photomanipulation
Editing images digitally
Photomanipulation is the alteration of photographs using digital tools—adjusting colors, combining images, removing or adding elements.
The term often implies significant changes beyond basic editing: The magazine was criticized for photomanipulation that made the model unrecognizably thin.
It covers everything from artistic composites to deceptive alterations of documentary images.
Post-capture image enhancement
- compositingCombining visual elements digitally
- maskingConcealing by covering
- layeringForming successive strata
- blendingCombining into uniformity
cloning · healing · dodging · burning · cropping · resizing · warping · morphing
Stacked levels or coatings
- filtersSelective passage barriers
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- RAWUnaltered sensor output format
JPEG · PNG · TIFF · histogram · channels · curves · levels · brushes
Irrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- abstractCondensed version of text
hyperrealism · dystopian · whimsical · otherworldly · ethereal · narrative · symbolism · juxtaposition
Not the real thing
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- doctoredDeceptively altered
- alteredChanged from before
- fabricatedInvented, not real
misleading · propaganda · disinformation · deepfake · forgery · fraud · debunking · fact-checking
Professional graphics manipulation program
Act of enhancing appearance
- slimmingBecoming thinner gradually
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- idealizationRegarding as perfect
retouching
Post-capture image enhancement
- compositingCombining visual elements digitally
- maskingConcealing by covering
- layeringForming successive strata
blending · cloning · healing · dodging · burning · cropping · resizing · warping · morphing · distorting
layers
Stacked levels or coatings
- filtersSelective passage barriers
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
RAW · JPEG · PNG · TIFF · histogram · channels · curves · levels · brushes · selections
surrealism
Irrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
abstract · hyperrealism · dystopian · whimsical · otherworldly · ethereal · narrative · symbolism · juxtaposition · levitation
fake
Not the real thing
fabricated · misleading · propaganda · disinformation · deepfake · forgery · fraud · debunking · fact-checking · authenticity
Photoshop
Professional graphics manipulation program
beautification
Act of enhancing appearance
- slimmingBecoming thinner gradually
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
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