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Photo Manipulation and Ethics

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. What are some of the main points you read about in the website above regarding manipulating images?

It is okay to manipulate photographs to a certain extent, depending on the scenario. For photojournalism, it is unethical to alter the colors of an image completely. For photographs in magazine catalogs, it is unethical to alter the appearance of the subject. However, if someone were to photoshop an image for an art project, they could manipulate the image however much they want.

B. What is the philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times regarding image manipulation?

Newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York Times believe that  “No colors [should] be altered from the original scene...." and all photographers are required to turn in "all... their proofs..." and their "final portfolio in order for their photographs to be used" or make the final cut (https://ethicsinediting.wordpress.com). Any editing strategy that alters the scene captured by the camera is considered unethical.

C. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line unto an unethical manipulation?

I think it is acceptable to crop, slightly enhance an image, or photoshop out an object in an unintentional merger situation.

D. Most unethically edited photograph
The dress on the right is a re-designed version of the dress on the left, and the designer did so without asking permission from the original designer. The original designer could have got an increase in sales and more business if he or she was credited for his or her work. Stealing a design, pose and hairstyle and not giving credit to the original photographer and designer is very unethical. 

E. Least unethical photograph

I think this photo is the most ethically edited photograph. The picture was only enhanced slightly, and the horse tamer was removed from the photograph to give the image a more powerful feel. Not much is altered from the original picture.
















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