Beauty Photographer Shows Reality Behind Perfect Instagram Pictures

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satirequeen
May 4, 2020 1:30 PM EDT

Instagram, and social media in general, is an illusion of perfection. The flawless models, the beautiful lighting, and the seemingly perfect lives conveyed in the pictures are all fake. And if you ever wondered how influencers get their pictures looking so immaculately perfect, American photographer Geo Leon posts behind the scenes of how he achieves these perfect photos. He shows the camera work, the poses, the props, the models, and the editing that goes into one picture, to show how not everything is as it seems. Check out some of his incredible work below. 

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  • 01

    Let it burn! - Before

    Orange
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  • 02

    After

    Botany
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  • 03

    Your date waiting for you be like: - Before

    Face
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    After

    Table
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  • 05

    Princess Kitana in all red - Before

    Red
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    After

    Red
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  • 07

    She gon’ shoot and your heart will never feel the same - Before

    Clothing
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    After

    Tree
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  • 09

    Lost in Tokyo - Before

    Hair - C000000 11
    via @geoleon
  • 10

    After

    Snapshot - ang Puci
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  • 11

    That perfect flower-on-eye shot - Before

    Daisy
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    After

    Botany
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  • 13

    The bathroom shoot is not so naked after all - Before

    Face
    via @geoleon
  • 14

    After

    Room
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  • 15

    Alice is stuck in Wonderland for too long - Before

    Beauty
    via @geoleon
  • 16

    After

    Leg - יכא
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  • 17

    Fresh air in an unfamiliar city - Before

    Hair
    via @geoleon
  • 18

    After

    Vehicle - M.
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  • 19

    She has been waiting for too long - Before

    Hair
    via @geoleon
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    After

    Photograph
    via @geoleon

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