From the beginning of photography through the most recently botched BP public relations images, manipulation is as old a tool as the camera itself. The tools might be more accessible and more powerful now but that doesn’t necessarily mean all modern manipulations are well hidden, it still takes skill to successfully pull the wool over someone’s eyes.
Check out Photo Tampering Throughout History to see a collection of examples from the 1800s through today. You’ve probably seen some before, but some images might even surprise you! Neat stuff.
On the lighter side there’s the disasters of photographic illustration that are collected and poked fun of at Photoshop Disasters. Prepare yourself for grossly distorted human figures and missing (or extra) body parts!
