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What is Digital Distortion? Award winning 30A Photographer explains dangers of digital distortion.

Writer's picture: Melonie Marie McEverMelonie Marie McEver

Updated: May 27, 2023

I believe that everyone has a unique story to share or gift to offer, and I want to help teens and tweens find their passion and use it to make a positive impact on the world. Because of this, I specialize in proving transforming Senior photo sessions and confidence building tween portrait session for middle schoolers.


On average, how many selfies do teens take before posing one on social media?

Click here to vote, and be sure to read our Weekly Faith Tip below on dealing with social media anxiety from the 30A VYBZ (Visionary Youth Believerz TRYB).


Imagine if every girl loved her body or if every teen guy felt confident in himself? What if I told you I can help make that happen?


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Melonie Marie, Award winning 30A Photographer explains the dangers of digital distortion. Recent studies show that teens and tweens on average will take up to 14 selfies before posting just one image on social media. For our top 5 Selfie tips, read more...

Award winning 30A Photographer explains the dangers of digital distortion in teens and high school seniors
30A Photographer explains digital distortion

In my journey to obtain my Masters degree in photography, I started to compete with other photographers worldwide at IMAGING USA. During those print competitions, I gained lots of knowledge, earned myself one of the top 7 State Photographer trophies, got 1st place trophy in the District Portrait Division and then had 4 images that went Loan on the world art tour. What's most exciting about all this, all of the world art tour Loan images are from everyday client sessions - not paid models, and 3 are teen females!

Before we even begin to talk about how I created confidence in these clients and teens to create these images... let's chat about Image Distortion (aka: digital distortion) - believe it or not, it's been around long before the digital media age. Photos have been manipulated in the darkroom by artist for many, many years. What you see in print (and now on social media) is not always what the naked eye views. Check out this "before" image of the first one posted in this blog. Can you see the subtle differences that make the image "pop"?


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