MD cover of Dennis Wolf

[subzero]

Just saw the cover of MD mag with dennis Wolf on cover, WOW photo blew me away... Arms & shoulder are enormous...
Now that's freaky development....

 

[desibaba]

A lot of those pictures are Photoshopped or the more politically correct term "Graphically Enhanced"

 

[Equalizer]

A lot of those pictures are Photoshopped or the more politically correct term "Graphically Enhanced"

I thought they only did that with women. Lol

 

[desibaba]

I thought they only did that with women. Lol

Everything gets photoshopped.

 

[GS]

Still he is coming in better and even brought up his few weak areas.

 

[tr]

This

This is what I call freaky development...

 

[kory]

This is what I call freaky development...

holy shit

 

[thebrick]

Not to take anything away from Dennis because he is incredible. BUT… being around the publishing business my entire life, I don't fully trust any photo I see in ANY magazine because I know for a fact EVERY SINGLE ONE of them (including all ads) has been retouched and gone over with great detail by many people. They are in the business to sell and everything has to be better than just good.

 

[ubermensch]

i think this from the shoot
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOd1-NzChbg"]Dennis Wolf X Series Shoulder FINAL - YouTube[/ame]

 

[alfresco]

I know this is a bit off topic but might be interesting . . .

It is unfortunate that these posts (nothing against the OP or Mr. Wolf) always seem to take a turn this way; photographs
now-a-days are so heavily scrutinized and called into question, you don’t know what or who to believe. And this is
especially sad when the people we compare themselves or even ourselves against, are something less than real.

There are few worse mistakes then the close-up inspection of one’s heroes.

Not having seen the cover shot in question, I can’t comment on the particulars but do I agree with ‘thebrick’ (how are ya man?).

Having photographed many very famous people, I question every so called photograph now excepting the ones I take. And even
then when mine are handed off, I lose all creative control, am at the mercy of the marketing folks. Which is not always a bad thing.
Sometimes they can make you, the photographer, and your subject look better than you or they actually are. I have been credited
with taking fotos I don’t recall taking, such is the extent of photo manipulation that occurs now with increasing regularity, or as
thebrick says, always.

The ease of which photographs now can be manipulated is astonishing. What would have been damn near impossible in the era
of film only has now become mere child’s splay, ridiculously easy and ethically questionable in the absence of disclaimers.

I have never been on a bodybuilding photo-shoot but from the photo-shoots I have been on, the video seem pretty accurate
except that most of the shots are sent to a large flat screen monitor that every sits around and oohs and aahs over (and
criticizes) as the shots roll in, instead of looking at the back of a photogs camera. But where the real magic occurs is in post
processing, after the shoot, where the images are ‘managed’ or ‘optimized’ for lack of better words.

 

[GreenEarth]

Not to take anything away from Dennis because he is incredible. BUT… being around the publishing business my entire life, I don't fully trust any photo I see in ANY magazine because I know for a fact EVERY SINGLE ONE of them (including all ads) has been retouched and gone over with great detail by many people. They are in the business to sell and everything has to be better than just good.

Very true. But speaking as someone who saw Wolf at the Arnold Classic this year...I can very readily confirm that his development is quite astounding. I really like him, I hope he keeps doing well in the sport...very humble, down-to-earth guy as well. Really liked his scenes in that new Generation Iron movie.

Have not seen the cover though. They certain do tend to gloss up and exaggerate aspects of their photographs. Gotta sell copies, you know?

 

[AshopRep]

I would really like to look like that. He's just got an amazing look.

 

[280]

Give Wolf the respect he deserves. Now we have the haters complaining about edited pics. If that's the case, why talk or post any pictures in this site. Stop being so selectively negative. Wolf looks great, period

 

[thehuge]

This is what I call freaky development...

yes and if you look closely you will see bodybuilder Justin C.

 

[flexit]

Looks outstanding and thought he has been getting screwed for the last few years.

 

[Deleted member 121863]

amazing most are so blown away with "freaky size".... but are also blown away when the hearts and bodies of these monsters fail before 60 yrs old. Yes that is tremendous work and discipline to get to that size, but at a certain point I start to see these guys as sick, out of breath, bodies under constant stress... albeit MONSTERS. Just a different pov.

 

[Ashop]

This is what I call freaky development...

Agreed!!! SHE looks super

 

[Kaladryn]

Wolf is awesome, and has some of the freakiest body parts ever on one of the freakiest frames ever.

On the topic of photoshopping, MD even photoshopped a picture of Ronnie at his biggest to make him look bigger lol.

 

[AshopRep]

Wolf is awesome, and has some of the freakiest body parts ever on one of the freakiest frames ever.

On the topic of photoshopping, MD even photoshopped a picture of Ronnie at his biggest to make him look bigger lol.

Bigger is better