“Let’s get real”.
Bikini designer Karina Irby, the CEO of swimwear brand Moana Bikini, has taken to social media to highlight the difference editing can make to photos.
The 28-year-old’s latest post is a comparison between reality and Instagram as Karina wanted to show that a lot of the images shared on social media aren’t a true reflection of what’s actually going on.
Posting two side-by-side images, Karina said that the second one is an example of the ‘classic Insta Girl Edit’ and by making so many edits, the horizon (in this case the beach behind her) is now ‘warped’ and looks completely fake.
The successful businesswoman said that she wants others to be inspired to love themselves and “to stop comparing to unrealistic images online”.
She even listed the exact editing changes she made so that people can be aware of the signs of the “Insta girl edit” and know that it’s not a realistic concept.
This isn’t the first time Karina has made an effort to encourage women to love their bodies and a couple of weeks back, she shared a similar post based on ‘perspective and reality’.
In this one, the model and designer spoke of how standing differently can make all the difference to how you look and feel as:
“Everyone posts pictures of themselves on their best day, in their best angle, and everyone else feels that their everyday self isn’t good enough, or doesn’t match up, or can’t compete”.
Karina wanted to show that just because you want to share a nice photo of yourself, you shouldn’t feel that it needs to measure up to other people’s posts.
“Run your own race and set your own goals, the only person you need to impress is you”.
Hear hear.
Main image via Instagram: Karina Irby
