Manipulating images is more than just making someone look skinnier, but also getting rid of redeye and fixing lighting. A lot of magazines and commercial companies use photoshop to trick their viewers into seeing something totally different than the real thing. Photographers are starting to photoshop so much, that it is hard to tell what is real and what is fake. Nowadays, photographers are required to turn in a copy of the original photo as well as the edited version to assure that they are following the rules and not editing a photo too much.
B. What is the philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times regarding image manipulation?
The photographers have to follow strict guidelines on how to shoot and edit their photos.
C. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line unto an unethical manipulation?
C. What do you think are acceptable things you could do to an image and not cross the line unto an unethical manipulation?
You could fix the redeye, adjust the lighting, even out someones skin tone, etc. I would just stick to the way the lighting effects the photo and any unappealing, unnatural things in the photo (such as redeye).
D. Post the manipulation (this means get that image and post it on your blog) that you think was the most unethical, and explain why you think it was unethical. If you do not know what the word ethic or unethical means, look them up on the internet. It is very important you know what those two words mean. Please write at least 2-3 sentences explaining why you think it is so bad.
I think this photo is unethical because someone shouldn't go so far to photoshop their head on a completely different body just to make themselves look good. They could've at least redone the picture with her instead of completely lying to the public. That only makes them look bad.
E. Post the manipulation that you consider the least unethical, and explain why you think it is not as bad as others. Please write at least 2-3 sentences explaining why you think this one is not so bad.
I think this photo is the least unethical because while it was wrong to photoshop a whole other person into a picture, they were doing it for a good cause. They didn't want black students to get angry or feel threatened that they weren't included (which they shouldn't feel that way), so they photoshopped one in.
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