Pitch White
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Pitch White is a photo manipulation
Photo manipulation
Photo manipulation is the application of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception , through analog or digital means.- Types of digital photo manipulation :...

 technique developed as a means to bring evening and nighttime citiscapes to life. Color enhancing is at the core of the technique, saturating dominant colors while removing dark tones. Pitch White can be reached either through panography
Panography
Panography, or Joiners, is a photographic technique in which one picture is assembled from several overlapping photographs. This can be done manually with prints or by using digital image editing software....

 or through the use of a single image.
The technique was developed by Guillaume Corpart Muller
Guillaume Corpart Muller
Guillaume Corpart Muller is a photographer who works in the fields of documentary and fine art photography. Corpart Muller distinguishes himself for his unique photographic style Pitch White.-Career:...

 in 2007.
While the technique was originally tailored to citiscapes, it was quickly adapted and applied to other daytime and evening settings such as lucha libre
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...

and sea creatures.

Media appearances

Images using the Pitch White technique were published in B&W magazine, Fotoseptiembre and Regards magazine, as well as being prized at the International Photography Awards.
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