The folks over at PhotoshopTalent.com and TutCast.com show how to use distort and displace in Photoshop to add realistic texture to an image. In this case, the demonstration uses a flat flag image, and adds a nice dynamic flowing look.
For as long as Adobe Photoshop has existed, and visual artists have had the skill to sculpt images to their will, there has been a moral dilemma of changing the public’s view of what is real and what is altered. France’s parliament is now kicking around the idea that any advertisement, press photo, art photograph, or piece of product packaging containing a digitally manipulated picture of a person would have to carry a disclaimer reading, “Photograph retouched to modify the physical appearance of a person.” Failure to include the disclaimer would result in a $50,000-plus fine or up to half the cost of the ad campaign, potentially a huge threat.
More on this in the following Yahoo! Tech article.
Also, see this 2 part video by Diet.com about the “Photoshop Effect”
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNM
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovpd5O6M8tQ
Tags: Airbrushing, France, French Photoshop Law, Photoshop Effect, Photoshop Warning Label