2. The term photoshopping has been appropriated from Adobes
image editing software Photoshop, and has come to mean any digital
altering of a photograph or image 3. When most people think of
photoshopping they think of images being retouched to make people
in magazines look better like these pictures of Minnie Driver. 4.
Circa 1860It all started waybefore digitalcameras around 1860with a
portrait of USPresident AbrahamLincoln. In alithograph his headwas
combined withthe body of JohnCalhoun, a Southernpolitician. 5.
Stalin often air-brushed his enemies out of photographs. In this
photo a commissar had fallen out of favour and been removed. 6.
Mussolini thought he looked more heroic without the horse handler
in the photograph 7. 21st Century HoaxesThen the internetcame along
and thingsstarted to getinteresting. Thisphoto was sent out asan
email hoaxpurporting to beNational GeographicsPhoto of the Year.
Itwas a combination of aphoto of a helicoptertaken in front of
theGolden Gate bridgeand a photo of a sharktaken in South Africa.
8. Photoshopping has morphed into a culture of the absurd,with the
goal of entertainment. Photoshopping is anextremely effective way
of making an astute observation, orjust making people laugh for the
sheer hell of it.(Manic,2009) In this culture, photo manipulation
is widely seen as an artform. People who cant paint or draw can
create byremixing. A meme is an infectious and contagious idea that
ticklesthe funny bone and takes off. Most, but not all,
photoshopping images employ humour. 9. Bert is Evil is a
photoshopping meme that involvessuperimposing the Sesame Street
character Bert intophotos in an attempt to prove him evil. Bert is
Evil originally began as a website founded byDino Ignacio in 1998
As it gained in popularity he could no longer maintainit and
offered it to anyone who could. Lots of sites jumped on the
bandwagon, furtherboosting the memes popularity. Following are some
examples of the Bert is Evil meme. 10. Bert with Hitler 11. Bert
with Osamabin Laden 12. The Bert is Evil phenomenon reached its
height in 2001 when a newsphotograph of a Bangladeshi protester
holding a poster of Bert andOsama bin Laden began appearing on the
Internet 13. 2001This photostarted off as ahoax. The hoaxwas seen
to be insuch poor tastethat it started asubversive formof humour.
14. And the funbeganThe Tourist of Deathbegan to be seen atthe
scene of manyand varied disasters 15. The Hindenburg 16. The
Titanic 17. In various moviesSpeed 18. The Matrix 19.
andIndependenceDayThedestructionof theWhiteHouse byaliens 20.
Disaster GirlDisaster girlstarted in October2004 when DaveRoth took
a photoof a fire trainingsession with hisdaughter smilingdevilishly
in theforeground. It tookoff in 2007 when itwas published in
amagazinecompetition. 21. She was soonpopping upeverywhereShe was
seen atthe scene of theTitanic. 22. The US Airdisaster 23. And
withtheTourist ofDeath 24. The following slides show some memes
from 2011. The original photo is shown and then an example of a
popular take on the original. 25. This little flowergirl was
soobviously NOTimpressed withbeing on thebalcony atWilliam andKates
wedding 26. After getting briefed on the raid that killed Bin Laden
in May, theupper crust of the American government then got the
royal treatmentfrom Internet photoshoppers. 27. This popular photo
gave some inspiration 28. Photoshopping competitions are regularly
held on sites such as Worth1000.com and Fark.com like this
Celebrity Caricatures 29. Saddam Hussein is was a politician: He is
was our friend. Rupert Murdoch isnt a politician. He justowns most
of them. 30. To conclude, photoshopping allows people to create art
forms, enter competitions, become part of an online meme, and
comment on social and political phenomena. Whenever the world is
getting too grim or serious, or an organisation tries to get away
with something, a photoshopper will take the micky out of the
situation. 31. http://www.worth1000.com/contests/28532/pinocchio-20
http://www.chilloutpoint.com/art_and_design/16-famous-photoshopped-images-throughout-history.html
http://www.greaterthings.com/News/911/Tourist/
http://www.touristofdeath.com/
http://www.mamapop.com/2011/12/kristines-best-of-2011-photoshop-memes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_manipulation
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bert-is-evil http://www.fark.com/
http://www.fourandsix.com/photo-tampering-history
http://www.bloggerheads.com/photoshopping/photoshopping_politicians.htm
