If you’ve ever used any type of photo-editing software, you probably realize that there’s practically unlimited potential there. So long as you put in the time to improve your skills, the only limit is your imagination (and, well, the processing power of your computer, but that’s an entirely separate issue right there).
And though the world is filled to the brim with Photoshop wizards, as well as art and comedy pros who create seamless transitions when crafting magical digital landscapes, there are way too many amateurs who have no idea what they’re doing. Of course, everyone has to start somewhere and there’s nothing wrong with learning from your mistakes. But some photoshops are so friggin’ bad, they deserve to be called out.
That’s exactly what the r/badphotoshop online community does. Members of the subreddit share the most hilariously low-effort photo edits to ever grace the net, whether they’re done for businesses or for someone’s personal albums. We’re featuring some of the worst of the bunch to bring a smile to your face and make you feel better about your own computer skills, whatever level they might be at.
Upvote the pics that made you laugh the hardest, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments. Oh, and those of you Pandas who actually photo-edit pics for a living, be careful: your jaws might drop, and you might have a sudden urge to facepalm and clutch your pearls.
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The First Comment Sums It Up
This is incredible. It’s very rare to see two whale tails in one photo.
This might not be shopped. In the Alaskan Panhandle there are coast lines where the beach drops mere meters from the shore. Whales can get extremely close to people standing. There’s YouTube videos of this if you don’t believe me.
Dad Got Divorced, Used Paint To Erase His Ex-Wife
Using Paint? I Mean that's kinda impressive. I didn't notice it for a sec
I Can't Stop Laughing
The ‘Bad Photoshop’ subreddit is an old one. It’s been a part of Reddit since December 2010. At the time of writing, the sub had 20.6k members and two moderators overseeing the community. Bored Panda has reached out to the mod team to learn more about r/badphotoshop. Stay tuned, folks, we’ll update the article as soon as we hear back from them.
The main theme of the sub is fairly straightforward. The mods invite members to share “bad examples of photoshopped pics. Cut off legs, extra hands, wrong heads... if you can imagine it, someone has poorly photoshopped it.”
Probably My Favorite Photoshop Fail. This Was Apparently Done By A Pro For $200, All The Images Are Like This
I've seen this one before and I still can't grasp what they did. Like, what was the goal they were trying to reach here, because I can't imagine anyone looking at this piece of work and thinking "Perfect! That's exactly what I was trying to do!"
I think I read past posts or comments that the faces were in shadows. So they “fixed” it.
Load More Replies...It's just kinda sad. I mean, I can do "Lot Better" only for 5 Dollars. But my fiverr dont have any buyer yet.. XD
He Lost So Much Weight, The Person In The Background Gained It
An Ad On The News Feed On My Phone. Hope The Dog Is Ok
As the owner of a dachshund, I think my dog might actually attempt that if given the chance.
Load More Replies...IKR?! Low-pixel dogs are terrifying!!!
Load More Replies...What da dog doin’?
There’s absolutely no laughing at the people behind these edits. It’s the end results of their ‘efforts’ that are definitely worth a chuckle, though. So long as someone is genuinely putting in the time and energy to improve their skills and doesn’t mind wading through failure after failure to up their Photoshop game, they’ve got our utmost respect.
However, the people who pump out cheap edits on the fly and have no intention of aiming for something even remotely resembling quality deserve to be called out online. Hey, at least they’re making someone laugh, right? That’s a win in itself… though it’d be better if it was intentional.
What Is Going On With This Poor Dogs Teeth???
thank you bp for giving me yet another excuse to go crawl under my bed and live the rest of my very tedious life as an unwanted dust bunny! 🙃🙃
But wait ! With every purchase you get upper dentures for your pooch. Just pay a separate charge.
Found This From A Company That Claims To Make "3D Realistic Floor Art"
I have so many questions , why would you want a waterfall on your bathroom floor? Why is the girls dress blowing in the wind? How are all the fixtures floating ???
The fixtures aren't floating, what they are trying to sell here is a printed artwork on the floor that looks like a real 3D space. Problem is, art like that only looks 3D from a specific angle and position, if you look at it from any other angle, everything looks warped and stretched. So basically, if this was a real bathroom you would only get the 3D effect of you're standing in one corner of the room, from any other part of the room it would just look like a smear of blue and white with a weird splotch of green on one side. I got no idea on the dress though.
It’s where the samples go until you can bring them to your doctor in the morning 😅
Load More Replies...I know, I know. I'm a little weird but I like it. Hope the sound doesn't keep me awake at night though.
We got ai that can make realistic monsters from just a few words but we still can't figure out how to properly edit in Photoshop?
Thanks for bringing back the sudden flood visions from yesterday!
Wow, Grass That Stays Green In Wintertime! (Found On Zillow)
Such a good vacuum it even sucked up the shadows.
Load More Replies...Ok, this is clearly photoshop, but lots of grass stays green in wintertime. Poor picture, poor title.
Yeah, have to agree. In the U.K., grass is pretty much green and soft all year round. Struggled this summer with a drought and may be a tad muddy after snow - but still green.
Load More Replies...I noticed the hideous color of the door before I noticed the grass! 😃
Load More Replies...I think it is all the roofs, trees and bushes covered in snow, and then the emerald expanse with not a snowdrift or snowflake. Did they blowdry the lawn? Not saying should be brown, it should be white!
Load More Replies...Tbh I was looking more at the door than the grass. Loved the neon colour but who knows, maybe that's photoshopped as well?
Though it’s perfectly possible to be a pro photographer in this day and age without the use of digital software, it’s becoming more and more prevalent. Retouching photos, adjusting the colors, rebalancing contrast—even a few light touches can completely change the mood of the image. Having a good, strong set of editing skills in one’s arsenal can be a godsend, professionally.
Ad For A Beauty Supply Store In My Area
I think that you mean “before” . The computer they made this on saw what they were going to advertise, became sentient, hacked into the bank and depleted this whole company’s funds in a desperate attempt to prevent this monstrosity from seeing the light of day.
Load More Replies...God danmmit BP... Spend less time censoring and more time adding jump scare warning. Someone could die of a heart attack you know.
This is totally real! I, too, have eyelashes so long that I use it as a barette. 🤣
This Thumbnail
They obviously have! Can't you see the open wounds on both animals!?
Load More Replies...Hey Fred Hey Irma, See you met the same deranged vulture I did that moved in down the street.
🥲I get what you're all jestting at, but what pops out for me is the intent. I hope no one puts a hippo and lions next to each other just to see who survives. I hate this kind of content on YT... Entertainment at the expense of animals deaths - dog fights, c**k fights, ... Bull fighting (touradas), whale hunting, fox hunting... Between humans is one thing, between animals not cool, since they didn't choose this. It's cruel. And if this fight was caught on camera by chance all fine, but this does not seem to be a natural situation, e.g. the hippo would be fighting for its territory - which would be in the water.
Yeah I feel you. I remember a while ago I accidentally clicked on a video of two young guys filming a snake that was eating its own tail. That was disturbing enough on its own, but the two guys were laughing. They were laughing at this poor snake that was so obviously in distress, reading the comments made it even worse because people with experience were telling us in detail how stressed out the snake has to be to do that. But these idiots just stood there filming like they thought it was f**kîng hilarious. That this was passed off as "entertainment" is just inconceivable to me. I truly do hate people sometimes.
Load More Replies...Are those...people inside the "wounds"?? Maybe it's just me, but the hippo's looks like Skeletor and the lion's looks like Barbie??
I Was Searching For A Cat Carrier On Amazon And Came Across This Monstrosity
All I have are questions. Why did they not get the pretty kitty a non-clumping mascara? Why does her lipstick encircle her tongue? Is this an ad for a lasting lipstick? Lipstick surviving 24 hours with cat tongue licks would impress me. Is there eyeliner around her nose? Should we set this lady up with the human teeth dog from the bandana collar? Seems like a match made in pet heaven.
Just another cat in a carrier on the corner trying to make some money. It’s sad really.
She was young and needed the money ... for human teeth (like the dog with bandana collars up there)
Load More Replies...Recently, Bored Panda spoke about photoshopping pictures with Ohio photographer Dominic Sberna. He mentioned that, even though digital software can be a great tool, it isn’t all-powerful. You can’t rely on it exclusively if you want quality photos.
"At the end of the day, any editing software is not going to turn a bad photo into a good photo. A quality photographer will have a good eye for the subject they are capturing. Editing the photo enhances the details that the camera does not pick up as well as the naked eye," he told Bored Panda during an interview.
Biggest Snake Ever Discovered Is Good With Crowds
They even photoshop the kids behind so it looks like a lot of twins with same clothes. WTH were they thinking? It's so bad photoshop it's ridiculous.
Always have the kids in front of the crowd, they’re easier to swallow.
Dog Pool
Obviously children. The one left looks just bitesize.
Load More Replies...Such a fun pool your dog will want to take his toy human in it to play with.
These Ads Are Ridiculous!
You mean it's not real? I must admit, I've assumed it was a panoramic phot gone wrong.
Oh, damn! Why did you have to tell me??? Isn't it real? What a disappointment!
"You can recover a photo sometimes too. I've been able to do this with work that I thought at the time would be a throwaway for whatever reason. So, it takes a good hand in both most times, he said that you can even save some shots.
I Think He Ate The Other Campers
Why is the chair looking so weird? Like a baby chair just for adults?! That's all I can focus on:-0
Where Is Her Body?
This is the portal the woman with the whale went through lol
Load More Replies...The rest of her is on the Goa'uld home planet, along with the rest of her team. Here is a (totally un-photoshopped) photograph to prove it! BetweenPla...24-png.jpg
This Magic Carpet Ride Through Hell... For Your Dog
"No amount of software is going to insert pixels in a way that will salvage a low-resolution image or anything of that nature. At least not that I'm presently aware of," he warned photographers that editing won’t be able to solve all of their problems.
Amazon Seat Bath Tub. Model Lost His Legs
Regardless of the model… I quite like that bathtub! We don‘t have one at the moment and only a tiny bathroom….. Now I want one of these.
I recently got one (textil, not hard plastic), and it is amazingly spacious inside. I absolutely recommend it!
Load More Replies...The More You Look At It, The Worse It Gets
At least we call all take comfort in the fact that a real dog was obviously not put into a cage for advertising purposes.
Bro What
Let's put Wyatt in charge of our climate control issues and peace talks in the Middle East. He's a genius the likes of which we have never seen.
Funny thing is, there is no 18 by 18 cube and it also cannot be porportionate so the edges have to be longer.
At the end of the day, how much you rely on photo editing software in the post-processing phase will entirely depend on your goals, your style of photography, and the type of person that you are. You should use the tools that you need to achieve the goals that you have in mind.
Such Cute Cats!
The fact they all have identical markings too. My two youngest cats were rescued from a similar situation. They lived in a hole under a temporary classroom on stilts at my mums school and we caught two of the litter by leering them out with food. Spent weeks making them get used to humans and a year on they're loving family pets. Sadly the other 4 refused to be caught and are still feral, but at least it was two less mouths for mum to feed. They luckily found their way to the cat rescue centre next door (school and centre are rural) and live in their storage barn and have food etc but are too old to be tamed, they were caught and neutered though inc mum, so beat the situation could get.
And here I thought the center of the earth was a molten core. Turns out it’s just kittens.
This is clearly untrue, everyone knows baby kittens appear from under concrete slabs XD
Picture one and two I would believe was not photoshopped. As soon as it was more than one cat (the same 2 used over and over) it was easy to see the bad photoshop...
Bad Photoshop
Yes, That Looks Very Real
Our last president claimed that our airports were getting bombed during our Revolutionary War. These planes go back a lot further than we thought.
Load More Replies...I need a coffee cup, preferably with hot coffee in it.
Load More Replies...Good thing they put the red square around the airplane or we might have missed it!
I’m just worried that they videos are getting 2.4M views...
There was apparently a scene in the final season of GOT, where a coffee cup was left on a table. https://youtu.be/dddfrou6ruA
"It really depends what the person holding the camera is going for. If you're looking to make a quality photograph from an artistic perspective, then it would come down to the framing and how the scene is laid out. Likewise, if you're just looking to get a funny photo, don't sweat the small stuff like that."
Bad Spot For A Row Of Bushes Don’t Ya Think..?
she doesn't look like she'd be happy to answer them. her face seems to be screaming 'i want to go home to my unescapable garage'
Load More Replies...This is what I was about to say. They put bushes for a home to look nice, but when the community is full, they sell the house and make a driveway.
Load More Replies...my question is whats the floor plan also how tf are u going to use that garage
I'd call them up and say I am interested in this house, start to make an appointment to view it then be all "oh wait.... um nevermind I just noticed this photo of the flowerbed that was planted in front of the garage. Sorry, I want to be able to park my car in there." *click* 🤣
Oh Boy
Perhaps the missing bottom teeth are part of the body modification process?
Whats your name sir it's Stephen with a PH. There you go phteven.
Load More Replies...Looks like what happens in a magazine when the center crops the photo.
The Models Are Soooo Comfortable With Each Other
Pluuuuuus ... it's a THREE PACK ... and yet ... there are four sets of legs in 4 DIFFERENT colored shorts.
And they can't count either. There's 4 colors. Maybe they were just confused due to stepping on each others feet.
Now that you’ve experienced some of the worst that photo editing has to offer, how do you feel about it all, Pandas? Which of these photoshops stood out for you with their (lack of) quality? What’s your own experience editing pics? What’s your go-to software of choice? (Yours truly still relies on MS Paint way too much.) Tell us all about it in the comments—we can’t wait to hear from you.
What Are Those!!
Reddit said it's possibly similar colored fur, lining the slipper, to the models skin tone.
Yes, if you look at the back foot the shading is clearer. They're still hideous slippers though
Load More Replies...Was Looking At Dog Ramps For My Aging Lab On Amazon And The Example Pic Is Clearly A Lab With Spots Added In Ms Paint
Not eye-catching enough. The dalmabrador certainly attracts attention.
Load More Replies...At least dogs aren't likely to struggle with body image problems from seeing photoshopped pictures online: all dogs correctly know they're already the best possible example of a dog.
Well, what if your dog is black? They want you to be able to imagine your black dog or your spotted dog, or your leopard, using their product. It's the best of both worlds. It's not JuST for goldens. It's for whatever animal you want. And that animal they have created is certainly whatever.
Amazon is getting so out of hand with these sellers that just photoshop their products into regular photos. And badly, too. I was looking at shelves for the wall and the same one is either the size of a regular couch or it fits over your comfy reading chair. Or the product is Shopped into 4 or 5 scenes and shows nothing at all about the product except it can sit in a kitchen, on a beach, on your table or in your car. And? it's a shame Amazon doesn't have a REPORT button for these sellers
Someone From My School Actually Posted This
Amazon Is A Gold Mine
I reckon the child in the photo on the wall is looking at a print out of the ad
Literally Just Joined, Hope This Suffices As A Good First Post
I want to upvote the concept. It allows lip reading for those who are hard of hearing.
They fog up immediately, me & my kids tried em out. Gets humid & damp, not breathable obviously. I like the idea, but it just doesn't work out.
Load More Replies...they have a shield and they are for hard of hearing so that can actually be offensive
And for helping little kids know your smiling and not mad at them.
My Friend Spotted This Gem While Looking At Pet Stuff On Wish
Don't worry, it'll fit. It's from very stretchy material.
Load More Replies...Amazing! In Less Than 24 Hours After The Ohio "Stay-At-Home" Order Was Announced, British Revolutionary War Soldiers Began To Return To Cleveland. Nature Is So Resilient!
Tbh I wouldn’t be too mad if a bunch of British revolutionary zombies came shambling out of the undergrowth & overtook America in the name of the crown bc I need healthcare.
So they photoshopped.... a reenactor... who was in the woods (trees in crop) just to put him in another photo... of the woods.
Not A Single Element In This Thumbnail Is Real
Unrelated, but 2.6 million people fell for the bad photoshop.
Load More Replies...This is BS guys the baby couldn’t even reach the top of the cube to turn it. Fake.
Well, they wrote “Perplexify” and by Jove; I am perplexed. That much they managed.
It's not a real cube, of course. The sides are mismatched. And IT'S TOO HIGH AND TOO BIG FOR THE BABY!!! Even more ridiculous then the one at the top, #21!
Amazon Kiddie Pool
I didn't even notice that, thanks. That is an hilarious hose.
Load More Replies...There a so many things wrong in this picture,that if it was real,I'd be trying to spell out "HELP" with my feet
*are.Clearly, I do actually need a this pool.
Load More Replies...Air Fryer ... Or Portal Into Another, Foodier, Universe?
There's a man in there, staring out, down on the right. Guy with a lot of fingers.
Get Purple Ground With Your Blue Tree!
These plant seed scammers are an actual menace because by the time you work out the seeds are duds, it's often too late to complain/get your money back. I ordered some purple podded pea seeds off ebay- they're a real variety where the pods are purple. But when they grew they were just regular peas.
Honestly, if someone is nitwitted enough to fall for something this obviously fake, they pretty much deserve what they get.
Load More Replies...Living In A Gun Rights Fantasy
That poor woman having her wedding photos stolen and edited with this creep!
If it really is Caitlin Bennett, don't feel too bad. She's an awful person.
Load More Replies...Looking for his wallet in 1st pic, making sure she married for money and not love
Wait, what is she doing in the first picture? Why is her hand blurred??? So many questions...
Interesting choice of outfits on his side. Must have been an interesting wedding, when he had to change two times! I wonder if anyone was dumb enough to believe him.
Actually 3 and one was a pair of shorts with a blazer!
Load More Replies..."This is my totally real wife. You wouldn't know her. She's from Canada."
Here In My Garage, Just Bought This New Lamborghini
This Ad For A Back-Straightening
hahaha thank you for pointing that out. Thought my eyes were being weird again.
Load More Replies...I was thinking that it's him, not his mother...
Load More Replies...Also aids with hair floof, turkey neck, door warp, boob sag and yellow hues. Buy now!
Her back was fine. They just needed to pull her breasts forward, so the back would straighten.
Just A Girl And Her Dog Going For A Swim
That poor dog. Looks like it has a seam around his head and chest and I'm not sure what is going on with his face, but he sure doesn't look happy.
Wow Gordon That Cookie Must’ve Been Delicious
So good he stuck a fork in it and missed going through his hand instead
Looks like he lost his bottom false teeth, on that cookie, pulled them right out of his mouth!
Found These While Looking At Black Contacts
Do not, and I cannot stress this enough, let kids with these eyes in your house, car, conversation…or anywhere for that matter.
if you are a certified priest with experience in dealing with demons, please contact immediately.
yeah it's my goal to walk around town with them at some random day like nothing's wrong, maybe buy a banoffee pie at a cafe
Load More Replies...The eyes are the windows to the soul. This person just has too much tint on theirs.
Target Ad On Pinterest
The hover board. Now for laptops and charcuterie. Shadow not included. May cause forest fires and explosive diarrhea.
This Product Image For A Dog Lick Mat On Amazon
That is a most interesting picture. What's the word that means more than the sum of its parts?
Whole. As in his nose has disappeared into a WHOLE of peanut butter. It’s the dogs’ access to the foodie-verse from the fryer pic.
Load More Replies...I dunno Joe I want to invent the next new thing but I’m just stumped? Ok Malachi what do people need? —things to make their dog happy. —what makes a dog happy? —-peanut butter. Yeah but where? —On a bathroom wall…sooooo??? We put a mat with peanut butter on it and stick it to the bathroom wall!!! F Yeah you’re right! I’ll mock it up
This is meant as a way to distract dogs during a bath so they’ll sit still. It goes on the wall and you put peanut butter on it for the dog to lick off.
Give Me That Unreal Look. Gardener: I Don't Do Photoshop
This isn't real? It looks the perfect garden for an energetic kitten to pounce.
Keep Looking It Gets Worse
I still think the tiny lady chilling in the bushes in the back is what weirds me out the most...
Load More Replies...I really like this photo. Everything detail is slightly off, but I can't really pinpoint them exactly. Kinda like a dream, it keeps slipping through your fingers.
Nice Little Couch
Fittjabazar ja, detta välkända ställe dit vi alla vallfärdar för att köpa barnsoffor. … Ok, this ad is written in my language (more or less), but I have no clue what on earth is going on. “Childrens couch. Different (word that doesn’t exist but is probably supposed to mean fabric) or fake leather. Manufacturer in (place that doesn’t exist either to my knowledge).” The text is pretty much as bad as the picture and now I’m confused.
Did they give that little kid a scarf? Is he opening for Coldplay?
I was wondering if anybody else caught that. He looks like an infant hipster. 😂
Load More Replies...This Ad For Hoodies
I'll be honest, if someone figured out how to make something like this for real, I'd want one.
Ok I have to admit, my hubby and me ordered the one with the red dots because we were pretty drunk 😂 it did not look bad, thin material but the print was quite close to this picture.
My grandma ordered a shirt similar to something like these for one of my boys & it wasn't too bad. The material was like a mix between jersey knit and a thin easy to snag like fake stretchy silk? It faded quick with washing & didn't look as cool.. But aside from them shopping the different designs onto the kid, the print on the item isn't as much of a shop fail as you'd think.
Load More Replies...Coolest looking straight jacket I've ever seen. And it even comes in kids'sizes.
Found one: https://www.wholeeshopping.com/product/16925827?wholeedeeplink=cfprime%3A%2F%2Fapp.wholee.sale%2Fnative_rn%3FinitialPage%3DLanding%26country_code%3Dus%26productId%3D16925827%26utm_source%3DBing%26utm_medium%3Ddpa-lp%26utm_term%3D56073976%26producer_and_consumer%3Dad%26expName%3Dad_landing&sku_id=56073976&utm_source=Bing&utm_medium=SHOPPING&utm_term=56073976&countrycode=us&style_type=1
"Professional" Photographer From My City. He Made A Book And Charged The Family For This Work
Big Potato Or Little Hand..?
🥴
I have one of these bottles (bought from a seller who didn't use ridiculous photoshop!) and whilst they are massive, probably 40cm tall, they sadly don't levitate next to me :(
The Headphones Got Me
I put headphones on my belly while pregnant and played different music genres and audiobooks. My son would kick and move differently depending on what was playing. He's now a metalhead that loves reading historical nonfiction, especially about WWI and WWII.
Load More Replies...Weird Way To Eat Chicken Tenders
Almost Convinced Me
What badly photoshopped child with hair that makes him look like a chickpea bu.tt? I don’t see anyone!
A Tiny Strong Man In A Large Door
It Gets Worse The Longer You Look At It
That is shocking? People still use 7 and 8...though most 8/8.1 users classic skin the OS.
Load More Replies...Found This While I Was Browsing For Cat Beds
So I buy the bed thing, glue a picture of Bouche to it, and let Bouche have the box, yes?
Tall Man, Floating Wheelbarrow
It carries some heavy point-and-click vibes. I wonder what we need to click on to advance here?
Someone Was Trying To Create Panic, Just Created This Mess
R/Teenagers Merch
I Was Looking For A Hamock For My Beardie And
Saw This On An Amazon Product, The Item Is A Pocket Projector. So Many Things Wrong With This Image
That’s Not How A Hand Works
You're telling me. My thumbs never agree with my fingers.
Load More Replies...To be honest, if you buy from Wish it takes forever to get it. So maybe the technology will be there when it's going to be shipped.
Wow. I never even knew there are such things as smart rings. Since when are they around? Gosh, I‘m living under a rock, ain‘t I? (I mean the real ones, not what‘s in the picture)
Hot Tub Fun
Look Guys, It’s A Ship
Love To See Png's Put Together Like LEGO Bricks In My Ad
Who Would Buy This Based Of This Image?
They’ve Invented A Fabric For The Darkest Black On Earth
What he do or not do? (Generally curious, don’t downvote)
Load More Replies..."New Adidas Vantablack range. Check out our stock in great detail and watch as your soul gets sucked into the infinite darkness."
Found These Gems While Looking At Ps4’s On Amazon
I put my kitty into my landscape pics and use the hashtag #BadPhotoshop cDSC05333-...a91b1d.jpg
A lot of these reminded me of collage art I did as a child
These advertisers really must think people are STUPID. It really reflects poorly on their products. 🙄
I put my kitty into my landscape pics and use the hashtag #BadPhotoshop cDSC05333-...a91b1d.jpg
A lot of these reminded me of collage art I did as a child
These advertisers really must think people are STUPID. It really reflects poorly on their products. 🙄
