Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Time magazine stepped over the line when they gave OJ Simpson a nasty 5:00 shadow on his mug shot. Sure, O.J. is a scumbag, but trying to make him look more villainous was out of line. Airbrushing out a shoe is even less serious that "healing" a pimple on a person's face with the healing tool. Jeffery On Mar 5, 2010, at 3:56 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > When you put it that way, I agree completely, but the problem is in > deciding > who will say whether the photograph steps over the line. The manipulation > of this photo does seem to fit within the guidelines of the NPPA: > http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/ethics.html > <http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/ethics.html>But > this contest was for the World Press which might have different guidelines. > I still think about Patrick Schneider who was fired from the Charlotte > Observer and lost the photographer of the year award for adding saturation > to the colors in a photo. > > Tina > > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:37 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > wrote: > >> I don't think there's any corruption going on >> either by the photographer or the competition. >> >> They're simply taking a "rule" to its ridiculous extreme; >> without using common sense or knowledge of the the history of the craft; >> not to mention the art. >> >> The rule intends to eliminate intentional, significant visual lies and >> fraud. >> In its wake we lose the reasonable, ethical use of the current tools of >> our >> craft. >> >> To pose the question in this case seems reasonable. >> "Does this photograph step over the line of journalistic or documentary >> ethics?" >> The decision of "yes" seems to me unreasonable. >> >> At a simpler, superficial level: >> "does this photograph break our silly rule?" >> okay "yes." >> case closed. >> >> Sad - because the "finished" photograph worked - full of feeling, strong >> and relevant. >> >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> On Mar 5, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >> it may be that the corruption lies in the competition, not the photograph. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information