Random pictures thread

YY1 said

I meant in general.

Do you not agree that the quality of photoshopping has taken a major upturn within the past, say...9 months?

One of my own theories is that just prior to that, people with political agendas discovered that they could get a "sensational" reaction from posting 'shopped images of politicians engaged in questionable behavior or in questionable surroundings.

With all the money available to try to sway votes.....

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Gotcha.

I don’t really see a change in general skill level, just more visibility of the existing high-end skills applied to “topical” images.

I follow a number of digital image sites and individual digital artists. Most apparent is the application of the skills to topical issues like news and politics rather than a change in skill level.

Remember all the high quality photoshopped images that suddenly appeared and made the mainstream news outlets after the 9/11 attacks?

Same thing.