Okay, so the picture I chose was one of my own eye because it looks really cool! I added a hue/saturation layer to change my picture from color to just black and white. Then I uploaded a picture of earth incorporated it as the pupil of my eye. Finally, I added a text layer. I changed my picture to make a point that it takes effort to step into other people's shoes. Most of the time we make assumptions about others based on their (inter)actions without really considering the situation in another perspective.
Now, personally I think my manipulation of my photo was detrimental since my photoshop skills are not that great. I couldn't smooth out the edges where the globe touched my eye to make it look more natural. Generally speaking, I don't think this manipulation is harmful because I see it as making a statement; it is meant to sway the viewer towards my point of view, whether it's the truth or not. It's my view. Besides, there are many levels of 'truths' that one can choose to believe, but we'll leave that for another discussion. However, if one were to edit a picture of a country's flag to depict another nation's people burning it, then I would say that's harmful. That could cause a scuffle.
