Without a doubt, the technology that exists today for photography and visual effects means that we can no longer distinguish between reality and montage. There are montages so well achieved in such advanced programs , such as Photoshop , that they have outwitted more than one. Or even not so advanced programs, but very tenacious and expert editors who know how to handle them well.
Editors who have the talent and precision to make an amazing photomontage that can fool even the most judicious for photographs.
This has proven to be a problem at times when we fall for deceptions. Likewise, when we really need the veracity of the photo , but it looks so well achieved that we could not tell if it was retouched even with our good eye.
However, there is more than one trick and even a program and application on the internet that can help us and facilitate these problems. Next, we are going to bring you some solutions and methods that you can use to check the veracity of a photo. And in this way, see if you have any filters, edits or montages.
How do I check the details of the photo?
The first and easiest thing you can do is check with the metadata of a photo. If you have a photo downloaded, transfer it to your PC. Right click on the photo and see properties. In the window that appears, click the details tab. This will show you a long list of details about the image.
The resolution, date of capture and modification among many other things distributed in several sections. The direct section that interests us is “origin” since if the photo was edited or exported from a program, it will necessarily appear there. Keep in mind that you may find the metadata removed from the images , but it is still an effective booby trap since many are unaware of this relevant clue.
What pages help me to see if a photo is edited?
Another more specialized way is found on the Fotoforensics page . This page allows a more direct and accurate analysis of photos and can easily unmask a montage. You must upload a photo from your computer or copy the URL of a photo online. The page will also show you the more advanced metadata of the photo.
However, the specialty of this page is that it subjects the photos to a special dark filter. The way to find out the edit of a photo is as follows.
When passing the photo through the dark filter, if it is real, it will have to be seen evenly in the filter. The edges should be symmetrical and everything should look the same; black and white pixels that do not stand out. If there is any editing in the photo , this will be noticed because we will see the edited part with purple pixels.
This is due to the fact that a photo is edited or filters or montages are added , the original pixels are altered. In this way, adding disparate values and colors that do not match the original environment.
This difference will coincide in the photo as some light flashes of that purple color. The margin of error for this is that in very bright photos the natural light flashes can also be highlighted in the filter.
However, it is a matter of logically analyzing and seeing if it is normal for those flashes to be in the photo or in that area of the photo. If there was manipulation of pixels, the filter is ideal to unmask a montage.
How can I compare or see the origin of a photomontage?
Similarly, other simpler methods when they pass you an edited image is to search for it on Google. Open the Google Images section and drag the photo you want to test there from your computer. Hopefully, the results will match the photo to where it came from, what page it came from and who took it. A similar photo service is given in its other section of Google Photos .
Also, you will find the original version if you think it was edited. Other pages where you can use these specialized searches are Jeffrey’s Image Metadata Viewer and TinEye . These pages help you find results from the origin of the photo as well. When it was released, where and if it was released.
