Photo Manipulation and Ethics

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A.  Photo manipulation is now easier than ever. What took several hours now only takes seconds thanks to new photo technology. Consequently, photo manipulation is now more rampant than ever before and it is almost impossible to tell if the photo has been manipulated.

B. News organizations like the New York Times and the Washington Post have very strict regulations regarding photo manipulation.

C.  I think there is a certain line people can cross while editing a photo. I think it is acceptable to make minor changes to a photo, for example editing how tan someone is in a photo. Something that would be unacceptable would be removing something entirely out of a photo or adding something to the photo.

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The Most Unethical
This photo is very unethical. This photo completely alters the authentic photos and combines them to create an event that never occurred. This photo should have never been allowed and is unacceptable.

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The Least Unethical
This photo is not as unethical as others. The editor only made minor changes to the subject's look. This kind of change is acceptable.