Enlightened Online

Archive for June, 2010

It has been said many times that a picture paints a thousand words. Indeed, a person can think of many different things based on an image in a picture. For this reason, photographers are considered artists as they capture the beauty, truth and unnoticed details in life. In today’s modern world, there is a new kind of art that is increasingly capturing the attention and interest of photographers and digital media enthusiasts alike. This art is called photo manipulation.

In contrast to mere image correction and enhancement, the art of manipulating photos applies the techniques of digital image editing to pictures in order to create a deception or an illusion. With the use of many different image editing applications available in the market and in the internet today combined with creativity and imagination, it is quite possible to combine different pictures or images to create a single image of an illusion such as a baby riding a wild animal or a swimmer being chased by a ferocious shark.

Developers of photo editing applications continue to improve their software to make it more user-friendly. Individuals who would like to try simple photo editing tools but don’t want to install or download software can opt to use some of the free online photo editing tools available in the World Wide Web.