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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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Laura Maeflower 6 years ago
I actually prefer the sitting and chilling. If I were into women I'd like a woman with a little jiggle in their thighs! She looks more soft and cuddly. Just my preference. Though fit looks good, there's lots of people who like a bit of roundness and curves.
Kristina Graber 5 years ago
My stomach is completely normal and like that too. Ripped abs and my favorite big and ROUND. <3
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Judith Mcqueen 5 years ago
Well the one on the right is way more attractive - is that the idea?what is the left pic about? some sort of stomach wasting illness. Yes I am a bloke.
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.
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Brionna Mowery 5 years ago
yeah I wouldn't have thought it was her real laugh. The second one shows she's actually having fun!
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.
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Jacob/Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 6 years ago
Other than a little Photoshop I don't see much difference in there pics...am I missing something?
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Brionna Mowery 5 years ago
I only saw her heads at first and thought that it was removing makeup lol. Thats me tho. except I stay at the middle one lol
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Laura Crawley 5 years ago
jealous, i look like c**p in yellow... and any bathing suit for that matter You GO Girl!
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Liz 6 years ago
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
Gary Geracci 1 year ago
She looks real and seems okay to me right down to the marks on her body.God, I love that natural Look!
Christy Smith 5 years ago
Her pubes are peaking out of her bathing suit, seems like you’d catch a black parade of hair sticking out before posting.
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Haleigh Webster 6 years ago
usually people tend to bloat after eating, this could be what she is showing
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Jules Caldwell 6 years ago
It's 1.2 pounds in 12.5 hours. And if you think your body can't do that, then you've never met pizza.
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Tori Faere 5 years ago
Hm. Good thing they have tattoo removal or coverups! Or you know, they like the art on their bodies. And what craze? This has been going on for decades. You sound like a seriously depressed elderly person judging by this comment.
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Sylvia Matušíková 5 years ago
I dont understand this urge to take pictures of yourself and put them online. Idiotic.
Jane Writner 3 years ago
I don't understand this urge to insult strangers for doing something harmless that might improve their self esteem (especially on a post dedicated to pictures of that specifically). Ignorant.
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Christy Smith 5 years ago
The first one has an unbelievably size waist, as in it had to be photoshopped.
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Tori Faere 5 years ago
She has scars too! I'm covered in them. I'm glad to see more people showing their scars. Maybe we won't be shamed for it in the future.
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AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
I do photography and the "fake" candid is not candid at all I hate when influencers call it that. a candid is a real life moment. Not a staged "moment' and with the hand placement and leg out and back leg arched like that its fkn posed. so dumb
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Debby Hartinger 6 years ago
There's a big difference. I always wear high-waisted - hides a lot...
Helen Haley 6 years ago
All the low rise pants were obviously pushed into fashion by a sadist.
Load More Replies... Kyle Talley 5 years ago
The left photo is tweaked in photoshop. So? She's not proving anything
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Michał Jastrzębski 6 years ago
yep. that is how the belly works. Its skin. Loose skin, for a reason.
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Thomas. C 5 years ago
Zain Black you are not supposes to talk or even describe a girl like that much less on the INTERNET. im 13 years old and i know how to treat a women dang boi do i need to come teach you cause someone didnt teach you right
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Lola Pagan 5 years ago
lol the face she made is like me trying to eat a bell pepper or swallow a pill 😂
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Clare Amidei 5 years ago
Okay so I just read your username and laughed for some reason
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Annabell H. 6 years ago
... what are u doing? Do u mean she’s beautiful either way or basically you want to do the deed.
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mcsa student 6 years ago
aaaaaaaa nooooo sand butt the most dreaded beach-induced condition...
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Michał Jastrzębski 6 years ago
in one sitting, its indeed damned impressive amount @_@ Im a guy - we take in statistically quite more, and it would be...challenging @_@
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Clare Amidei 5 years ago
She only looks a little bit bigger around the waist... and that's after food
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Cindi Bethel-Carmona 5 years ago
She's had the same back surgery as I had. Good for her to show off her body and not be ashamed! She Rocks!
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Clare Amidei 5 years ago
On the left her smile looks like she is not having a good time but is trying not to let anyone know
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Gary Geracci 1 year ago
Every bump, scar and stretch ma rk.Now that is, in all her pics a REAL natural Woman. God Bless her for being that way!
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Human #1,232,867 6 years ago
I think I got the concept at the first picture. Do we need 78 of these?
Marcellus the Third 6 years ago
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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Tor Rolf Strøm 6 years ago
So, just suck in your gut, then release your gut, repeat 40 million times and you got yourself a Bored Panda post!
Data1001 6 years ago
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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Alessandra Ricotta 6 years ago
Unfortunately not, public image lead to a lot of eating and self image disorders. To be perfect people, destroy themselves.
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Nikki Bates 6 years ago
Not hating on her, she looks fab either way , but some of those bikini's she had on looked like rags.
Cassandra Wilson 6 years ago
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.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 6 years ago
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.
Human #1,232,867 6 years ago
I think I got the concept at the first picture. Do we need 78 of these?
Marcellus the Third 6 years ago
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... Tor Rolf Strøm 6 years ago
So, just suck in your gut, then release your gut, repeat 40 million times and you got yourself a Bored Panda post!
Data1001 6 years ago
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... Alessandra Ricotta 6 years ago
Unfortunately not, public image lead to a lot of eating and self image disorders. To be perfect people, destroy themselves.
Load More Replies... Nikki Bates 6 years ago
Not hating on her, she looks fab either way , but some of those bikini's she had on looked like rags.
Cassandra Wilson 6 years ago
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.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 6 years ago
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.
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