Placing unnatural objects in natural surroundings/ Natural objects in unnatural surrounding 
I really like the idea of using fake and natural within the same photo, Combining or juxta-positioning the two together, For example photographs taken in a woodland, field or forest surrounding yet with the inclusion of false objects in the foreground such as a model in metallic clothing, the introduction and addition of wires stemming from random objects of technology in which they may be holding. This could also be done the other way around for example placing something natural within somewhere very fake and man made such as a warehouse, factory or building site. Having such a dramatic change in the background and foreground environment and objects shows the strength and impact of when the two are placed together almost highlighting the intrusion in which they cause in one another's world and how one is seen so lost and out of place in the others.

Fake Vs Natural

Simulated reality-  is the skeptical hypothesis that reality could be simulated—perhaps by computer simulation—to a degree indistinguishable from "true" reality. It could contain conscious minds which may or may not be fully aware that they are living inside a simulation.

This is quite different from the current, technologically achievable concept of virtual reality. Virtual reality is easily distinguished from the experience of actuality; participants are never in doubt about the nature of what they experience. Simulated reality, by contrast, would be hard or impossible to separate from "true" reality.

There has been much debate over this topic, ranging from philosophical discourse to practical applications in computing.

The matrix.

I've always had an interest in the theory of simulated reality, that we may all be living within one huge simulation to which is being projected into our minds by computers. I like the idea of the control and power technology can have over you so much so that the lines between reality and false reality become blurred. The film The Matrix is an excellent example of showing this theory in notion.

Ka Xiong

http://kx.4ormat.com/photos3

I really like these photos taken by the photographer Ka Xiong. I feel that the way she has Incorporated human and robot to be very clever as by keeping the human element and not completely removing it I feel that this has added a lot to the effect of the photograph as it appears more realistic and less over modified. Although compared to previous artists researched Xiong can clearly be seen using more photo manipulative techniques. Her work shows human and technology as one raising the question of power and control. This is defiantly something which i want to look more into along with experimenting with Photoshop more.

I want to look more into modern day artists. I like the idea of merging things together to create one photograph. I want to look into the idea of control and power, images which symbolize the lack of it in relationship to human and technology.

Wulz Wanda

Wulz Wanda, a photographer known to be part of the art group known as futurists, was best know for her style of photography in which she explored body movement and multi portraiture's. Working allot with photodynamism her work consisted of several images either merged or superimposed together which in turn created one final image. Her most famous work titled Io+Gatto (I + Cat) Showed Wandas faced merged with that of a cats. The image created by the process of using multiple negatives created one of the first photographs of its time use such techniques in such a way. 

 I really like Wandas work as i feel that it shows early examples of photo manipulation without the input of software such as Photoshop. I really like the idea of using multiple exposure to add or remove objects to a photograph and would love to experiment with this technique in my future work.