Photo Manipulation and Ethics

1.) Some of the main points I read about this website were that when photos are edited or manipulated, the picture can tell a different story, which influences the opinions of all the people who see the picture. As well as how manipulating these photos in a professional job can get you fired and you can tarnish your reputation. It explains how there aren't any guidelines yet regarding whats the considered ethical and unethical editing,  because ethics are different and change with each person.

2.)Newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York times  have strict guidelines on what their photographers can and can't do with their  photographs. They have to turn in those photos and all proofs that they took to prove that he photo was indeed not manipulated.

3.) I think acceptable things to manipulate are things like how the picture is cropped, or rotating the image slightly. Whats unethical are things like removing people or adding people, or making a waist smaller or adding parts into the picture that weren't there before.

4.) I think That this picture is the most unethical of al the edits, because it takes a woman who was running for a political position, and if it wasn't labeled as a fake picture, it could have influenced who voted for her and it could have cost her the election.

5.) I think that this edit is the most ethical of all, because the editor only wanted to bring out the color in the sky, and change a few colors. I think that the edit looks wonderful and should be left as is.

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