The Art of Photo Manipulation Techniques

1. The art of Photo ManipulationTechniques

2. The Lesson We cover • -What is photo manipulation. • -What is photo manipulation technique. • -How is photo manipulation used. • -Is photo manipulation art. • -Good and bad of Photo manipulation.

3. What is Photo manipulation Photo manipulation is a process performed by a digital artist using image-editing software to transform a photograph into a desired image.

4. Photo Manipulation Technique Photo manipulation techniques are used by many designers to create extremely creative works of art. It is enormously popular amongst most graphic designers who choose to use Photoshop. Although, It involves transforming or altering a photograph using various methods. We will review ten focus points for successful photo manipulation technique to create a professional photo.

5. 01.Rendering Your Images -We all know that photo manipulations take various images (either stock images or ones you've photographed yourself) and merge them with others on a Photoshop canvas. -Most people who are familiar with Photoshop use the Pen tool to cut out there images, but if the image is incredibly hard to cut out then the Pen tool will not help you. -This program lets you render out images in a matter of minutes using special masking tools that you can not find in Photoshop.

8. 02.Images Shadow Creation -Photo manipulations are made so that you can bring out things that would never happen in the real world. Shadows are our next focus and the second technique you should know before starting a photo manipulation project. - making shadows is a whole other discussion, but a simple way to make them is to duplicate your original stock that you need the shadow for. Then turn it completely black. Then add a Gaussian Blur to it. Then you can reduce it in size and put it in the correct place.

11. 03.Images Proportion -If you're going to make a design that is extremely farfetched, than you have to make it look realistic and proportion makes a huge difference in how realistic your art looks. You have to remember where you want to place your images. Below is an example of great proportioning. You can see that there is a castle all the way in the back of the image and note how small it is. -You have to remember that images that are supposed to be far away have to be smaller than the ones that are closer to you.

14. 04.Photoshop Textures -Textures add to the depth of your art. If you are trying to go for a photo manipulation that is dark and dirty looking you can use a rough ground surface as a background texture; or if you are looking for something smoother you can use paper, or a wall texture. - Photoshop textures are used to create backgrounds, add grit and texture to designs, and create photo effects with make your design can help you create stunning results.

17. 05.Picking Stock Images -Selecting stock images is the first thing you should do after you already have your idea. You have to remember that you can not always cut out every stock you have perfectly, as some stock images are sometimes just taken at bad angles, or have slight blurriness, so you wont be able to use them. -You can pick lots of stock images from different copyright free website that should be used your photo manipulations.

20. 06.Color Blending -Not every image you use is going to match your background, your texture, or even your other images. So that is where color blending comes in. -Colors like pink, white, yellow, and orange blend together easily. So that is what you should look for at first; colors that already blend. Then use Photoshop's Photo Filters or Gradient Maps to manipulate the colors of the images to blend well.

23. 07.Emphasis on Detail -When creating a piece of art set one area as the main focus. You want to draw viewers eyes instantly to that spot. There are multiple techniques to do that. One way is to work on focusing attention on the most vibrant, colorful, or sharp area in the design. -A great example of emphasis on a certain part of a design in in the artwork below. 

26. 08.Combining Multiple Images - Before opening Photoshop, take out a piece of paper and a pencil. Then sketch our your design. If you're only doing a rough sketch, it takes about two minutes at the most. Consider where the stock images will go as you sketch. Decide the kinds of images you'll need to find. -You may need to look at multiple stock images before choosing the right ones for your composition.

29. 09.C4D Uses on Photoshop - C4D's are 4D images made from a program named Cinema 4D. The use of C4D art or 3D renders can improve your photo manipulation. In this case, it gave it a nice futuristic and abstract effect that is difficult to achieve using normal stock images. -They are often these abstract works. They can be used to enhance the feel of your work, and give it an even nicer look. Let's look at how C4D meets an image and blends beautifully.

32. 10.Enhancing a Stock Image -  our last technique shows how to enhance a stock image to your advantage. Stock images are often plain. It is your job to turn them into something more attractive to the eye. This is where stock enhancement comes into play. - The example below shows how a simple bonsai tree can be turned into a towering oak. The final composition has more branches and level and interest. The stock has been transformed.

35. How is photo manipulation used -  This can be used as part of the development of ideas process or to create actual final images. There is a large range of photo editing software available, including Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro, GIMP and Paint.NET. You can achieve a range of effects, such as: applying filters, including sepia tone or textures.

36. Is photo manipulation art. - Photo manipulation is one of the most creative art forms to come out of the digital age.  -It is widely accepted as an art form, photo manipulation requires skill as well as an active imagination. Using Photoshop and other photo editing tools, digital artists have recently taken it to mind-blowing levels.

37. Good and bad of Photo manipulation -It depends on the extend of the work that’s done the audience of applying the technique of Photo manipulation .It’s great to use for the right reasons but I think it should be used sparingly in the fashion/magazine world as it’s giving teenagers the wrong impression of beauty. -But the bad thing it should not be used to portray false, wildly unrealistic images of people.

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