I took it as a humorous(?) play on the dual meanings of the word &quot;snapshot&quot;. What originated as a term for a quick photograph[0] evolved to have a metaphorical meaning of &quot;a record of something as it existed at a single moment&quot;. So using &quot;photoshop&quot; in this way is just a cute way of extending the metaphor (while borrowing some of the dishonest connotations of photoshopping as well).<p>[0] Or evidently earlier as a term for a quick, roughly aimed shot from a gun. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.etymonline.com&#x2F;index.php?term=snapshot" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.etymonline.com&#x2F;index.php?term=snapshot</a>