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Photoshop vs Reality

Difference Between Photoshop and Reality

Photoshop is basically software that is used for editing and manipulating the graphics, Photo editing, image editing, etc. Adobe Photoshop is actually a raster graphics editor that works on both pixels and Vector graphics. It can edit a raster image in multiple layers that support transparency and available as masks. In reality, when we click a picture, we get an image with the actual figure, shape size, scenery, background; everything is real, for, i.e. any photographer click an image for the newspaper, they can adjust camera position, fix the lens, zoom in and zoom out, posed people and adjust brightness and contrast up to a certain limit only.

Photoshop

Americans developed Photoshop software in 1987; later on, they sold the license to Adobe by 1988. So first official version of this software, Photoshop 1.0, was released in 1990.

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Now that time, Adobe Photoshop becomes Synonyms of image editing.  They support alpha and various color models. It has abilities to edit or render text, 3D graphics, vector graphics, and video. This software supports operating systems Mac OS, Windows, and Linux. Photoshop support 26 languages. Photoshop license available on a rental basis. Creative Cloud offers various associated software that comes under the creative cloud (cc) like Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Device Central, and Adobe Camera Raw.

Adobe also planning to launch a full version of Photoshop for iPad by 2019.

Except for Photoshop, Adobe also launches various supportive tools like Photoshop Element, Photoshop Lightroom, Photoshop Express, Photoshop Fix, Photoshop Sketch and Photoshop mix.

This software is mostly used by professionals like the photographer, Image Editors, Graphics designer, Web designer 3D Artists, etc.

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The main application of Photoshop.

Photo editing like fixing colors, adding effect, controlling noise, saturation, fixing brightness contrast and touching up photos. Creating high-quality graphics, posters, banners, patterns, and texture design, for politics and social media, designing quote image, Logo design and branding, correct picture mistake, light deformed shape, create movie posters, book covers, and many more things.

Photoshop files save as in.PSD and.PSB extension format, PSD stand for Photoshop document.PSD files height, and width limit is 300,000 Pixels and length is 4 EB. This file format can be export to any other Adobe package software.

Photoshop Feature can be extended by adding some Adobe plugins or third parties plugins, providing an additional effect. Plugins act as a catalyst for Photoshop.

These are some plugins developed by Adobe.

Filter Plugins, Import Plugins, Export Plugins, File format Plugins, Automation Plugins, Selection Plugins, and Parser Plugins. Adobe camera raw is the plugins supplied by Adobe free of cost. The most popular plugins are Filter Plugins which is available under the filter menu in Photoshop.

Many popular companies also developed plugins.

Color correction,

Special effect,

3D effect plugins,

Photoshop Versions

Initially, Photoshop had launched its version in numbers starting from 0.07, 0.63, 0.87, 1.0….7.0 end this series by 2002. Later on, they launched their version in CS format, starting from CS1 (8.0) to CS6 (13.0) end this series by 2012.CS stands for Creative Suite.

Afterward, adobe launch in CC format, starting from CC (14.0) to CC (19.0) by 2018.CC stands for Creative Cloud. The most recent version of this software is CC (20.0), launched by Oct 2018.

Reality

We always look in the popular magazine for models, singers, actresses, actors, players, and politicians various personalities and scenes, so what we think about these?

There are various questions that come to mind.

How Cool?

How Cute?

What an amazing personality?

What a lovely picture?

What beauty?

Is it all real??

“NO’’

These all are not real these are photoshopped.

The photographer more focuses on the picture, but at the same time, if the photographer shoots a picture for the wedding or modeling purpose, then he will try to add some extra effort through the available possible tools in cameras. Maybe he tries more power lens, maybe he adjusts brightness and contrast or clicks to different pose, but is it sufficient to get a better picture maybe not; these images would be better if we photoshopped these pictures on any software. Normally in all smartphones, we have software or app to improve our picture quality, edit photos, change the background, and many more things to do. So what we click through the normal camera is a real photo and what we get after passing through Photoshop software is a photoshopped photo.

Head to Head Comparison between Photoshop and Reality (Infographics)

Below are the top 11 differences between Photoshop vs Reality:

Photoshop-vs-Reality

Key Differences between Photoshop and Reality

Both are popular choices in the market; let us discuss some of the major differences:

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is most widely used for image editing purposes.

Photoshop has many filters like brightness, contrast, Frame tool for easy masking, etc.

Multiple Undo

Usability improvements

Live blend mode previews

Symmetry mode

Color wheel

Home screen

Content-aware fill reimagined and top customer request

UI size preference

Better export as experience

Flip document view

Reality

Photography is an art that captures the moment with the help of some techniques and applications.

Generally, a camera device used for photography uses lenses to focus the light reflected or limited from the object into a real object on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure.

You can rotate the camera according to view.

You can attach lenses according to your purpose

You set up the light.

You can adjust brightness, contrast.

You can adjust the pose.Image 1

What do you think about this picture?

Is it real or photoshopped?

Of course, it is photoshopped; in reality, it’s not possible.

Suppose a photographer has done to change the composition of the photo. You can detect the changes by looking closely for errors in lighting.

Image 2

Reality                                                                      Photoshopped

Yes, this is a famous Hollywood actress Kim Cattrall.

You can easily differentiate between real and Photoshoped. You can observe wrinkles on the face in reality, but you cannot observe in the photoshopped image.

In Photoshop, various filters and tools are available that have the ability to make any models and actress younger and more beautiful.

There are some ways to detect the photoshopped image.

Visual inspection

Lights and Shadows

Noise grains

Bent surfaces

Through web apps and google search

Comparison Table Photoshop vs Reality

Below is the topmost comparison:

The basis of Comparison 

Photoshop

Reality (photography)

Definition It is an image editing software It is an image creating  technique
Tools They have various filter and tools to edit images They have some basic tools like adjusting brightness, contrast, zoom in out etc
Merging It can merge various images It doesn’t
Composition You can adjust the composition It doesn’t
Imagination You can add indignation that never been existed In reality, it’s not possible
Effect You can add any effects It doesn’t
Distortion An image may be distorted or doctored It doesn’t
Background You can change the background at any time In reality, it’s not possible
Changing You can change shape, size, skin hair cloth accordingly in Photoshop In reality, it’s not possible
Base Photoshop is an application Reality is what we see in actual or clicked by the camera; photography is an art.
Application Everywhere  to look image more glorious we use this software Magazine, advertisement. Newspaper, General photos, books etc

Conclusion

Actually, you can’t differentiate between Photoshop vs reality (photography); they are a sequential process. We just add some imagination, apply some filters, adjust pictures through various tools available in Photoshop. In Photography vs Reality, Photoshop can be used for many different things, from basic photo editing to the creation of digital art, whereas Reality ( Photography ) allows you to enhance reality ( real pictures )

We get the real image through photography and make glorious adventures, interesting and charming, by applying filters in Adobe Photoshop.

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