Photo Manipulation and Ethics

1. In photo manipulation the difference between editing for journalism and editing to make something meaningful are two things with a huge difference. Big newspapers are more strict whereas tabloids are more laid back with ethics of photos.

2. The philosophy of larger newspapers is that colors from the original photo should not be altered.

3. I think its perfectly okay to change the contrast or brightness of a photo to make the lighting less harsh, or brighter so its easier to see. But you should crossing the line into an unrealistic and unethical manipulation. Once something is altered in a way that deletes features or changes something entirely, it isn't a reasonable and honest adjustment.

4. This photo is altered in a big way, because it took someone who wasn't affiliated with the original picture and cropped them into it.  It's an inaccurate display of information.



5) This photo is the least unethical of the ones on the post, because it didn't change an entire event like the one above it only altered a woman's appearance. The altercations can be seen as dishonest and personally i don't think they were necessary, but overall a minor adjustment.