pictures don’t lie—or do they? the myth of photographic truth michael fitzgerald january, 2009...
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Pictures Don’t Lie—or Do They?Pictures Don’t Lie—or Do They?The Myth of Photographic TruthThe Myth of Photographic Truth
Michael FitzgeraldJanuary, 2009
Most images taken from “Photo Tampering Throughout History” Hany Farid, Image Science Group, Dartmouth University
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/research/digitaltampering/
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1989
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2005
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ABC News anchorwoman Elizabeth Vargas
Marie Claire, Dec. 2006
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CBS News anchor Katie Couric
Before After
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Emma Watson in Harry Potter movie ad, May 2007
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Andy Roddick, May 2007
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1994
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Tiananmen Square protests, 1989
OriginalOriginal
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1982
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Aftermath of terrorist attach at temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor Egypt.Blick (Switzerland), Nov. 1997.
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Iran missile test, July, 2008
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Justice Minister Rachida Dati (France). Le Figaro, June 2008.
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Prince William (Britain), July, 2008
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