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For many, Instagram is the highlight reel of their lives. They show off their exotic trips, fancy meals, strike a sexy pose in front of expensive toys, and it's totally their choice. However, if you drown yourself in the sea of winning shots, you might end up with the impression that all of these Instagram influencers' days look like that. And feel like a loser when comparing yourself to those unachievable standards.

So it's healthy to remind yourself that not only are these Instagram photos showing just a tiny part of their lives but that there are dozens of outtakes behind the scenes of those glamorous shots as well. Maybe the angle gave them a double chin, maybe a dog was pooping in the background; these pictures get discarded.

Recently, Thai Instagram model Vienna did just that. She wanted to show her 150K followers that there's more than meets the eye to every "perfect" photo on social media and posted a series of 'Instagram vs. Reality' takes which really resonated with folks online.

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Vienna became a model when she was 19 years old. "I went to Tokyo for a vacation when I had about 10K followers on Twitter. I met a girl there and we ended up taking a photo together while we were walking on the street. After she posted our photo online, her modeling agency contacted me and asked me to work with them," Vienna told Bored Panda.

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    Vienna said she mostly uses Instagram to document her trips around the world. "I love traveling and photography so I want people to know more about me and all the places I go to."

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    For her Instagram vs. Reality series, Vienna used some photo editing on the "perfect" photos to really highlight the discrepancy between the before and after pics. "On those photos, I used an app called Ulike." This software lets people "fine-tune" themselves, offering to touch-up their eyes, nose and mouth."

    However, the "real" ones weren't manipulated at all, I just used my normal camera. That's why my face looks super different in them."

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    Diver Driver
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG - that is the face I make when my wife is blowing up her raft

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    Aria
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The wrong vs the right way to eat Sqaghett

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    Rebecah Ozuna
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does she makes her eyes look so sparkly and big? She's like an anime babe.

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    Shannon Matthews
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pic on the right reminds me of my mom telling my sister and I to smile for a picture.

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    MomaBear
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why’s the carton of juice floating

    John Olpenda
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the cartoon was empty and it was supported by the straw.

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    Mangle the Fox
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    photos taken seconds before disaster

    Ann Landry
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When going out on a date vs any other time.

    bambam chase
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    left pic hacking music meme mode on

    Sharon Colley
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the eyebrows, size of eyes and double chin makes me think this is not the same person

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    Selma El Guerrab
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "How did I ever let these people convince me to go on this ride?"

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    Daniel Mason
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What people think London will be like VS the reality

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    Niobe Marchalant
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i feel like the tissues coming out of nostrils at the same time!

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    Rebecah Ozuna
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much filter did she use to looks this adorable on the left?

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    Nadia Bakker
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What my sister looks like in pics (left) versus what I look like in pics (right).

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    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reality photos are more staged than the "instagram" ones. This is becoming a trend and it's not objective anymore.

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