Ethics

Link: World Press Photo controversy: Objectivity, manipulation and the search for truth – British Journal of Photography

Beyond the attacks leveraged against Paul Hansen’s winning World Press Photo, the recent controversy over image toning is symptomatic of the current state of photojournalism and its place in a society that has learned not to trust what it sees. Photojournalists, photography directors and post-producers speak to Olivier Laurent, and ask whether objectivity in photojournalism is actually attainable

Link: Image Authentication and Forensics | Fourandsix Technologies – Blog – What is a Truthful Photo?

In short, the “truth” of the initial capture is already somewhat loosely defined. But what, really, do we mean by photographic truth in the first place?

Link: PDN Pulse » Blog Archive » NY Times Public Editor Questions T Magazine Photoshopping Policy

“It would be best if all the photography produced by the Times newsroom could be held to the same standard,” Sullivan wrote. But, she said, if fashion photography must exist as its own world of assumed fantasy, there should be a disclaimer for readers.

Link: When Words are Photoshopped — BagNews

what I don’t get is why captioning so often gets a pass

Link: PDN Pulse » Blog Archive » No Sense of Irony In Hansen “Fake” Journalism Accusation

ExtremeTech also “updated” their blog post with a link to the WPP statement and the counterargument by Krawetz, but their headline remains: “How the 2013 World Press Photo of the Year was faked with Photoshop.”

Link: Hansen’s World Press Winning Photo Not Fake… Just Unbelievable — BagNews

This wave of drama over Paul Hansen’s World Press winning photo would never have happened if the photo wasn’t processed to the extent to make almost anyone question — the second time in the past couple months — whether it might not be real

Link: Image Authentication and Forensics | Fourandsix Technologies – Blog – World Press Photo Contest: The Importance of Restraint

This situation clearly illustrates the importance of showing restraint in any forensic image analysis. When applying any forensic test, it is critically important that you be mindful of exactly what that test can reveal, and not draw any broader conclusions

Link: Margaret Sullivan to look into Times photo policy following questionable Photoshop comment | Poynter.

New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan has promised to examine Times photo policies after T Magazine editor Deborah Needleman made an offhand reference about wanting to Photoshop a model on the magazine’s cover.

Link: WorldPress Photo

“We have reviewed the RAW image, as supplied by World Press Photo, and the resulting published JPEG image. It is clear that the published photo was retouched with respect to both global and local color and tone. Beyond this, however, we find no evidence of significant photo manipulation or compositing. Furthermore, the analysis purporting photo manipulation is deeply flawed, as described briefly below.”

Link: Enhanced Reality: Exploring the Boundaries of Photo Editing – ABC News

Even top news photographers have their work digitally enhanced these days. Mounting competition in the market for news images is forcing photo-journalists to make their output as dramatic as possible. But where are the limits of cosmetic improvement?

Link: Paul Hansen did not fake his winning photograph in POYi | Words On Photography

Whenever I doubt an image I go into Adobe Bridge and see what the image has to say about what it has been put through. In this winning image, downloaded here, I am able to see Paul Hansen’s recipe for his “look”

Link: New Forensic Claim That World Press Winning Picture Is A Composite

Dr. Neal Krawetz of Hacker Factor Solutions specializes in non-classical computer forensics, online profiling and computer security. On Sunday he wrote a blog post titled “Unbelievable” that claims the World Press Photo Award winning image taken by Paul Hansen is significantly altered

Link: Scientology sucks at photoshop – Boing Boing

They estimated the crowd at 450-750; the Church put it closer to 2,500, and to prove it, they photoshopped a bunch of stock-art people overtop of a line of rented trees.

Link: Growing Concern that News Photos Are Being Excessively Manipulated – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Even top news photographers have their work digitally enhanced these days. Mounting competition in the market for news images is forcing photo-journalists to make their output as dramatic as possible. But where are the limits of cosmetic improvement?