No one expects a photograph to represent the unaltered truth, but they do
expect it to
represent an unaltered *photograph*.
FWIW, when I testified (in depositions or trials) regarding images I took
while inspecting vehicles involved in product liability lawsuits I was
always asked if the images represented a true and accurate representation of
the scene/product as I had observed them.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom C" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PDML Digest, Vol 93, Issue 164
From: Mark Roberts <[email protected]>
Bruce wrote:
I couldn't have said it better myself Tom. The entire concept of
photography
is to create an image from the mind/concept/perspective of the
photographer.
To think that any photograph represents the unaltered truth is ridiculous.
That's where this discussion is going astray: No one expects a
photograph to represent the unaltered truth, but they do expect it to
represent an unaltered *photograph*.
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Well I don't have that expectation. I expect that the image accurately
conveys the message, not whether it has been altered in some minor
fashion or not. That's me though. :)
I do understand the principle, no alterations = no questions as to
legitimacy for any given image, and of course as you pointed out
later. he did not fulfill his contract. So I have no argument there.
Some of us are viewing it through a different lens so to speak.
First there's the different 'standards or expectations' of PJ
compared to other photography. Then there's the whole idea of whether
the news being reported to us is objective to begin with, which I'll
contend it's not. Slanting stories, ignoring potential sources, and
using sound bites, alters what is reported, not to mention the innate
bias any human possesses. The mere act of editing the written word
potentially discards valuable information.
At that point to call in to question the integrity of a photograph
that had a minor element removed is duplicitous. Holding photography
to a different standard than the non-visual aspects of the story is
duplicitous as well.
Tom C.
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