Digital Manipulators

Images talk and convey information. The information can be pleasant, nice, ugly, inspiring, or fearful. But it is for sure that all images say something. This is called Digital Manipulation.

What is Digital Manipulation?

Digital Manipulation is a process to change an image to make it more attractive or give a completely different view from the original photo. You can't normally figure out actually what it was before. Normally this process is applied for business or social media process. Even sometimes, we like to see the pictures of products which we like to see and buy at a later time. The more appropriate picture is the more clearly and loudly it can convey its message.

Why it is important to learn how to manipulate images?

For advertisement purposes, billboards, posters, newspapers, magazine ads, and etc. It is very often required to manipulate the image dramatically in an entertaining way, to convey the message to the buyer. Most of the time, it is required to add or remove various objects to the new composition.

How it could benefit commercial photographers?

It can be very useful for the advertisements, publications, and entertainment. Prior to digital era of photography photographers usually would do it in the dark room. With the development of computers and image manipulation software, professionals got involved in the image of manipulation tasks. Because of availability of the graphic design houses, professional photographers can focus on their main job of photography and self-marketing.

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