Karis Drake
Karis Drake is a Canadian born photographer who enjoys exploring fashion and portraiture through both film and digital mediums while experimenting with ideas around color theory and perception in his photographs. He also does a lot of work for commercial photography and and advertisements and is very open about his use of Photo manipulation.
Photoshop isn’t all bad. It has been abused with negative intentions, but it has also provided limitless possibilities for digital art. “I want to point out that I don’t blame Photoshop entirely for being the problem,” Karis says. “It can absolutely open up opportunities, and I would be lost without it. Now I spend my focus on adjusting lighting and color, and that is much more pleasing than giving someone 8 inches of extra length on their legs. The problem in part lies with corporations and the media trying to sell us all these false ideals without telling us that it’s all a lie. We as a society should be insulted that we continue to fall for this. We need to educate ourselves on what we are looking at everyday. When I look at a fashion magazine, I know I’m looking at a fantasy. But does a 14-year-old girl? This is where a huge part of the problem lies. So who’s responsible for the wellbeing of that girl?”
A beautifully retouched image by Karis, minus the attempted annihilation of self-esteem commonly found in media.
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