In the current scenario data security is an important and crucial aspects. It is crucial in terms of different domains and application areas like banking, enterprises, educational institutes, etc. In this paper a survey and analysis have been presented on the role of image cryptography and related computational methods. This paper covers and highlighted different cryptography, steganography and related computational methods in case of image data security. It also covers the areas of applicability and the gaps in the previous methods. The impact of the current results has been analyzed also along with the implication.