As Chinese official apologise for the release of a poorly photoshopped image, we take a look at what happens when Photoshop falls in to the hands of the unskilled
Officials in China's Anhui province have apologised for this doctored photograph, showing a ghostly vice-mayor minus his legs looming over a miniaturised senior citizenPhotograph: Ningguo Civil Affairs DepartmentModels tend to be thin, but this is ridiculousPhotograph: Simply BeAn advert for Azoogle Ads – check out the shadowPhotograph: Public DomainA gravity-defying handbag on a US shopping websitePhotograph: Public DomainPhotoshopped image of Obama and team watching the capture of Osama Bin Laden wearing wedding hats. It went viral, but it's not very goodPhotograph: Public DomainSix fingers, that's why he's so good at the guitarPhotograph: Public DomainA faked bikini shot of Sarah Palin. The Photoshopping here is not totally rubbish, but not good enoughPhotograph: Public DomainHelicopter Shark is a composite image that shows a shark apparently attacking a helicopter. This picture went viral in 2001, and even has its own Wikipedia pagePhotograph: Public DomainEven huge companies mess up. Victoria's Secret managed to miss the handbag handle in this model's right handPhotograph: Public DomainThe "tourist guy" phenomenon featured a fake, manipulated photograph of a tourist posing for a photograph during the 9/11 attacks. Probably the most famous example of a poorly Photoshopped picturePhotograph: Public Domain
