Expert: Kamal Krishna - 4/21/2009

Question
Hi Kamal. I recently lost a lot of weight but don't feel that pictures do me justice, and I always end up looking dumpier than I know I am - people have even commented on the fact that my new body doesn't photo well for some reason, maybe because I'm very short.  I don't currently have Photoshop but was thinking about signing up for an online account so I can edit photos and tweak those things I don't like that I think make me look heavier than I am - fleshy arms, etc.  The camera really does add 10-20 lbs!  I just don't even know if it's possible to do this in Photoshop and wanted to find out before I invested in a product or account.  If it IS possible, is it difficult to do what I want to do?  You always hear about pros doing it for celebrity photos and such so I'm sure it's complex, but if I know it's at least possible that would be a start.  Thanks so much for your help.

Answer
Hi Keri,
i'd say anythin is possible in photoshop. However doing a makeover is defly a manual task and a difficult one. I'm not discouraging you but, it needs a lot of practice to get perfect results.
Listed below are some vieo tutorials that may help you achieve what you are looking for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVvHzCGE8Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkBPNTZF72M&feature=response_watch
http://www.orangeinks.com/design/lose-weight-using-photoshop-hd/

Hope this helps, all the best.
-Kamal Krishna