15 Celebrity Photos That Show the Difference Between Social Media Pictures and the Work of Professional Photographers
People
01/27/2023

Whether we are born photogenic or not is a matter of luck that does not depend on our will. In any case, to get a good shot, it is sometimes necessary to make several attempts. This is how celebrities, even with all their glamour, appear underwhelming in some photographs if, for example, they are caught distracted or in the wrong light.
It is not strange, therefore, that we see perfect images on celebrities’ social media. Still, then other shots of the same event taken by photographers are posted with quite different results.
1. Amanda Seyfried
2. Demi Moore
3. Nicole Kidman
4. Penélope Cruz
5. Natalie Portman
6. Anne Hathaway
7. Kate Hudson
8. Cara Delevingne
9. Charlize Theron
10. Katy Perry
11. Lady Gaga
12. Eva Longoria
13. Ana de Armas
14. Vanessa Hudgens
15. Jessica Alba
What do you think about photo retouching? Have you ever met someone who looks very different on their social media and in real life?
Preview photo credit mingey / Instagram, Invision / Associated Press / East News
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