Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reuters bans submission of RAW photos: ?Our photos must reflect reality.? >http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/11/reuters-bans-submission-of-raw-photos-o ur-photos-must-reflect-reality/ Sick sick dumb. Dumb dumb sick. On 11/19/15 10:16 AM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > I think most of their shooters already use jpeg only just for speed. Some > take both RAW and jpeg - the jpeg to submit and the RAW to work on later > for themselves. Makes sense, but I would never shoot jpeg only. > > Tina > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 1:35 AM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at > gmail.com> > wrote: > >> < >> >> http://petapixel.com/2015/11/18/reuters-issues-a-worldwide-ban-on-raw-photos/ >> #more-191527 >>> >> >> I thought this was a hoax, but evidently not. It sounds like this decision >> was made by an executive type with no technical knowledge of photography. >> I >> guess dodging and burning are now the enemy of truth. But if >> photographers >> are still allowed to crop and adjust levels, how is it going to stop >> dishonest photoshopping? Is Reuters going to only allow the use of cameras >> that generate JPG checksums, with all cropping and levels editing done in >> camera? >> >> Prepare for a lot of badly-exposed backlit, side-lit and >> sunlight-with-black-shadows pictures, I guess. >> >> --Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/