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Photograph manipulation

Photograph manipulation or photograph alteration is the modification of an otherwise genuine photograph. Some photograph manipulations are considered to be skillful artwork, while others are considered to be unethical practices, especially when used to deceive. Motives for manipulating photographs include political propaganda, altering the appearance of…

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History and techniques

Political and ethical issues

Retouching human subjects

"Photoshop" as a verb

Gallery

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Photograph manipulation

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Triples44
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012739
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Photograph manipulation

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Photograph manipulation → Law, Media, Photo, Photo Gallery, Politics, The, Wikimedia CommonsDigital Tampering, Wiktionary Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
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Photograph manipulation → List, Pascal DanginSource, Whitewashing

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photo manipulation image images used photograph body use digital photographs photos media also manipulated photoshop techniques editing software made altered

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bleaching to artfully lighten or totally wash out parts of the photographinstance ofSome darkroom manipulations involved techniques0.80text
hand coloring for aesthetic purposesinstance ofSome darkroom manipulations involved techniques0.80text
or mimicking a fine art painting..mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinnerinstance ofSome darkroom manipulations involved techniques0.80text
Photoshopinstance ofa photograph.Whereas manipulating photographs with tools0.80text
GIMP is generally skill-intensiveinstance ofa photograph.Whereas manipulating photographs with tools0.80text
time-consuminginstance ofa photograph.Whereas manipulating photographs with tools0.80text
the 21st century has seen the arrival of image editing software powered by advanced algorithms which allow complex transformations to be mostly automatedinstance ofa photograph.Whereas manipulating photographs with tools0.80text
Instagraminstance ofare available within a number of widely used social media apps0.80text
TikTokinstance ofare available within a number of widely used social media apps0.80text
and can be applied in real-time to live videoinstance ofare available within a number of widely used social media apps0.80text
spreading disinformationinstance ofor more nefarious purposes0.80text
skin complexioninstance ofManipulation of a photo to alter a model's appearance can be used to change features0.80text

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