ethics of digital manipulation
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Ethics of Digital Manipulation. Aiperi Alybaeva Samuel Messina. Contents. Situation Ethical dilemma Where is the line concerning ethical behavior in this area? Examples Conclusion: code of ethics. Situation: Visual Fiction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Aiperi AlybaevaSamuel Messina
Situation Ethical dilemma Where is the line concerning ethical
behavior in this area? Examples Conclusion: code of ethics
Just as story telling could portray the "truth" with an accurate accounting of the facts, it could just as easily become fiction.
Fake and manipulated photographs - visual fiction - began circulating not long after the invention of photography.
http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/im
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Where is the line between proper "fixing" and outright "lying”?
When does the pursuit of aesthetics violate our ethics?
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when manipulating an image ask: Why are we doing this, and what are our
purposes and intentions? Where do we draw the line? What is ethical in the digital manipulation
and enhancement of a photo?
• 1st situation:
If the picture is taken for artistic purposes only- anything goes because only aesthetic considerations come into play. http://www.astropix.com/IMAGES/J_DIGIT/ETHICS/
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• 2nd: If the photo was taken for documentary or journalistic reasons, the responsibility is to faithfully and truthfully interpret and represent reality in an image as well as it can be understood.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/images/kerry03.jpg
Where’s The BalanceWhere’s The Balance
There is a fine line between digital manipulation to be deceptive and digital manipulation to more accurately portray the reality of a
situation/experience
“Accurate representation is the benchmark of our profession.
Altering the editorial content ... is a breach of the ethical standards recognized by the National Press Photographers Association.”
http://www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/ETHICS.HTM http://graphicssoft.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/
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http://www.freelanceuk.com/news/2556.shtml
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