The more I think about it the more it seems that image manipulation is abundant not only in photography, but in other aspects of life. People at their very core make efforts to give off a certain image which they deem appropriate depending on their situation. Life is a stage on which we act. So is photo manipulation really that surprising? Think about the way in which people use makeup to change their appearance and the perpetual photoshopped world in which celebrities live, constantly wearing professional make up, even their social media images are manipulated. Is image manipulation a natural part of modern society?
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Yes, nothing real to see here, put your virtual reality headset back on! Can you imagine the future iterations of Google Glass where you can program the screen to change peoples appearances to what YOU want to see. Imagine a Simpson’s preset where the world you walk around in is the cartoon world of the Simpson’s!