The use of Photoshop or other means of digital image manipulation to remove or cover-up element of a photograph.
Most commoly found in advertising and beauty magazines, especially images of women, to remove supposed flaws and imperfections by turning them into smooth-skinned, 'prefect' beings.
Can be used on any other subject matter to imply and deceive rather than being used for artistic purposes.
A single image may be referred to as a 'fauxtograph' or 'fauxto' and could depict flying saucers, ghosts or the head of a famous celebrity on a naked body.
Most commoly found in advertising and beauty magazines, especially images of women, to remove supposed flaws and imperfections by turning them into smooth-skinned, 'prefect' beings.
Can be used on any other subject matter to imply and deceive rather than being used for artistic purposes.
A single image may be referred to as a 'fauxtograph' or 'fauxto' and could depict flying saucers, ghosts or the head of a famous celebrity on a naked body.
1. 'Look at her skin! Typical fauxtography going on there'
2. 'They said they definately met insert celebrity, but turns out is was just a very convincing fauxtograph.
3. 'Dude, thats not really insert celebrity, its just a fauxto.'
2. 'They said they definately met insert celebrity, but turns out is was just a very convincing fauxtograph.
3. 'Dude, thats not really insert celebrity, its just a fauxto.'
by Pipeskinn June 12, 2009
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Bob: The picture folder is around 10 GB while the video folder is around 80 GB.
Fred: Sweet! I'll bring over my external harddrive.
Fred: Yeah, what is the quality and size of the files?
Bob: The picture folder is around 10 GB while the video folder is around 80 GB.
Fred: Sweet! I'll bring over my external harddrive.
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