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15+ Reasons You Should Not Be Fooled By Photos On Social Media
It is easy to get enamored with what you see on social media, but you shouldn't always trust the photos you see!
Ashley Fike
10.06.17

Scrolling through your social media feed, you might come across a beautiful photo that looks so perfect it’s hard to believe it’s real. Well — it might not be.

Photographers will go to great lengths to capture that perfect shot. Their creativity knows no bounds when it comes to getting that jaw-dropping or thought-provoking picture. The photographers who took these photos will show just how far they’ll go.

These 30 photos are proof that you shouldn’t trust everything you see on social media.

Next time you see that “perfect” picture on Instagram, you might think twice.

1. A field full of flowers is actually some weeds on the side of the road.

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2. You know, just casually spinning in the park with bae…and bae’s friend.

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3. Is it really worth that 3 hour line to get the same shot as everyone else?

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4. Looks comfy.

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5. A garment steamer creates that “hot off-the-grill” look.

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6. The magic of Photoshop.

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7. “No, I swear, you won’t see the trash at all.”

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8. A flight to Paris wasn’t in the budget.

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9. It’s all about the angle.

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10. She’s going to be finding flour on her body for days.

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11. The process of getting a great shot.

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12. Perfect timing for dust to fly up in her face.

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13. They probably got a few odd looks from the other park-goers.

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14. How’s that “day at the beach” going?

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15. Renting the palace was too expensive so they made do.

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16. So, they dreamed of being crouched down in the street while it’s raining on their wedding day?

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17. How do they even come up with this stuff?

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18. “Lay down with your head in those bushes, I have an idea.”

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19. He conveniently grabbed some cash right after the shoot.

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20. Smoking isn’t healthy but it’s great if you don’t have a fog machine.

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21. Ewwww.

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22. Give yourself a minute to wrap your brain around this one.

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23. Pretty impressive.

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24. Because smoke and fog machines are expensive.

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25. How come you never wear that sweet chain in public, dude?

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26. Colanders are far more useful than just for straining water.

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27. You’d never know the strange things that go into a photo.

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28. Short guy problems.

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29. Sometimes the whole family has to get involved.

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30. When you see an opportunity, take it.

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