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The What topics can I ask about here? page says that "Image Manipulation (outside of the Photography context)" is off-topic here. But it doesn't give examples on what is inside and outside of photography context. Can you give some?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Do you have a specific example question or context in mind? \$\endgroup\$
    – scottbb Mod
    Commented Jun 12 at 21:54

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I would have two criteria for image-manipulation here on PSE:

  • The image is a photo
  • You are not adding any foreign elements (removal is OK for aesthetic purposes).

If any of these are not met, the question is better asked on GDSE.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Why is removing elements out ok but adding them in not? Can you give some examples on what count as aesthetic purpose and what don't? \$\endgroup\$
    – Ooker
    Commented Jun 13 at 10:50
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    \$\begingroup\$ Because when you add elements you are composing your own image, even it uses photos. For removal, cropping/reframing the picture, or removing tourists or a loose plastic bag in a landscape serves an aesthetic purpose, removing someone from a group picture is not. \$\endgroup\$
    – xenoid
    Commented Jun 13 at 11:26
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Generally, non-photographic image manipulation (i.e., graphics) is off-topic here.

"Inside of a photographic context" is things like: photo retouching; color balancing; image stacking.

See the tag for questions tagged "image-manipulation".

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