Photo Manipulation Article
A. The article gives examples of times when photographers altered a photo in order to make it "better" Many of these photographs meant their alteration as a light joke or had intentions of "improving" the moment captured in the photo, but ended up losing their jobs and credibility after it was taken too far. Altering a photo can cause controversies. While it may seem okay with one person, it might offend another based on the details left out of the photo.
B. This type of photo editing, which includes adding or taking something away form an image, is unethical because it distorts the actual truth of the photo. The reality of the scene is not captured because the photographer intentionally tried to fit the photo to make it perfect, and reality is not perfect.
Most Unethical
A. I thought this was the most unethical photo out of many of the ones I saw. In this photo, an injured Israeli commando lies on the ground. The original photo on the right featured a man holding a knife in his hands in the corner. The scene itself is graphic, but the fact that the photograph cropped out an essential element to the story behind the photo that causes controversy.
Least Unethical
B. I thought this was the least unethical out of the photos I saw. In this photo, a woman kneels over the body of a student shot by Ohio National Guard during a protest at Kent State University (this event is also known as the Kent State massacre). There is very little difference between the original (left) and the altered photo (right). Nothing was cropped out or added from the original photo, but the lighting and shadows are modified to give them a sharper effect. This is the least unethical because it has the least amount of distortion.
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