More “Code of Ethics” food for thought
Posted by jeff in Ethics, tags: Ethics, Image, Law, Photo, PhotoshopA week ago I wrote a post about the origins of image manipulation. This was in response to a post by Scott Kelby over at Photoshop Insider. My post referenced a story by PBS that spoke of image manipulation being older than the current digital fervor on the subject. While scanning a lot of photography blogs this weekend I came across a site via the A Photo Editor blog page called Digital Tampering in the Media, Politics and Law. If you really want to get into the history of image manipulation then you just have to check out this site. It will really give you a sense of the history of image manipulation for editorial purposes. I’m talking about the beginnings of photography (see the altered Abe Lincoln photo) right up to the much ranted about Faith Hill Redbook cover. You will also find a wealth of resource papers on this and similar subjects as well as other research information. If you have any interest in digital image fakery, you will find a lot to sink your teeth into. Here’s to throwing more fuel on the ethics fire.
* As a side note, the Digital Tampering page was written by Hany Farid, Faculty member at Dartmouth University. If ever there was someone that I would say is an authority, this guy is it!
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Funny I was just talking about this with some one this morning at breakfast. I believe there are at least two seperate areas of photography. EDITORIAL Those who try to record and preserve history or current events. I don’t think this type should be manipulated. Photography as an ART form. This is what I do and I have no qualms about adding to or detracting from a photo to acheive the image I want. It is just like being a painter who can paint the light or anything else in the picture as they see it in their mind. It is not how we acheive our image, just that we do.
Steve