How to create a hidden shape in a photograph (illustrator/ photoshop)

Hi,
I'm new to illustrator and even newer to photoshop so I'm not sure which would be suitable to acheive the look I want. I have searched google endlessly by cannot find the tutorial I need.
I have a photograph, and I would like for a shape (say a triangle for arguments sake) to be on the photograph. I would like the shape to have no fill or stroke as such (so the photograph is uninterrupted), but only to be visible due to the part of the photograph that is within the triangle being slightly different to the rest. Examples would be that the triangle may have a slightly different texture, be black and white, or be magnified slightly etc?
If anyone can get me started as to the direction I need to go it would be greatly appreciated. Any examples would also be great so that I can see if it is actually the result I'm looking to achieve.
Thanks in advance.

That effect would be easier to do in photoshop, since it is an image.
Basically what you would do is create a path instead of a shape, found in the top tool bar when you use one of the shape tools.
This path can then be turned into a selection this selection will be the only area affected, or better yet jump the selected area to a new layer then you can apply styles to that layer.
ctrl-j (windows) cmd-j (mac) to copy the selection to a new layer
ctrl-shift-j (windows) cmd-shift-j (mac) to move the selection to a new layer
If you move the selection to a new layer, then you can slightly move the location a hare which can help in giving it a puzzle look.
Any more questions about photoshop would be best posted in the photoshop forum. Photoshop General Discussion

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