Photo Manipulations is a type of digital art. It is the technique of manipulating a photographic image either analog or digitally with similar or different elements. Photographs are usually taken with a digital camera and put onto the computer. If a digital camera is not available, a regular photograph may be scanned into the computer. Photos can also be obtained from stock photography databases. Image manipulation software such as Adobe Photoshop is then used to apply effects and warp the image in whatever way possible until the desired result is achieved.
Before computers, photo manipulation was done by scratching Polaroids or piecing photos together in the darkroom. But now with computers, graphics tablets, and digital cameras, the term photo manipulation encompasses everything that can be done to a photo in a darkroom or on a computer. A photo manipulation can be simply a photo whose colors have been changed, or a photo that has been painted over in Photoshop or another paint program. Sometimes a photo manipulation has little or no resemblance to the photo from which is started.
Photomanipulation is the technique of modifying a photographic image by either analog or digital means.
Photomanipulation is as old as photography itself; the idea of a photo having inherent verisimilitude is a social construct.
There were several cases since the National Geographic case of questionable photomanipulation, including editing a photo of Cher on the cover of Redbook to change her smile and her dress.
In the other article, DigitalManipulation: What is 'Pure Photography?', I discuss the topic generically, and mostly address the issue as it pertains to artwork and the grander public perception of photography.
A classic example is the publication of a photo of an anti-abortion rally at a medical clinic, where it appears to be well-attended, with a crowd protesters with banners and signs are keeping people from entering the clinic.
Photos that have won international media awards had been "edited" for technical aberrations, as well as for artistic effect, but, today's world of digital imaging has caused the pendulum swung in the opposite direction.
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