird Railing On The Right Side. I Don't Know Why She Keeps Doing This
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#83 Some Else's Page vs. Her Own Page
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#84 Insta Wigs And Makeup Doesn’t Always Translate Publicly. She Has Almost 6 Million Followers
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#85 Hard To Believe That’s The Same Person
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#86 I’m All About That Microsoft Paint Life Yuh Yuh
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#87 That's Not Face Correction, That's Face Transplantation
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#88 The Left Photo Is Taken From A Video Featured In A British Newspaper Report Of Her Admitting To Never Having Tried Skinnycoffee, Even Though She Advertises It On Her Instagram Page As The Key To Her Two-Stone Weight Loss.
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#89 Tagged Picture vs. The Picture You Post
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#90 We Should Now Be Self Conscious About Literally Any Nose Shape. The Look Of 2020 Is Voldemort. This Is Your Memo
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#91 Internal Organs? Never Heard Of Em
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#92 Where Do I Even Start.....?
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#93 Never Thought I’d Come Across Something Like This In Real Life
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#94 Where Are Her Knuckles?
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#95 Does This Include Photoshop Lessons?
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#96 Self-Upload vs. Tagged
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#97 Sponsored Post vs. Tagged Post
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