Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on Tina. No place in photojournalism John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] reuters moron fired for not knowing how to use photoshopyet > At 01:38 PM 8/7/2006, you wrote: >>One thing I keep coming back to is the original issue of "fakeness". You >>say altered, I say enhanced? You say potato and I say American Fries? >> >>Walt > > But, Walt, he didn't just increase the contrast. He added smoke and the, > the Reuters site says, cloned buildings. I think adding contrast and > adjusting levels and color balance are fine, as long as they don't > intentionally change the meaning of the photo (for example, darkening OJ's > skin). Adding and subtracting things from the photos are fine for fine > art, portraits and advertising, but not for photojournalism. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > Faces of Iraq: > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/faces_of_iraq > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >