Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/05

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Subject: RE: [Leica] PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHERS; Leicas
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 15:23:07 -0400

I certainly understand that it's easier to edit photos, but I don't
understand what that has to do to blur the distinction between
reporting, government spin, and entertainment and advertising. 

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Subject: Re: [Leica] PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHERS; Leicas



In a message dated 9/5/03 10:35:19 AM, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes:

<< digital technology has worsened the picture by making it very easy to

further blur the distinctions between the reporting, and
government-spin, 
entertainment-advertising media

HOW? >>
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By modifying normal stock images to sell products in magazines. The same

thing is done in government report illustrations and it's rampant in
advertising 
and entertainment. Just look at the posters and the card ads on buses,
etc. 
There isn't an untouched up photo in any of those venues. There's a
promo shot 
obviously enhanced of a buxom working girl that is used in the Times to
push 
retirement stocks. Digital editing is used all over the place --
including even 
on the LUG. I attribute that form of modification to mostly make an
image 
clearer on our monitors. 

br

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