With the variety of photo editing software out there, you can really take creativity to new heights. Through effects and editing, Photoshop users and digital artists know how to make the impossible possible.
For this week's photo challenge, brought to you by Mashable and Dell, we want you to give us your best shot at photo manipulation. We joined forces with Dell to celebrate the launch of their new XPS laptop, which boasts the world’s first virtually borderless display with an incredibly sharp resolution. In fact, we'll be giving away the new XPS 13 laptop as a prize to the winning photo (must be a resident of the UK to win).
Here's what we're looking for: Fuse together photography, illustration, design and more to create an illusion of sorts. Place your subject in an unrealistic setting, or give inanimate objects humanistic traits. Whether you submit a concrete or abstract creation, try to tell a story through your composition.
For the photo sample above, Mashable's Tyler Tronson used Photoshop and a series of mobile apps to create a moody, yet surreal moment. Mountains were added at the horizon line, while fog, flare and light leak overlays were added to the foreground.
Tips for photo manipulation
You don't necessarily need to go out and shoot a new photo -- use something you've already got or a stock image from Creative Commons, and change it up; give it a new flair.
Play with textures -- they can add a fun kick to your otherwise flat images.
The sky's the limit! There's no cap on the number of photo layers you combine, filters you stack or brushes you use. Go wild.