The art and technique of manipulating photographs in the digital age

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In short: Digital retoucher Amy Dresser explores the complex world of manipulated photography. This lecture examines how images are modified and composited, drawing on a painterly approach to digital transformation.

In her talk for The Met's Sunday at the Met lecture series, Amy Dresser discusses the practice of modifying and compositing photographs for various clients. Using her background as a painter, she applies a unique touch to the digital images she creates.

The lecture coincides with the exhibition Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop, which ran at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from October 11, 2012, to January 27, 2013.

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