What is photography? Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a radiation-sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or electronic image sensors. What is a photomanipulation? Photo manipulation is the application of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception (in contrast to mere enhancement or correction), through analog or digital means. This means that changing contrast and brightness, adding already made frames to photographs isn't photo manipulating.