Am I a hypocrite?

I have gotten on my soapbox in the past about loving you for you, and how extreme Photoshop editing set the wrong standards. I've posted videos of a model's transformation from shoot to Photoshop.  I roll my eyes when people have come to me asking me to erase all the wrinkles and shave 20lbs (sometimes more eeeek) off of them.

Let me be honest, I retouch and enhance almost every photo I take of people.  I push and nudge here and there, slimming their tummy and necks. I've done it to women, men, and teens. Yes, teens.  Now let me defend myself.  When I edit other people I do what I do to enhance or to get ahead of the request.  To allow the people to look past what they don't like and see what they do.  If that muffin top is pretty obvious it is ALL THEY SEE. If it's diminished, maybe she'll see that spark in her eyes when she looks at her husband beside her. Maybe with those bags a little less puffy he'll see the smile that drew her in when they met.

Those imperfections can stand in the way of loving a photo. So, yes, I try and take those a way.   I do believe that we have extreme standards, and I think the media and fashion industry is largely to blame. However, we let them, don't we?  

Here I am before and after "enhancement." I got rid of some wrinkles, and some fat, and now I like this photo of me. We all have something and it's OK to want to diminish and take away some of what we don't like. Remember though, that supermodels go through way more Photoshop editing than your average person. Don't let the standards of the industry influence what beauty you see within yourself.

Now that I think about it...I should have made my nose a little smaller, added some volume to my hair, make my eyes brighter, maybe I could have.... we can go on and on, am I right?