We live in a world which is driven by
technology. If we are to talk about technological advancement we can start
right from the time when man first invented the wheel, but there is a
difference. Today digitally advanced technology is the ruling factor.
Photography has been considered as one of the aspects which marked the baby
steps for man into the world of technology. Photography is an area of
experiment.
New and better software are coming up in
the market every day and one of the major areas of experimentation happens to
be photography. With that being said let’s take a look at that side of photography
which has off late grabbed the attention of many- Photo
Manipulation.
What
is Photo manipulation?
It is natural to come up with a question
like this. When a particular image is rectified or some changes are
incorporated in it to make it look better and more attractive then the process
is known as photo manipulation. When
done digitally there are hardly any notable differences between the original
and the manipulated one.
Sometimes, this manipulation is done in
such a way so that people can understand that it has been tampered with. For
example suppose there is a picture of a monkey wearing the costume of a
construction engineer. Monitored to send of a hilarious message, people when
they look at the picture know instantly that it has been digitally manipulated.
But these changes are added so deftly with the help of efficient software that
had it been not so flat on the face picture, one would have found it really
difficult to figure out that the photo has been doctored.
How
can I try out photo manipulation?
Sounds interesting, right? You can try it
out for yourself too. All you need is a laptop or a personal computer, an
internet connection and the right software. Visit the online tutorials so that
you can observe and learn the basics. Find out which software is ideal for
digital manipulation of photos and install it in your machine. Select the
picture which you want to manipulate and then following the instructions slowly
get the things done. With practise you will be able to manipulate photos in no
time.
Not only is this fun, but it also gives a
nudge to that creative side of yours!
