Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. No, standards are the life blood of any organisation. However, after seeing the altered photo, WTF! It is a highly stylised silhouete or a very nice graphic image. What difference would it make to the story if the firefighter was working on a polluted day or a nice sunny day at the beach. We are not talking about firefighters in the brush in California surrounded by smoke or a glorious sunny day or changing a protest march in the rain into a sunny walk in the park. The paper wanted him gone so they dusted off the rule book and looked around for something. For an image like that I suspect that the editor asked for a dramatic image to lead the readers into the section. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/1/06, B. D. Colen <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > > So let's all just say to hell with all standards and be done with it, > right? > ;-) > > > On 8/1/06 7:06 PM, "Bartphotog@aol.com" <Bartphotog@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > In a message dated 7/31/06 6:54:26 PM, don.dory@gmail.com writes: > > > > << I am far more concerned with straight photography lying than changing > the > > > > color of the sky. We all know that access and viewpoint can make a lot > of > > > > difference in the story you tell if the editors will let you tell the > story > > > > you want. Reference the NYTimes stories coming out of the Soviet Union > in > > > > the 20's and 30's saying all was well in the Ukraine when hundreds of > > > > thousands were starving to death. >> > > > > You're quite right, of course. Photography has always been cabable of > being > > used to twist the truth; it's just a bit easier now. And I absolutely > agree > > that changing the sky color for visual impact - even assuming he was > > untruthful about just trying to restore the true color - is much less of > a > > threat to > > journalistic integrity than stuff, photos and otherwise, that gets > printed > > every day in the mainstream media. > > > > Bart > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >