A woman has shown how easy it is for people to 'fake' perfection on Instagram - without the need for filters, Photoshop or even posing.
Influencer Georgie Clarke has built a 600k strong following thanks to her 'Instagram vs reality' pictures, which illustrate to people how misleading the social media platform can be.
In her latest post, Georgie has shown people how much of an effect lighting can have on a photograph, using pictures of her bum taken five seconds apart.
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She wrote: "Facing the shade VS Facing the sunlight. When the camera is from a side & low angel… facing the shade means that the harshest part of the light hits your body.
"When you face the sunlight directly on and the camera is shooting from the side, it softens the skin and creates lots of shadow effects appearing to be toned muscles.
"These were taken 5 seconds apart from each other, they’re the exact same body in different lights. Lighting had a huge impact on how our bodies appear on camera so please don’t be fooled when you see magazine pictures or IG shots where the person looks flawless. 90% of it is down to the correct lighting and angel of the camera.
"I’ve seen pictures of myself where i am caught off hairs and a shot has been taken like the left image. It used to really upset me and I’d spent hours agonising over how I could change my body. Now I just know that it’s down to lighting and I don’t need to change anything about my body… because I can take the exact same shot with flattering light and feel great about myself.
"Stop comparing yourselves, you’re great & you’ve got this."
Don't think there's a message much better than that when it comes to body positivity - and people on Instagram think the same.
Georgie's post has racked up over 20,000 likes, and people are praising her for being so open about the reality of bum pics on Instagram.
Praising the post, kanishkaa_sharma said: "Its so satisfying to knoq that every skin has texture."
catl0verr69 said: "It’s almost like you did a completely different pose!"
lmcintyre917 said: "Just stopping in to say that I love you and your posts. They do SO MUCH for the ladies (I mean, all people). You have helped me learn to accept and love my body and to know that the “perfection” we all seek isn’t possible because of lighting, angles, photoshop, poses, posture, etc. You are an ANGEL and there will be rewards for you in the afterlife!"
michellepapa_ commented: "Thank you for showing this!! You look incredible!"
