  The field of image composition is constantly trying to improve the ways in
which an image can be altered and enhanced. While this is usually done in the
name of aesthetics and practicality, it also provides tools that can be used to
maliciously alter images. In this sense, the field of digital image forensics
has to be prepared to deal with the influx of new technology, in a constant
arms-race. In this paper, the current state of this arms-race is analyzed,
surveying the state-of-the-art and providing means to compare both sides. A
novel scale to classify image forensics assessments is proposed, and
experiments are performed to test composition techniques in regards to
different forensics traces. We show that even though research in forensics
seems unaware of the advanced forms of image composition, it possesses the
basic tools to detect it.
