Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The issue isn't journalism - the issue is photography. When most people look at photographs they believe that they are looking at a reasonably accurate representation of what, for an instant in time, WAS. The have this expectation whether they are looking at a photo of your baby, my dogs, or Peggy's Cove. And they believe they are looking at an accurate representation of what WAS because they are looking at a photograph. If, as some of you contend, there is no reason to label grossly manipulated photographs as some other form of art - such as photo illustrations, photo montages, what ever - then the basic understanding of photography and photographs is altered. And, BTW, Mr. Jennings, if we don't know that you are using Photoshop to alter the reality of your photos, then how are we to judge your photography - which is one of the things we do on this list. After all, anyone who is an accomplished Photoshop craftsperson/artist, can take a badly flawed photo and turn it into what will appear to be at least a good, if not excellent, photo. My feeling is that if one wants to display altered photos - without alerting the viewer to the fact that they are altered - one should go do it on a Photoshop list, not on a Leica photography list. 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 Eric Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 5:50 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Re: Photoshop dilemma B.D.: >those >who care about the integrity of photography should insist that altered >photos be labeled as such. That's what I don't understand. The integrity of photography? We're not talking about crime scene images. We're not talking about putting flying saucers in the sky and selling the images to a tabloid. I do agree that if the context is that of journalism, we should indicate if pyramids have been moved around. I'd go one step further and stay that if the context is journalism, we shouldn't be changing the contents of the image at all...with or without labeling. Eric - -- 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