Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/02

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Subject: RE: [Leica] fired for photoshopping
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:59:49 -0800

On 4/2/03 Frank Filippone  wrote:

>
>BTW, if you actually saw the images ( LA Times today, page A6) you would
>notice that the actual changes made did not change the intent or message of
>the photo.  It improved the image.  Now, if he had submitted the unaltered
>image to the paper, and sold the changed image to someone else, he would
>have his job and $$$ too, and maybe, a Pulitzer.
>

I find this disturbing - how could you get a Pulitzer for news photography - or
whatever - with a manipulated image? It just seems WRONG to me. Either what is
printer (or shown or...) is real or its not. Otherwise it's like combining
various sources into a single fictitous "source" and claming its a real person.
Either way it's a lie.

Although I'm sure there are shades of gray that can be constructed to make a
mockery of what I've just written...the real world has a way of making that
happen. Sigh.

Adam
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