Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, Frank - It radically changed the photo. It changed from being a photo of a soldier perhaps warning a group of civilians to stay down, to a photo of a soldier waving in a father and child - weapon in a more threatening position. And as to reporters and photographers and the various levels of truth and accuracy - a reporter who is caught 'enhancing' his or her reports is also fired. Yes, it may be easier for the reporter to 'get away' with cheating. But the point here is that there are meant to be standards, and if you violate them, you're out. At least that's the way it should work. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Frank Filippone Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 6:50 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] fired for photoshopping While I agree with BD that to break the rules you work under ( LA Times ) you should be fired, I would hope that the same would be true of the writer-type journalists. In their case, they just "heard it wrong"...... In the photographers' case, he is without ability to excuse himself. BTW, if you actually saw the images ( LA Times today, page A6) you would notice that the actual changes made did not change the intent or message of the photo. It improved the image. Now, if he had submitted the unaltered image to the paper, and sold the changed image to someone else, he would have his job and $$$ too, and maybe, a Pulitzer. Funny how breaking the wrong rules gets you in so much trouble. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html