Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Photojournalistic integrity and masking
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:08:11 -0000

Integrity remains intact until custody of the original is lost.

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Good point, Paul...I would similarly respond to those who see PhotoShop as
the devil's spawn by pointing out that PhotoShop is a tool, no more, no
less. You can choose to use it as you would your normal set of darkroom
tools and tricks, i.e. dodging, burning in, using filters, spotting, etc.,
and thus use it to produce a print that fulfills your vision of the scene
you captured...or, you can use it to move objects around, add and subtract
elements, etc....in other words, alter reality. The first use is, from a
journalist's perspective, completely legitimate. The second is abhorrent....

Just remember, "PhotoShop doesn't alter reality, people using PhotoShop
alter reality."...(Shame on me! ;-)