Photo manipulation is fun where artists can display their creativity in the way they want it. Here we see how artists created works using various elements to beautify a simple portrait.

After preparing the items for an outdoor shoot but a rain came. Most photographers will feel uncomfortable and stay home. Pictures taken in the rain can also look soft and romantic.

A VR photograph, is a panoramic image encompassing a 360-degree angle. VR photography makes it possible to represent a 360-degree view of the real world in a 2D photograph.

Photoshop is extremely fun to use because we are able to combine certain elements to create an unique concept, that can look convincing to even the most experienced set of eyes.

What you will be seeing is a list of photo-realistic vectors. They are made from Illustrator, mostly with the Gradient Mesh technique. Check out the artists’ galleries for more works.

In this tutorial, we will be making an abstract photo collage. Lots of images are used with exciting effects. You will be using different blend modes, filters and some advanced adjustment layer techniques.

These realistic photo manipulations are from Erik Johansson, a 23 years old computer engineering student from Sweden. Other than great details in every images, the unique and creative concepts attracted me the most.

This is a simple tutorial that show some important tips to smooth skin and make the background off-focus. The techniques are very useful and applicable to most model photographs.