Photo ethics in a digital world

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Photo ethics in a digital world

• Mrs. Verpooten
• Ms. Wadycki

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Ethics

• The National Press Photographers Association says
  that editing should maintain the integrity of
  the photographic images' content and context. Do
  not manipulate images or add or alter sound in
  any way that can mislead viewers or misrepresent
  subjects.

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Photo Illustrations

• Computer art that begins with a digitized
  photograph. Using image enhancement software, the
  artist can then apply a variety of special
  effects to transform the photo into a work of
  art.

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• Any time a photo is manipulated beyond reasonable
  standards, it becomes known as a photo
  illustration and must be labeled that way.

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The Cat is OK!

• The cat was asleep for this illustration. Dont
  worryits ok.

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Ethics

• Sometimes, photographers go too far in their
  editing.
• This is just as bad as making up quotes or people
  for a story.
• Often, photographers do this to get the best
  photo they can to tell a story.

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The LA Times published this photo by Brian
Walski in March of 2003.
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The photo outraged readers who thought a soldier
shouldnt hold a gun to a baby and father.
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But it was fake.
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Notice the man on the left. You can see his back
again on the right of the soldiers knee.
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The photographer combined this image of the
soldier raising a gun
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With this photo of him talking to the father.
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He was fired.
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Newsweek gets busted!

• In this breach of ethics, editors at Newsweek
  magazine gave a woman nicer teeth.

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Time gets busted, too!
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Time gets busted, too!

• Both covers ran OJ Simpsons mug shot from when
  he was booked in jail.
• Obviously, Time altered the photo.
• The photographer
• that manipulated it
• said he "wanted to
• make it more artful,
• more compelling."

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Art vs. Journalism

• So where does journalism end and art begin?
• Its a hazy line.
• Here are some examples from people who couldnt
  tell how far was too far.

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Pyramids?

• This photographer actually moved a pyramid.
• They were further apart, but he wanted his
  horizontal image to fit on the vertical cover.

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Kent State University
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Kent State University
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Kent State University

• May 1970 Pulitzer Prize-winning photo by John
  Filo shows Mary Ann Vecchio screaming as she
  kneels over the body of student Jeffrey Miller at
  Kent State University on May 4, 1970 -- after
  being fired upon by National Guardsmen.
• They removed the pole from behind her head!

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See Anything Different?
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UW-Madison

• They added the African America student into the
  crowd to show more diversity.

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Do You See Anything Different?
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Do You See Anything Different?
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Oprah?

• August 26, 1989 TV Guide pastes Oprah's head
  onto Ann Margaret's body

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Virginia Tech
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Virginia Tech

• New York Post edited this photo.

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Kate?

• This GQ cover of Kate Winslett led the Titanic
  star to make a public statement about the way it
  was retouched.

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Kate Winslett?
"The retouching is excessive. I do not look like
that and more importantly I don't desire to look
like that," she said. "I actually have a Polaroid
that the photographer gave me on the day of the
shoot I can tell you they've reduced the size of
my legs by about a third. For my money it looks
pretty good the way it was taken."
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Julia Roberts

• "Based on her hairstyle, her head comes from the
  January 2002 People's Choice Awards," said a
  source close to Roberts. "Her body seems to be
  from the premiere of 'Notting Hill'" - which
  opened in London in April 1999, when the actress
  wore the glittery red dress shown.

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Julia Roberts

• Julias reps said that while most people wouldnt
  mind seeing themselves four years ago, Julia did.
• Plus, they didnt even do a good job, they said.
  Her normally swan like neck looks squat and
  stubby.

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Katie Couric and CBS
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Katie Couric and CBS

• The photo alteration was done by someone in the
  CBS photo department who "got a little zealous."
• Katie Couric told the Daily News, I liked the
  first picture better because there's more of me
  to love."

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Rosie ODonnell
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Rosie ODonnell

• they retouched katie yea.andthey airbrush
  everyonein everything we see on tv or in
  printEVERYTHING
• i did a movie called beautiful girlsan ensemble
  pieceby teddy demmeuma tim matt mira mei saw
  the poster and said aloudi didnt know courtney
  cox was in this filmit wasnt courtney - it was
  me

• i called my agent - laughingshe called harvey
  wi was on the phone listeninghe saidso what-
  she should thank me - she looks a lot better
• and thatmy friendsis hollywood
• the suit i wore that day is a size 16it was very
  expensivewhich means it is really more like an
  18

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Rosie ODonnell

• my af turtle-esq cargo shortsr size 36all my t
  shirts r xxlshoe size 9

• i saw the view black suit photoon drudgeand i
  vote yesit was photo-shoppedlook at the amount
  of white spacebetween my arm and bodybarbara
  and elisabeth seem to vanishthere in my underarm
  thinnestyes i sayphotoshop

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