Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]faking never should be....burning and dodging was never called faking. :-[ John Sluss wrote: > I agree with you about the news media outlets. But who took the photo > and submitted it. I agree it has been done for years, but does that > make it an acceptable practice? > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Altered Photo > > >> I'd be much more concerned with the integrity and honesty of those >> who own the news media outlets. Besides, there is nothing done today >> which wasn't done in all those yesterdays. Something else as well, >> when is the last time you heard of a publisher or CEO getting shot in >> a war zone? :-P >> >> Walt >> >> John Sluss wrote: >> >>> Any comment on the integrity and honesty of the photographer? Maybe >>> all news photographers should go back to film and transmit the >>> negatives to the newspaper? Is it time to look at all photographs >>> coming out of a war zone as questionable, to be looked at with a >>> jaundiced eye? >>> >>> Just a couple of thoughts. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" >>> <walt@waltjohnson.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 11:13 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Altered Photo >>> >>> >>>> I'm sure those in the unaltered photo were much happier being >>>> bombed in low contrast. As I mentioned before, look at Christopher >>>> Anderson's work http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/ on the Magnum site. >>>> Anderson, a Canadian, should be relatively objective. His work >>>> seems to be straightforward and for him, a very risky business. >>>> Wonder what rationale Limbaugh would use prove Anderson's images >>>> fake? Perhaps he could call on Westmoreland's PR expert who stated >>>> Nick Ut faked it with his napalm shot. I've heard tales David >>>> Turnley missed the shot loading an M3 but that Ut was also using a >>>> Leica? >>>> >>>> Walt >>>> >>>> Gregory Rubenstein wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Reuters has canned a photographer in Beirut for altering a photo, >>>>> according to an article at the following link from MSNBC. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13165165/ >>>>> >>>>> This includes the photo, altered and unaltered, as well as >>>>> Reuter's story. >>>>> >>>>> Greg Rubenstein >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >