1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)
The models face was changed when they made her neck look longer, they made her neck look smaller or skinnier, they moved her eyes down, they made her eyes look bigger, they moved her hair down a little bit, and they also made her face look skinnier.
2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?
It is not ethical to change a persons look because they should be perfect just the way they are. Nobody should need to get anything "fixed" to look beautiful. Everyone has there own beauty and it shouldn't be changed because of what someone else's opinion is on beauty.
3.Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?
Yes there are circumstances. If it was dealing with someones weight, race, or facial features it would be completely unacceptable.
4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?
Changes that affect peoples appearance is not acceptable at all. You should never change the way someone looks because they aren't good enough. Other things like changing something on the clothing or changing something that is in the way for example: a piece of hair that is sticking up is acceptable.
5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
Fashion photography focuses more on being beautiful and displaying different types of clothing. Fashion photography is only focusing on fashion and on nothing else. Photojournalism is focusing on many things all around the world. You aren't limited to just one topic.
6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?
If you take a photo and fix just little things then it will still be ethical. But when you start changing big things then it changes the whole photo and the perspective of what people think is unethical.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Photo Manipulation and Ethics
1)
A. Summarize the main points of the story in 1-4 sentences.
Many photographers have been busted for photoshopping many different images. They try to change the photos to make them look better, but instead they end up making noticable mistakes that many people are able to point out. Many photographers have gotten fired from doing this and all of there photos have been removed from the web.
B. Explain why you think this type of photo editing is unethical or acceptable.
Photo Editing is unethical because many of these people were not given permission to edit stuff out or add stuff in to the photo. They went behind what the real story of the photo was and made it fake. By adding something into a photo you are changing the story of what really happened and you are sending out false information that people are infering from the photos.
2)
A. This photo is very unethical because they took operas head and put it on another woman's body. They are basically saying that they didn't like the way operas body looked therefore they decided to put someone else that had a better looking body. They didn't ask her for her permission at all. They just decided that it wouldn't be noticable and nobody would ever find out.
B. This photo was the most ethical because all they did was put the pyramids a tad bit closer together to help the cover look better. They didn't mess with anyones body or face, they corrected something small and that was it. It still isn't okay that they're doing this but out of all the other photos this was the only one that didn't have a person's body of face photoshopped.
A. Summarize the main points of the story in 1-4 sentences.
Many photographers have been busted for photoshopping many different images. They try to change the photos to make them look better, but instead they end up making noticable mistakes that many people are able to point out. Many photographers have gotten fired from doing this and all of there photos have been removed from the web.
B. Explain why you think this type of photo editing is unethical or acceptable.
Photo Editing is unethical because many of these people were not given permission to edit stuff out or add stuff in to the photo. They went behind what the real story of the photo was and made it fake. By adding something into a photo you are changing the story of what really happened and you are sending out false information that people are infering from the photos.
2)
National Geographic Warm Up
3. I would like to go & take a photo of something on the beach, because it would be something different. There aren't very many photos of a sandy beach. Many of the photos are of something swimming in the ocean or someone surfing a wave.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Abandoned Theme Parks
1. Tell me which amusement park featured in the two articles that you would like to visit and take your camera along and what about that park made you want to go there. Write at least a paragraph.
The one amusement park i would like to go visit is the six flags new orleans park. The reason it was abandoned was because Huricane Katrina blew threw the city and destroyed 80% of it. Since most of it was destroyed it would be really cool to go explore and see how bad the destruction is. Most of the buildings were submerged in water for a month and i would love to see how the buildings are slowly sinking into the swamp. Nothing was removed because everyone evacuated so quickly and there was no time to protect anything. Overall it just looks like a fun place to explore.
2. Post one photo from that park. You may use the photos from the link, or you can google an entirely new photo. I would prefer to see a photo of the park in disrepair and not a photo of it when it was still operating.
3. Think of at least FIVE other unusual places you think would be of interest to photographers. List them.
1) Abandoned Airports
2) Abandoned Jails
3) Abandoned Factories
4) Old Hospitals
5) Trains, Subways, Railroads
4. Use google or another search engine to research ONE of your five places and see if anyone has already started documenting that place. If you find that someone has already started - post at least one photo of their work.
Many people have started documenting abandoned jails and there are many photos on google.
5. Write a paragraph about why you think that it would be fun to document that location. Tell me what interests you about that place and what kind of photos you could expect to take there.
It would be fun but also extremely creepy to take photos in an abandoned jail. It interests me because i have never been to a jail and it would be interesting to go visit one and take photos without having to deal with criminals being there. So many things happen in jail that it would be cool to go into the cells and document how it is to be stuck somewhere for a long period of time. I would be very scared and creeped out but i love exploring new places.
6. Tell me what it would take for you to go and take photos at your location. What would you need as far as equipment goes, travel plans, expenses you might encounter and what laws you would have to take into consideration to take photos at your spot.
There are many abandoned jails located all around texas. All i would need is a camera, the supplies for camera, a car, and i would only have to worry about tresspassing laws. I would have to talk to the owner of the property & convince them to let me take photos. I would definetly be able to do it all in a day and i wouldn't have to deal with staying anywhere overnight.
The one amusement park i would like to go visit is the six flags new orleans park. The reason it was abandoned was because Huricane Katrina blew threw the city and destroyed 80% of it. Since most of it was destroyed it would be really cool to go explore and see how bad the destruction is. Most of the buildings were submerged in water for a month and i would love to see how the buildings are slowly sinking into the swamp. Nothing was removed because everyone evacuated so quickly and there was no time to protect anything. Overall it just looks like a fun place to explore.
2. Post one photo from that park. You may use the photos from the link, or you can google an entirely new photo. I would prefer to see a photo of the park in disrepair and not a photo of it when it was still operating.
1) Abandoned Airports
2) Abandoned Jails
3) Abandoned Factories
4) Old Hospitals
5) Trains, Subways, Railroads
4. Use google or another search engine to research ONE of your five places and see if anyone has already started documenting that place. If you find that someone has already started - post at least one photo of their work.
Many people have started documenting abandoned jails and there are many photos on google.
5. Write a paragraph about why you think that it would be fun to document that location. Tell me what interests you about that place and what kind of photos you could expect to take there.
It would be fun but also extremely creepy to take photos in an abandoned jail. It interests me because i have never been to a jail and it would be interesting to go visit one and take photos without having to deal with criminals being there. So many things happen in jail that it would be cool to go into the cells and document how it is to be stuck somewhere for a long period of time. I would be very scared and creeped out but i love exploring new places.
6. Tell me what it would take for you to go and take photos at your location. What would you need as far as equipment goes, travel plans, expenses you might encounter and what laws you would have to take into consideration to take photos at your spot.
There are many abandoned jails located all around texas. All i would need is a camera, the supplies for camera, a car, and i would only have to worry about tresspassing laws. I would have to talk to the owner of the property & convince them to let me take photos. I would definetly be able to do it all in a day and i wouldn't have to deal with staying anywhere overnight.
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