ethics of digital manipulation

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.

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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.

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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.”

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