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| Can we believe anything, photographically anymore? And, does it matter? Some would say "No". "Is Seeing Believing?
In the age of Photoshop, the 'Montauk Monster' picture raises questions about the veracity of photography. ... The public's skepticism over whether or not they can believe what they see in photographs isn't unwarranted. Just last week, Beijing organizers admitted to using “previously recorded footage” and computerized images during the Olympic opening ceremony to enhance the quality of fireworks for broadcast on television. A month before that, a doctored photograph of Iranian missiles turned up on front pages across the globe. The alteration—an extra missile added to the image—was outed within hours of the photograph's publication. "With technology, you can make the moment anything you want it to be," says John Long, the ethics committee chair for the National Press Photographers Association. "Our credibility has been stretched in so many ways, so I don't think the public has a great deal of faith in us." He admits the past year hasn't been the best for photojournalism's credibility but doesn't think the future is particularly gloomy—it just puts the burden on the photojournalist to tell the truth, rather than on the photograph itself. "Just like we trust the reporter to represent what they see accurately, we're going to have to develop that same relationship with photographers," he says."
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You know I am not sure that photo journalism has taken much of a hit. Why? because I think a lot of people understand that this has been going on way before the digital wave. I mean take a look at some demonstration somewhere. The videographer will make all these tight shots to make 100 people look like thousands. Lot's of darkroom manipulation happened before the computer too. Shooting images out of context is another trick. I don't think it's because of the tools available now, I think it's the ethics of journalists that is the problem.
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Derek Lofgreen (8/18/2008)
You know I am not sure that photo journalism has taken much of a hit. Why? because I think a lot of people understand that this has been going on way before the digital wave. I mean take a look at some demonstration somewhere. The videographer will make all these tight shots to make 100 people look like thousands. Lot's of darkroom manipulation happened before the computer too. Shooting images out of context is another trick. I don't think it's because of the tools available now, I think it's the ethics of journalists that is the problem.
D.I agree with you, I don't see this as a recent invention and can't be placed at the feet the digital photographer. The only thing digital has done is made this type of thing much feasible for the average photographer. We have to stay much more on our toes these days when we see an image. I rarely believe most photojournalism images these days.
Robert M. Teague---------------------------------------------
Website: www.visionlandscapes.com
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"Fujifilm remains true to its heritage and to the acknowledged superior image quality delivered by professional photographic film products." -- Fuji Press Release An old Hasidic story says we should wear a coat with two pockets in order to receive God's message. In one pocket, the message is: "You are nothing but one of billions of grains of sand in the universe." In the other, the message is: "I made the universe just for you."
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