Modelo de Instagram demostró que “las apariencias engañan” usando sencillos trucos.
Danae Mercer, modelo y periodista, tiene una bandera de lucha: “potenciar el amor propio”. De esta manera, y a través de su cuenta de Instagram @danaemercer
La influencer destaca en sus publicaciones que las personas usan técnicas para mostrarse siempre perfectas en sus fotos y que ocultan lo que consideran defectos, cuando deberían aprender a aceptar sus cuerpos tal cual son.
A raíz de esto, Mercer decidió explicar como la flacidez, las estrías o la celulitis pueden esconderse con una buena iluminación o una postura y ángulo estratégico, dejando en claro el "engaño" que existe detrás de algunas publicaciones.
Al realizar la comparativa de las imágenes con técnicas vs las reales, se aprecia la más absoluta realidad.
Lets normalize this. Lets share the parts of us that are strong and fierce and posed, and the parts of us that are softer, raw, human. A woman messaged me today saying she bought her very first bikini. She always thought she was too wiggly, too imperfect, to own one. But today she realized otherwise. That gal went shopping. Every week, women talk to me about shorts. About cellulite on their legs. About dimples in their thighs. And about how, how they CANNOT, cannot wear them. They cannot wear shorts. Only this is changing. THEY are changing. WE are changing. Day by day, second by second, we are switching whats normal. We are sliding into those shorts, buying those bikinis, speaking our MINDS and our truths, flaunting our brains, being all the wonderful, complex bits that combine together to make WOMEN and WOMAN. This is just one instance, a glimpse. A little photo to remind you of a very, very big thing: You are not DESIGNED to be perfect. Your power lies in all thats COMPLEX, all thats NUANCED, all thats MAGNIFICENT and, yes, all thats gloriously NORMAL. Like bum dimples. Like insecurities. Like confusions and hopes and great photos and bad moments and laughter and ALL. Were in this together. Even if its just one Instagram and also Instagram pic at a time. x #selflove #bodyacceptance #bodyconfidence
Una publicación compartida por Danae Mercer (@danaemercer) el 21 de Jun de 2020 a las 6:23 PDT
"Normalicemos esto. Compartamos las partes de nosotros que son fuertes, feroces y planteadas, y las partes de nosotros que son más suaves, crudas, humanas" , reza parte del texto que acompaña la publicación.
ME / ALSO ME - Because POSING is fun but sitting COMFORTABLY is even better. Now lets talk DIET CULTURE myths. For years, I thought if I GOT RID of my CELLULITE, I would be happy. It has always been my hang up. So I cut calories. I dropped dress sizes. I shrank. And I waited for that joy, for that feeling of confidence. It didnt come. Not even at my smallest. None of these things made me feel BETTER about MYSELF. And now, now, years later, I am softer. Squishier. No longer starving. I weigh more. But my heart is lighter. Because heres the thing I learned the hard way, The thing that diet ads never tell you: BODY IMAGE starts on the inside. It does. Being comfortable with your cellulite? Your stretchmarks? Your bits that wiggle and jiggle and fold here or crease there? All that requires mental work. Internal heavy lifting. Where day by day, month by month, you remind yourself how INCREDIBLE you are. And how your WORTH, your VALUE as a HUMAN, doesnt CHANGE even when your body does. Nor does anyone elses. So today, fight against the urge to measure WHO YOU ARE as a HUMAN against whatever is or isnt happening with your body. Extend the same kindness to other women around you. And allow yourself the softness of a bit of self love. Because you ARE wonderful. You ARE incredible. You ARE WORTHY. Posed or relaxed, sandy or sweaty or sleepy or in any state. Youre loved. x PHOTOS @chiclebelle @gabrielleph #bodyacceptance #selflove #womenirl #cellulite #stretchmarks #normalizenormalbodies #instagramvsreality
Una publicación compartida por Danae Mercer (@danaemercer) el 14 de Jun de 2020 a las 6:39 PDT
Insta vs reality or LETS talk LIGHTING. Because thats the main difference in these photos. In one, my bum is deliberately angled into the shadows. The softer light hides my cellulite and smooths most of my stretchmarks. Its flattering. In the other, Im just casually squatting (lol) beside the mirror. My hips and thighs are in the sunlight. Lumps and bumps are on show. There are a few posing differences (core tight, hips popped back, squeeeezzzinnnggg), but mostly this pic is about LIGHT working its magic. When I worked in magazines, we shot at sunrise or sunset. On most sets, there were people holding SUN DIFFUSERS and REFLECTORS to help create the perfect FLATTERING balance of shadow and light. The same thing happens on SOCIAL MEDIA, just in a different form. Most insta-models know EXACTLY how to POSE and work their angles. And they know LIGHTING too. Like how SIDE LIGHT, diffused from a window, is the most flattering for abs but usually pretty harsh on the face. Its why youll often see a phone covering the face. Or how SHADOWS can gently eliminate certain LUMPS and BUMPS. All that is fine with me, honestly. Its art and photography, and there is no shame in wanting to look FIERCE. But I also want to remind you about how SO MUCH on here is FILTERED. POSED. PERFECTED. And how you shouldnt EVER COMPARE YOURSELF to a STRANGER on the internet. Because cowgirl, youre just seeing their snapshots taken in PERFECT LIGHT. Your reality is a whole lot more varied, diverse, and human than that. Its more perfectly imperfect. Real. Raw. And thats a wonderful thing indeed. You got this. x #instavsreality #womenirl #womenshealth #popsugarfitness #instagramvsreality #posingtips #cellulite #strengthmarks
Una publicación compartida por Danae Mercer (@danaemercer) el 25 de Jun de 2020 a las 6:59 PDT
"Insta vs realidad - o hablemos de ILUMINACIÓN. Porque esa es la principal diferencia en estas fotos. En uno, mi trasero está deliberadamente en ángulo hacia las sombras. La luz más suave oculta mi celulitis y suaviza la mayoría de mis estrías. Es halagador" , indica el texto de la publicación
