# SDMB Photo Manipulation Thread -- Show us what you can do **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [October 27, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-manipulation-thread-show-us-what-you-can-do/953310 "2021-10-27T12:45:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-manipulation-thread-show-us-what-you-can-do/953310/1 "2021-10-27T12:45:58Z")
As many of you undoubtedly recall, for years, Cracked ran what they called “photoplasty contests,” where the idea was to use picture-manipulation software (e.g. Photoshop, GIMP, or even Paint) to produce an artwork that accorded to a theme. Winners there won cash; runners-up won bragging rights. We tried the same thing here, in Thread Games, here: > [@Question: Would there be any interest in a Photoplasty game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-would-there-be-any-interest-in-a-photoplasty-game/952343/1): > > I used to be an enthusiastic participant in the Cracked Photoplasty contests: They’re not like they used to be, as they are now done by Cracked’s professional designers, but back in the day, say 2015 or 2016, they were done by ordinary people submitting entries. The Cracked site is searchable; you can look back to see examples of what we ordinary people used to do. There were cash prizes, and I’m proud to say that I won a few. I’m not proposing cash prizes, just bragging rights. But I am … … but it didn’t gain much traction. We did, however, have a few enthusiastic participants, and after discussion, realized that we weren’t really playing a game as much as we were following a theme, explaining our interpretation if necessary, and commenting on each other’s work. We also realized that the “game” aspect might have turned a few designers off, so we’d like to expand our participants. Thus this thread. Just show off; show us what you can do, with no pressure. Right now, we’ve been dealing with “Front Page Headlines that would Shock,” and you can see our examples at the link, but I’d suggest that anybody can suggest anything, and can comment on posted images, even if they don’t participate. Let’s give it a try. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-manipulation-thread-show-us-what-you-can-do/953310)._