20 Incredible Photo Manipulation Examples
Photo Manipulation is among one of the fastest growing photography techniques happening right now. Take a look at the 20 amazing photo manipulation artwork examples that are sure to inspire your work.
Photo Manipulation is, in my opinion, among one of the most fascinating photography techniques out there. Photo Manipulation is the process of editing a photograph in such an extreme way that it takes on an entirely different look. Photo Manipulation goes beyond mere enhancements or corrections. Often using PhotoShop or other photo editing software and combining various elements from several photographs and other resources, Photo Manipulation blends reality with illusion to create something truly remarkable.
Check out 20 incredible Photo Manipulation examples below for inspiration in your own work. All images can be found at Imagekind.com.
Desperation by Josh Sommers
No One Wanted To Be Sued by M Fortune
Dizzy crowd by Martine Roch
Limits by Stephanie Bennett
Corsairs from Sirocco by Bartlomiej Jurkowski
Anatomy by Lisa KC
Hope Springs Eternal by PhotoDream .
Everything inside never comes out right. by Karen Biggs
Untitled by Sarolta Bán
The Whisper by Neil Carey
squid,seashell and crab by Pawel Wewiorski
One With the Earth by Day Seriani
DREAMING AGAIN by METROFADER
Storm by Lydia Marano
the loss of innocence by Ana Fagarazzi
My dream is to fly by Amalia Iuliana
The Last Angel by WanderingSoul
Day 144 - Little darling, it feels like years since by Miriness Photography
I am not a perfect man by O O
Little Fae by Tara Naomi Boliek
See more Photo Manipulation artwork at Imagekind.
48 Responses to “20 Incredible Photo Manipulation Examples” - Add Yours
July 14th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Nice pics maybe check out this lass, she dose the same sort of thing and some of her work is inspirational.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosie_hardy/3616993194/
July 14th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Some of these are weird. Some are great.
July 14th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Mike, you made me smile because I kept expecting to see something from Rosie or from her boyfriend Aaron in this article. They’re both wonderful but Rosie is particularly talented at manipulating photos.
July 14th, 2009 at 11:06 am
I would love to see some tutorials on this. Or can anyone recommend some good books for a bit of light reading?
July 14th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Amazing pictures
Loved them..
July 14th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I think it was a good choice not to include them. Not so much the guy, but the girl stole a few shots. A bit hard to promote “manipulation” without the photo part .
July 14th, 2009 at 11:46 am
It’s Photoshop [no inner cap ] goes to credibility.
July 14th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Agree with Mike & Sherry – I love Rosie & Aaron’s photomanipulation! Cannot recommend Rosie’s Flickr enough.
July 14th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Most of these are truly amazing, thank you for sharing. I’ve always had a pretty dim view of manipulations that go this far, but this set has opened my eyes at least a crack.
July 14th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Nice pictures.
My favorite is the one of the broken light bulb.
July 14th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
one bandwagon I’m not getting on – STUPID – for most of the pictures.
July 15th, 2009 at 12:25 am
They were very, very good. My FAVORITE was the one with the coats worshiping the hanger.
July 15th, 2009 at 12:34 am
I’m with Katie. Any books or tutorials recommended would be fantastic.
July 15th, 2009 at 1:49 am
Mike, thanks for pointing me to Rosie, her work really is fantastic.
July 15th, 2009 at 1:52 am
Not everyone likes it…but art is emotive and generates emotion, that’s what makes it art. And let me tell you, it is no easy task doing this stuff and making it look like this! I love them all….
July 15th, 2009 at 7:31 am
I just love these. Even the Obama one.
I got into a long discussion with another forum about digital art and photography. This is photo based digital art and would belong on any photo site.
Wonderful examples
July 15th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Thanks Rick! And everyone else for your thoughts and comments!
July 15th, 2009 at 7:46 am
These are amazing! Especially love the tonal ranges of the Karen Biggs photo and the Josh Sommers photo.
July 15th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Thanks for the inspiration!
July 16th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Nice, but some of them are rather disturbing.
July 17th, 2009 at 1:27 am
I’ve seen a lot retouch works before, this is one of the best stuff i ever seen, great retouch manipulations works.
thanks for sharing…:)
July 17th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Absolutely fantastic! Digital photo art is the wave of the future–love it! I recognized a few of the names, but others are new to me. Will check out Imagekind.
July 17th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Great, thanks Colleen! If any of you ever have any questions about Imagekind, you can always drop me a line via twitter or just send me an email (nathan@imagekind.com). Also, facebook
July 17th, 2009 at 3:11 am
I like very much this fantastic works…thanks for this information.
July 17th, 2009 at 3:17 am
I just dont have the patience to edit pics that would pass as acceptable, but i would like to give it a try anyway…
July 17th, 2009 at 3:30 am
Dali personified, gone digital. Amazing work, whether or not they’re liked. People’s imagination awes me!
July 17th, 2009 at 3:45 am
The Obama image, though i don’t agree with his politics, is extremely well constructed and gripping both compositionally and graphically.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:08 am
I am rather new to photography and find this technique very interesting! All of these are stunning! And a lot of patience to detail and processing! So surreal ..genius! Thanks for sharing!
July 17th, 2009 at 5:45 am
Neat stuff! I do this type of work and really enjoy it. A great way to practice techniques with photoshop and photography, try new things, and of course remain sane in an otherwise insane world.
~Lori
July 17th, 2009 at 8:17 am
“Not everyone likes it…but art is emotive and generates emotion, that’s what makes it art.”
I completely agree, Carrie. These images were inspiring and thought provoking. I am in awe of the creativity, the beauty and the balance between reality and the surreal. (You wouldn’t think it to look at me, but I am partial to the strange. I believe it is far closer to reality than most give it credit for.)
July 17th, 2009 at 9:08 am
i like this girls manipulations http://xnattyx.deviantart.com/
July 17th, 2009 at 9:44 am
I love the pics. Great!
July 18th, 2009 at 1:26 am
I don’t quite like surreal pictures like above but Rosie Hardy’s pictures are exceptional and in a different plane.
July 18th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
this are awesome. really..really inspiring…
July 18th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
this are awesome…really, realy inspiring
July 18th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
really great of work. Any body can show me how they do it?
July 19th, 2009 at 2:30 am
Thanks for the inspiration, but I don’t know make like that …..
July 19th, 2009 at 3:11 am
Rosie did not STEAL photos. she “copied” them and did not credit. It wasn’t like she was claiming something as her own… she borrowed an idea and people took it like she robbed a bank.
July 19th, 2009 at 3:55 am
Incredible! I thoroughly enjoyed these and was very inspired by them!
July 21st, 2009 at 5:54 pm
This photos are realy inspiring. But it would take a lot of effort editing this stuff to photo shop. “Patience is a virtue”….I am quite a newbie in the world of photography, but this surely give me a new perception on photography!!!
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 am
thanks a lot for sharing this with us…
some r really cliches but most of this r really unique and amazing!
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:22 am
For sure! Which ones do you think are cliche? How so? What does cliche mean in photo manipulation work?
July 25th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
These are incredible.
July 30th, 2009 at 4:45 am
These are really nice examples of photo manipulation
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Thanks for the examples of photo manipulation. I will try them soon.
You could reach me at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmboyz
September 19th, 2009 at 3:57 am
I was amazed at how well composed and thought out these photos are. I am from old school photography, but the amount of creative detail is wonderful.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:28 am
strange some are creepy.
September 13th, 2011 at 12:45 am
Used to be done on film, too. It was harder back then, but the results were no different. Man Ray is probably one of the most well-known photographers who did this. Jerry Uelsmann also did some pretty cool stuff with this, pre Photoshop.
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