The 'Instagram vs. Reality' battle continues, and blogger Sara Puhto is back to fight for the latter. She continues sharing side-by-side pics that reveal how much a certain angle or sucking in your belly can change the way you look in an Instagram photo. Sometimes the difference in her uploads is so striking, it's hard to believe they’re the same girl.
"I'm sure we've all had that feeling where you're feeling cute at the beach but then you sit down and all of a sudden feel insecure and don't know how to sit without ... feeling ... too exposed," she wrote. "Nobody is judging you and even if someone was then that's a reflection of their inner insecurities, not yours."
With hashtags like body confidence, be kind to yourself, and progress, not perfection, Sara is telling the world that beauty starts within.
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However, people are revealing quite a lot with their photo manipulations posted on Instagram. Even if they're trying to conceal things. Including depression.
Andrew G. Reece and Christopher M. Danforth examined Instagram data from 166 individuals, as well as asking whether or not they had a diagnosis of clinical depression from a mental health professional. Then, they applied machine learning tools to identify markers of depression. The researchers examined 43,950 participant Instagram photos using color analysis, metadata components, and algorithmic face detection.
The results conclude that photos posted by depressed people were bluer, grayer, and darker. Also, these folks were less likely to use filters. However, when they did use photo editing tools, their most popular filter choice was Inkwell, which makes everything black and white. Interestingly, when the machine gave a depression marker, it was right about 54 percent of the time. For comparison, unassisted primary physicians correctly make a depression diagnosis about 42 percent of the time.
Okay but on this one her thigh has visible stretch marks and that's not something you'd see on Insta often and honestly I love it this is amazing
Those are not stretch marks tho (She does have a very positive post about those on her account tho too). Those are actually self-harm scars and I think it's still amazing and encouraging that she doesn't hide or edit those. (I actually went through her profile to make sure I was right about it, and she also has a post about the scars on her body.) (Also, not lecturing or anything, I just wanted to point it out since...self harm is still a very sensitive topic and most of the people feel the need to hide their scars)
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She looks real and seems okay to me right down to the marks on her body.God, I love that natural Look!
Her pubes are peaking out of her bathing suit, seems like you’d catch a black parade of hair sticking out before posting.
I dont understand this urge to take pictures of yourself and put them online. Idiotic.
There's a big difference. I always wear high-waisted - hides a lot...
yep. that is how the belly works. Its skin. Loose skin, for a reason.
Note: this post originally had 78 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I think I got the concept at the first picture. Do we need 78 of these?
I scrolled all the way here (and it was a loooong way) to say, "One would have sufficed; unless you're in the ogling business".
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So, just suck in your gut, then release your gut, repeat 40 million times and you got yourself a Bored Panda post!
Yep, but there's definitely some Photoshopping going on in at least a few of those photos, as well. The tummy has to go somewhere when you suck it in, but on a couple of shots the whole torso just becomes magically tiny by comparison.
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Unfortunately not, public image lead to a lot of eating and self image disorders. To be perfect people, destroy themselves.
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Not hating on her, she looks fab either way , but some of those bikini's she had on looked like rags.
There are some salty posts here.... As a mom of a 12yo, THANK YOU. Yes. We need 78 of these. We need 780 of these. These need to be hung up in every school bathroom everywhere. Kids SAY they know it's fake and blah blah, but this is a powerful post to support understanding and conversation. Show this to your daughters AND your sons. Have some real talk about how they feel when they look in the mirror. And for the salty post people... congratulations on missing her point. She's trying to do some good in the world and you have to take the time to stop and b***h about it.
BoredPanda, did we really need 78 Instagram images to get a point across? The post could have been some much more interesting and powerful if a short article detailing how social media and societal norms can affect body image.
she still is really pretty to me fat or cubby people are the best kind of people. They are nicer
Ugh SO tired of seeing skinny I hate skinny I'm skinny and underweight and I HATE it Yeah, yeah I like bein a lil smol and short but not a skeleton!
I am a soldier, in video games that is... Just like you are an Instagram model or whatever you are trying to be!
Editing her posts is actually sending a negative message, she should just post the real ones and not worry about trying to look like celebrities who also might photoshop occasionally anyway
Doesn't change the fact that she's still skinny and beautiful lmao
I had a girlfriend in my 20s who was 95lbs at 19 and thought she always had to go to the gym. She was toned 24/7, this girl taking all the vapid selfies is someone who used to be skinny but ha never gone to the gym.
HAHA I just realized this girl is calling her self a "Health Blogger". SHES Not qualified to give health advice
I think I got the concept at the first picture. Do we need 78 of these?
I scrolled all the way here (and it was a loooong way) to say, "One would have sufficed; unless you're in the ogling business".
Load More Replies... So, just suck in your gut, then release your gut, repeat 40 million times and you got yourself a Bored Panda post!
Yep, but there's definitely some Photoshopping going on in at least a few of those photos, as well. The tummy has to go somewhere when you suck it in, but on a couple of shots the whole torso just becomes magically tiny by comparison.
Load More Replies... Unfortunately not, public image lead to a lot of eating and self image disorders. To be perfect people, destroy themselves.
Load More Replies... Not hating on her, she looks fab either way , but some of those bikini's she had on looked like rags.
There are some salty posts here.... As a mom of a 12yo, THANK YOU. Yes. We need 78 of these. We need 780 of these. These need to be hung up in every school bathroom everywhere. Kids SAY they know it's fake and blah blah, but this is a powerful post to support understanding and conversation. Show this to your daughters AND your sons. Have some real talk about how they feel when they look in the mirror. And for the salty post people... congratulations on missing her point. She's trying to do some good in the world and you have to take the time to stop and b***h about it.
BoredPanda, did we really need 78 Instagram images to get a point across? The post could have been some much more interesting and powerful if a short article detailing how social media and societal norms can affect body image.
she still is really pretty to me fat or cubby people are the best kind of people. They are nicer
Ugh SO tired of seeing skinny I hate skinny I'm skinny and underweight and I HATE it Yeah, yeah I like bein a lil smol and short but not a skeleton!
I am a soldier, in video games that is... Just like you are an Instagram model or whatever you are trying to be!
Editing her posts is actually sending a negative message, she should just post the real ones and not worry about trying to look like celebrities who also might photoshop occasionally anyway
Doesn't change the fact that she's still skinny and beautiful lmao
I had a girlfriend in my 20s who was 95lbs at 19 and thought she always had to go to the gym. She was toned 24/7, this girl taking all the vapid selfies is someone who used to be skinny but ha never gone to the gym.
HAHA I just realized this girl is calling her self a "Health Blogger". SHES Not qualified to give health advice
