The setup
As a 33 year old woman, Barbara, finds it really concerning on a societal level that so many women are dependent on these filters especially after the boom of Zoom after the pandemic where it became “normal to stare at your own mirrored face for hours picking apart every flaw literally”, she says. Her personal goal is to eradicate self-hating, negative comments about people’s appearances which tend to come from millennial and Gen Z women. So, she began by inviting 12 brave women, half found online in advance and half that she literally found off the streets to take phone selfies of themselves and edit it as they wished. Meanwhile, Barbara photographed them too with her camera lens which she specifically chose as it closely mimics the angles and details seen by the human eye and used that as a template to compare their filtered photographs against her unretouched portrait. More info: barbasboth.com Image credits: james-greenhalgh
I interviewed each woman about her personal experiences with selfies and whether her self-confidence was affected in any way by the wide availability of filters to enhance appearances
Image credits: james-greenhalgh
Half of the women were found online in advance, and half of them I asked to come in off the streets of London on the shoot days!
Image credits: james-greenhalgh
Megan, 26
Here are some of the interview quotes and fully unretouched portraits. The only thing I adjusted on the photos was the contrast and some tones to be true to life. Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Laila, 29
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Esther, 21
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Kat, 27
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Isabella, 25
Image credits:Barbara Asboth
Ayumi, 30
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Cheri, 43
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Swathi, 35
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Alexandra, 31
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Ginger, 19
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Xin Yi, 21
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Rachel, 19
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
I must note that the project was made possible with the help of the FUJIFILM UK team
Image credits: james-greenhalgh Barbara has also mentioned that she is definitely interested in doing another project of this nature and that her next attempt will be an outdoor collection of women approached on the spot for a photograph. She went on to say that this is a passion project for her, noting it as a ‘labour of love’ and that she has no one to satisfy in terms of the result and is therefore “free to explore wherever inspiration takes me!”
title: “Photography Project Explores The Effect Of Filters On Young Women S Self Image” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-16” author: “Rashad Gonzales”
The setup
As a 33 year old woman, Barbara, finds it really concerning on a societal level that so many women are dependent on these filters especially after the boom of Zoom after the pandemic where it became “normal to stare at your own mirrored face for hours picking apart every flaw literally”, she says. Her personal goal is to eradicate self-hating, negative comments about people’s appearances which tend to come from millennial and Gen Z women. So, she began by inviting 12 brave women, half found online in advance and half that she literally found off the streets to take phone selfies of themselves and edit it as they wished. Meanwhile, Barbara photographed them too with her camera lens which she specifically chose as it closely mimics the angles and details seen by the human eye and used that as a template to compare their filtered photographs against her unretouched portrait. More info: barbasboth.com Image credits: james-greenhalgh
I interviewed each woman about her personal experiences with selfies and whether her self-confidence was affected in any way by the wide availability of filters to enhance appearances
Image credits: james-greenhalgh
Half of the women were found online in advance, and half of them I asked to come in off the streets of London on the shoot days!
Image credits: james-greenhalgh
Megan, 26
Here are some of the interview quotes and fully unretouched portraits. The only thing I adjusted on the photos was the contrast and some tones to be true to life. Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Laila, 29
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Esther, 21
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Kat, 27
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Isabella, 25
Image credits:Barbara Asboth
Ayumi, 30
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Cheri, 43
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Swathi, 35
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Alexandra, 31
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Ginger, 19
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Xin Yi, 21
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Rachel, 19
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
I must note that the project was made possible with the help of the FUJIFILM UK team
Image credits: james-greenhalgh Barbara has also mentioned that she is definitely interested in doing another project of this nature and that her next attempt will be an outdoor collection of women approached on the spot for a photograph. She went on to say that this is a passion project for her, noting it as a ‘labour of love’ and that she has no one to satisfy in terms of the result and is therefore “free to explore wherever inspiration takes me!”
title: “Photography Project Explores The Effect Of Filters On Young Women S Self Image” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-28” author: “Ernest Watson”
The setup
As a 33 year old woman, Barbara, finds it really concerning on a societal level that so many women are dependent on these filters especially after the boom of Zoom after the pandemic where it became “normal to stare at your own mirrored face for hours picking apart every flaw literally”, she says. Her personal goal is to eradicate self-hating, negative comments about people’s appearances which tend to come from millennial and Gen Z women. So, she began by inviting 12 brave women, half found online in advance and half that she literally found off the streets to take phone selfies of themselves and edit it as they wished. Meanwhile, Barbara photographed them too with her camera lens which she specifically chose as it closely mimics the angles and details seen by the human eye and used that as a template to compare their filtered photographs against her unretouched portrait. More info: barbasboth.com Image credits: james-greenhalgh
I interviewed each woman about her personal experiences with selfies and whether her self-confidence was affected in any way by the wide availability of filters to enhance appearances
Image credits: james-greenhalgh
Half of the women were found online in advance, and half of them I asked to come in off the streets of London on the shoot days!
Image credits: james-greenhalgh
Megan, 26
Here are some of the interview quotes and fully unretouched portraits. The only thing I adjusted on the photos was the contrast and some tones to be true to life. Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Laila, 29
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Esther, 21
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Kat, 27
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Isabella, 25
Image credits:Barbara Asboth
Ayumi, 30
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Cheri, 43
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Swathi, 35
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Alexandra, 31
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Ginger, 19
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Xin Yi, 21
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
Rachel, 19
Image credits: Barbara Asboth
I must note that the project was made possible with the help of the FUJIFILM UK team
Image credits: james-greenhalgh Barbara has also mentioned that she is definitely interested in doing another project of this nature and that her next attempt will be an outdoor collection of women approached on the spot for a photograph. She went on to say that this is a passion project for her, noting it as a ‘labour of love’ and that she has no one to satisfy in terms of the result and is therefore “free to explore wherever inspiration takes me!”
