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Introduction
Following some recent discussions about the way I created an image of an Aurora (see video below) using Photoshop layers and the post-processing work I undertook on an image I captured in the Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona (where I introduced a fake shaft of light), I have decided to write an article about Image Manipulation.

 
Lofoten, manipulated image / aurora
Upper antelope slot canyon light shaft, Arizona
All arts have always involved some level of manipulation; be it painting, writing, drawing, stone carving etc., they all involve manipulation. Creation involves choices and decisions and interpretation.
But the growing popularity of image manipulation (widely used in the magazine industry) has raised a few concerns as to whether it allows for unrealistic images to be portrayed to the public. It creates a constructed reality for the individual and it can become difficult to differentiate fact from fiction. Photo images were considered to be a reliable source a...

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Ignacio Palacios
Ignacio Palacios
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Ignacio is best known internationally for his travel and landscape work. He has been continuously travelling around the world since 1998 but since he came to Australia in 2008, he has focused on photographing landscapes and using digital imaging techniques to produce more creative and fine art work. His images have been published in international photographic magazines and books all over the world including National Geographic, Australian Geographic and Lonely Planet Guides. Ignacio has sold limited edition prints in exhibitions in selected galleries around Australia including some award winning images of Karijini National Park and from his latest project; Sydney Rock Pools. He has been a finalist and highly commended in important competitions such as the Head On landscape prize, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, National Geographic Traveller, the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the NSW AIPP Epson Awards. In 2014 he won a LUX Gold (Spanish Professional Photography Awards) in the landscape and nature category in Spain.
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