This Designer Has The Best Reply To People Who Ask Him To Photoshop Their Pics
Customer service is supposed to mean giving people what they ask for. James Fridman took that job description and weaponized it.
For years, strangers have sent him ordinary Photoshop requests: fix my double chin, remove my ex, make this less awkward. In return, they get something technically accurate, deeply unhelpful, and completely deranged.
The trick is literalism. Someone emails or tweets Fridman a photo with a small, reasonable ask. He understands it perfectly, then edits it in the most literal way possible. Tell him a mirror was dirty, and he hands you a spray bottle. Tell him you’re the only redhead in your family, and he dyes everyone else’s hair to match. The requests are mundane. The results are not.
What makes the joke work is the craft. These aren’t lazy edits. The lighting matches, the shadows make sense, and the proportions are often absurdly convincing. That contrast, between real Photoshop skill and total comic sabotage, is why people keep sending him photos and why everyone else keeps sharing the replies.
A pattern shows up fast: every image is a tiny reading-comprehension trap. The person writing in wants a touch-up. What they get is a masterclass in taking someone at their word, one perfectly rendered pixel at a time.
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