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Subject: [Leica] Photoshopping for Truth? (and a sneaky real estate FS Friday)
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 22:11:34 -0400
References: <20100706215258.2d62a080@linux-0ifi.site> <C85959BA.642E2%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I just don't know how it's not obvious how the image has changed.
I'm dumbfounded. And very disappointed.

Phil Forrest


On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:07:54 -0400
Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> > So Mark, do you care if an editor uses one of your images and
> > removes two people in your work, potentially changing the impact
> > along many axes in the eye of the viewer? What if it is not how you
> > wanted the image presented?
> > 
> > It IS better for the magazine cover,the way it was edited, but that
> > way it was edited was also potentially very wrong. Unless one just
> > cares about the dolla billz and not the truth or the historical
> > record. In that case, 'shop away!
> > Phil Forrest
> 
> 
> I could ask to be treated differently from all the other
> photographers. That'll get a laugh.
> If they distorted the truth of the photo into something else I'd not
> work for them any more after that. Not happening here though. I bet
> this photographer will gladly work for them again and doesn't care
> about the lady there or not there. He's ALONE!!! Big *^%#&ing deal!
> 
> [Rabs]
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
> 
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