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By John Richardson


Pictures are altered manually and digitally to portray another image by use of different methods. This method of photo manipulation is used to achieve the expected outcome after resetting the picture. Some of these tasks require skills to perform while other are done without any knowledge depending on the purpose.

They are considered immoral since are used for deceiving the viewers especially in media and propagandas. This can also be done to make it look more attractive on the eye than the actual thing. The manipulation can be done on human images, animals or any other kind of a portrait.

A photographic artist can change the look on a person in the picture look different creating a unique appearance hence considered art form. These experts are also able to change the signature of the picture leaving it totally different from the original one. They can also add or reduce the amount of light on a picture creating a dark or light skinned person from the machine.

The process of adding or reducing light on a snap can be done manually by brushing ink on it in dark house. For a faster Manipulation of any picture, you need to use the computer since it is more perfect and quicker than manual. A professional can extract you from a group picture and edit it to the desire of the customer by manipulating it anyway possible to achieve the client wish.

This process started many years ago when there were no cameras and the images were used to be captures in tins and glasses in 19th Century. The person who discovered the Manipulation process was known as Joseph Nicephore Niepce who made the first photograph in 1825. He created the heliography and by the use of photoengraved plate, he printed the first snap.

It was hard to understand the technology behind the picture taking and production in early 19th Century. Thank you to the technology that in the 20th Century, this work entered the digital era and people started to embrace it.

At first, people rejected the introduction of digital photography saying they were of worthless. Early 21st Century, things changed the introduction of digital cameras was introduced. Every photographer bought it and started producing high quality things than ever before. The size of the camera was also reduce making it possible to be curried everywhere inside the trouser or coat pocket. The camera was small hence gave them a chance to explore taking snaps they like.

In politics, it has been used to convince the viewers about statements used by a certain politician. This is because a small change in a picture of someone can change how you judge them. These manipulated photos can also use then to destroy a certain politician reputation especially when manipulated to destroy the picture or image in viewers mind.

Journalist also uses this trick to attract the viewers. This can be done to show two thing which are at a distance very close or those close ones at for apart. They enlarge a person to fit the front page of the magazine hence creating a different image to the viewer. This act of changing images of a person or private property appear different can cost a journalist a lot of money if the property owner or the person on the paper sues the media.




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