Thanks, Photoshop!

            Because Photoshop is too mainstream, say hello no more to your doctors for there’s an easy way to achieve your dream stature. All you need is a computer with installed Photoshop application. With the technologies they offer, different industries uses this computer software to boost their photos into a better one.

            In accordance with this, Preview magazines’ January 2012 issue reaped lots of controversies when the international singing sensation Charice Pempengco’s cover photo was said to be heavily photoshopped.

            Preview said, "What the public needs to understand is that Preview doesn't rely on Photoshop to produce its photos. For every Preview shoot, we are proud to say that we assemble the best team and crew."

            Netizens drew mixed feedbacks from different social networking sites varying from admiration to outright incredulity.

"If you buy the issue you'll see that Charice looks the same in all the photos. It's difficult to achieve that consistency with Photoshop," the magazine added.

To prove that Charice’s face was not digitally altered, Preview uploaded a behind the scene footage of her photo shoot.

Well, guess what? Charice’s not alone on this issue. The wife of Manny Pacquiao, Jinkee, also harvested lots of reactions and disbelief on her cover photo for the January 2012 issue of Mega magazine. Many argued if it was really Jinkee for it was exaggeratedly photoshopped. Moreover, both Jinkee and Charice trended locally for the debate if it was really them has been so hot.

Apparently, this was not the first time that cover photos were questioned for altering some features of their models. Last August 2009, again, for Mega magazine, Katrina Halili just dazed us for her evidently longed fingers.

Some art designer must have thought that Katrina Halili was too short for the cover of Mega and presumably ordered the resident Photoshop specialist to stretch her out a bit, make her taller and do something with her hands.

Got problems in your anatomy? Worry no more! Photoshop’s on your back! Be the next Photoshop Queen. :P