Instructions

• Step 1: Choose a photo Scan a picture to manipulate. People wearing tops of lighter tones or sheer fabric Photoshop the easiest. Almost make sure the original photo used flash.
• Step 2: Open in Photoshop Open the picture in Photoshop and use the pen tool or the "Magnetic Lasso" tool to select the area you want to reveal.
• TIP: You can also use the Elliptical Marquee tool with Feather set to 15 to select the area of interest.
• Step 3: Make a new layer Type Control-C and Control-V, or Command-C and Command-V on a Mac, to copy the selection and create a new layer.
• Step 4: Adjust levels Go to Image, then Adjustments, and click on Levels. A box will pop up with a graph labeled Input Levels. Adjust the three triangles underneath this graph until you get an eyeful.
• TIP: Try the High Pass Filter under Other in the Filter menu to sharpen the selected area.
• Step 5: Experiment Experiment with the Color Balance, Brightness, and Contrast until you feel like you have X-ray vision.
• FACT: In 2007, photographer Spencer Tunick photographed a group of 18,000 naked people on the Zocalo square in Mexico City.

You Will Need

• A computer
• A scanner
• A picture
• Adobe Photoshop