Journal Entry Question #3
What do you think were the photographer's intentions in changing the photograph in such a dramatic way?
I think the photographer wanted attract viewers to his image. When he took that photo, he knew exactly what he saw. He probably thought it was appealing and interesting to him to make the scene more dramatic. He might have thought it wasn’t a hardcore news photograph where people would walk down the street and stop when they see the image on the cover of a newspaper. The photographer probably wanted his photo to be talked about and be the news of the day. The edited photograph can be false and fool people that it’s actually real, but sooner or later people will find out first hand if that really happened. The photographer probably changed the photograph to put more feeling and make people think a lot about what had happened. He wanted viewers to ask, “Why, where, and how?” it will grab peoples’ curiousity and interest and he believed people wouldn’t pay as much attention to the original photo. If that really didn’t happen in the image, then who cares because it’s the truth that really matters. The original picture is the truth and that will capture peoples’ attention. People want to rely on real information that they can follow up on current events and what’s happening in our world and society. We don’t want to see something that was forced and made up because some photographer or editor decided to change up the story to make it look interesting. It’s a waste of peoples’ time to be interested in false information. There’s honestly no point in changing it into a more dramatic photo because the truth will ALWAYS come out. People will believe it for awhile but it wouldn’t matter anymore later on. The photographer’s intention was to create and force something that never existed in his photo to capture feeling and curiousity from viewers. Although an original photo might not be as appealing as a dramatic photo, it’s the truth that lies behind the photo is what matters the most.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Hidden Truth
Journal Entry Question #2
In photojournalism, when is it appropriate to use PhotoShop? When is it not appropriate? Does altering the photograph mean altering the truth?
I read the article and examined the photoshoped picture. In my opinion, I think that altering a photograph like the one with the dark smoke is altering the truth. It is only appropriate to use photoshop for a picture to make it brighter, change the contrast or crop. Making a photo brighter or cropping it is just enhancing the photo to look better and clearer to viewers. To crop is to cut off any unnecessary minor parts that won’t change up your whole photo. The photo with the dark smoke and the duplications of the building and more smoke creates a whole new story. I always hear that saying, “ pictures never lie.” I think sometimes it does because anyone can use photoshop and add things that make the photo look real. It isn’t appropriate to use photoshop by adding certain things or changing the whole photo. Enhancing a photo is when it is appropriate to use photoshop. The clone tool shouldn’t be used in photos like a news story. The photo is hiding the real truth with lies. Knowing that people can easily change a photo into something different makes me wonder how other important photos could have been a lie and edited like the one with the dark smoke photo. It’ll make people wonder if one person can change a photo, others could too and we would all believe in a lie. People just change photos to make everything so dramatic and want to catch more attention to viewers. If that photo was on the cover of a newspaper, people would be attracted to all the chaos and craziness in the photo. People depend on accurate information and reliability. They find it interesting to look at and not just a photo of a couple of buildings and just one big smoke coming out of them. That’s one reason why people want to change up their photos and try to catch peoples’ eye. This is false imformation by misleading people in believing something that doesn’t exist. People take advantage of photoshop and use it until they get something they want and what’s going to make people interested. The edited photos are one BIG lie. It’s hiding the real truth and what is really happening these days. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell if a photo has been edited or if it’s truly real and that puts people in a position where they ask themselves,”Did that really happen?!” Overall, we can’t believe everything we see.
In photojournalism, when is it appropriate to use PhotoShop? When is it not appropriate? Does altering the photograph mean altering the truth?
I read the article and examined the photoshoped picture. In my opinion, I think that altering a photograph like the one with the dark smoke is altering the truth. It is only appropriate to use photoshop for a picture to make it brighter, change the contrast or crop. Making a photo brighter or cropping it is just enhancing the photo to look better and clearer to viewers. To crop is to cut off any unnecessary minor parts that won’t change up your whole photo. The photo with the dark smoke and the duplications of the building and more smoke creates a whole new story. I always hear that saying, “ pictures never lie.” I think sometimes it does because anyone can use photoshop and add things that make the photo look real. It isn’t appropriate to use photoshop by adding certain things or changing the whole photo. Enhancing a photo is when it is appropriate to use photoshop. The clone tool shouldn’t be used in photos like a news story. The photo is hiding the real truth with lies. Knowing that people can easily change a photo into something different makes me wonder how other important photos could have been a lie and edited like the one with the dark smoke photo. It’ll make people wonder if one person can change a photo, others could too and we would all believe in a lie. People just change photos to make everything so dramatic and want to catch more attention to viewers. If that photo was on the cover of a newspaper, people would be attracted to all the chaos and craziness in the photo. People depend on accurate information and reliability. They find it interesting to look at and not just a photo of a couple of buildings and just one big smoke coming out of them. That’s one reason why people want to change up their photos and try to catch peoples’ eye. This is false imformation by misleading people in believing something that doesn’t exist. People take advantage of photoshop and use it until they get something they want and what’s going to make people interested. The edited photos are one BIG lie. It’s hiding the real truth and what is really happening these days. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell if a photo has been edited or if it’s truly real and that puts people in a position where they ask themselves,”Did that really happen?!” Overall, we can’t believe everything we see.
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