Re: PHOTO-3D digest 1660

[P3D John W Roberts <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 15:52:42 -0600
>From: P3D Ronald J Beck 840196  <rbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: PHOTO-3D digest 1660 

>There's also the question of computer enhanced photos.  A good example is 
>the Time Magazine's issue when O.J. Simpson's picture appeared.  The photo 
>had been "enhanced" to give his face some shadowing and made it a bit more 
>sinister.  So, the "artist" took an image and enhanced it to solicit an 
>emotional response.  Is this a good thing?  A bad thing?

I think we've been trying to distinguish between photography for artistic
purposes and photojournalism. My opinion is that the criteria by which
computer manipulation might be deemed acceptable and the policies for
disclosing the manipulation should be *much* more stringent for 
photojournalism.

John R


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