Photojournalsim Ethics

Should a photojournalists ethics be absolute or situational? Why?
Situational, because there are certain lines that should not be crossed. There are also certain things the photographer can do to enhance their picture. Such as cropping, levels, sharpening etc. i do think it is unethical to change the truth of the photo.

Can a photo really capture truth? Why or why not?
Yes. it's capturing what was there and what was happening at that time, there is nothing fake about it.

What decisions have you made as a photographer that "edit" reality? Explain.
cropping, changing levels, contrast, adding effects (sepia, B&W, etc.)

Why is it important that news organizations have clearly defined ethical standards?'
So every one follows the same guidlines.


List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer.
dodge and burn, enlarger, squeezer, etc
In your opinion, explain if you think it is ethically ok to change a person's appearance like this in a photo.
I think it is unethical because it make women think that they can look like that by just using the dove product.
Under what circumstances is it worse than others?
It's worse when they don't tell the consumer that they are fake.
What types of changes are ok, and what aren't?
physical changes and not completely changin the truth
Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism. What relationship does each have to reality, and how does this affect the ethics of each.
Fashion photos are expected to be perfect.

Ethics

1. Summarize the main points of the story in 1-4 sentences.
At University of Wisconsin Madison a picture was doctored to fit a african american face into the cover of the new brochure for the school. It was said that they wanted to express the diversity of the school and by printing a picture of an all white corwd that it did not properly represent the school's diversity.


2. Explain why you think what University of
Wisconsin-Madison was wrong or allowable.
I honestly think the University did a bad thing. If they want their school to be represented adaquately they should have specifically taken a composed, well thought out picture with a diverse crowd to begin with. This picture was not the only picture being considered for the cover of the brochure.

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ETHICAL:

- I think by just simply
moving a pyramid isn't
taking anything away.
If anything it is adding
to the photo.

UNETHICAL:

I think this is unethical because it is making it look like

Clinton and Castro met when in actuallity they didn't. Which is giving

off an impression that should not be given out.

CAPTIONS

Kyle the Bull Plunges towards photographer, Joanna Clasberry. On Janurary 17, 2007 as Last bull on earth escapes from captivity in hublimmin, Austrailia.

Local Elephant sensation Optimus Dumbus is modeling for a calandar shoot.

Calandar will be released in participating Elephant feed stores in December.

Local Chinese girl reads a newspaper. I guess Daddy never told her that you read up and down and left to right, group words together to make sentences, asnd that she's too big for her Dolly chairs now.

Repitition

August 31 - September 6, 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

Ready for the FutureMalaysians in costume march in a parade commemorating 50 years of independence in Kuala Lumpur.

August 17 - August 23, 2007
Friday, August 18, 2007

RememberedSoldiers attend a memorial service at Fort Lewis in Washington for four Stryker soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, who were killed while in serving in Iraq.

May 11 - May 17, 2007

Bobbing for ApplesSunday, May 13, 2007A model poses inside a pool of 20,000 apples at a hotel in Port Dickson, Malaysia, during an attempt to break the Malaysian record for "most number of apples used in a spa therapy."

Sugar Hill

A. What skills in addition to photography did Melanie Burford utilize to produce this slideshow?
-She used the voices of people from Sugar Hill

B. What was the effect (added power or meaning) of the multimedia effects of the slideshow.
-People now days can't believe something unlesss they see it, the photo created a visual for the reality.

3 . Explore the page including the map, videos and the other features. What is the most interesting multimedia effect? Post your answer on your blog.
-To me the most interesting multimedia used is the videos of the police and pastor Rock.

Photoshop Basics

Crop
Adjusted
resolution=70

Ron Rosato Photography

Focal length of lens-

50 mm

Shutter Speed-

1/500

What is the effect of shooting at this shutter speed?

To capture the action without it being blurry

Aperture-

f4.0

What is the effect (Depth of field) of shooting at this aperture?

To capture the main runner. and

eveything around him is somewhat out of focus

Position - Describe where you think the

photographer was standing to get this shot.

Right on the sidelines