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I ain’t afraid of no … double exposure…

October 24, 2008

AAAK! Shoptober is quickly slipping away from me! Can I add a few more weeks onto this month? It appears life has gotten in the way of me posting, which I guess is better than death getting in the way…or is it?
For this post we shall dig through the historic archives of ghost photos. Most people [...]

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20 memorable picture fakes

September 5, 2008

Ok, Jaws, smile pretty for the camera!
Matthew Moore has written an article for the Telegraph called Doctored photos: 20 memorable photo fakes – a rundown of some of the most infamous hoax photos. Some have already been discussed here on this blog, but some have not…
Doctored photos: 20 memorable picture fakes
By Matthew Moore
The [...]

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fake political photos – must be an election year…

September 1, 2008

Above: Just a couple of the fake photos of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin that are currently making the rounds of the internet. [Source: News of the World]
I blogged earlier about the fake Barack Obama photo that made the rounds of the internet earlier this year, and now it appears to be the GOP’s turn [...]

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If you believe, they put a man on the moon…

August 28, 2008

Some of the most hotly contested historic photos ever are from the 1967 Apollo 1 mission to the moon. There are many conspiracy theories out there as to whether Buzz Aldren’s one small step for man was taken on the moon or on an elaborately staged setting here on Earth. The conspiracy theorists claim as their proof everything from inconsistent [...]

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When Dictators Shop Pt. II

August 16, 2008

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Above: Benito Mussolini wanted to give the appearance that he was an imposing, heroic leader, but you can’t do that very well with someone holding your horse. Therefore, he had one horse handler turned into a tree (original image, left) and the one holding the horse removed completely (original [...]

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