saw that earlierthought it was a bit harsh to sack him, but i suppose they have to be careful
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Spoon,
Wed 2 Apr 2003, 21:19,
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I guess news photographersare supposed to find their amazing images rather than make them. It really is a much better picture after the shopping, isn't it?
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Artamnesia,
Wed 2 Apr 2003, 21:20,
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i remember watching a program on channel 4 a couple of years agofeaturing a newspaper editor and photoshop. he said that the vast majority of all pics in news papers are photoshopped.
this was just after di died i think
(this was just after di died i think
evil pixie,
Wed 2 Apr 2003, 21:24,
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I have a collection of old news photos rom the 40'sfrom a museum internship I had once (they were going to be thrown away). Most of them are actually touched up with paint and include crop marks. No photo tells the truth.
( Artamnesia,
Wed 2 Apr 2003, 21:28,
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it's more dynamicbut the story it tells is rather different to the two original source images
( Spoon,
Wed 2 Apr 2003, 21:25,
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He claims he was improving the "compostition"but his changes made the content more dramatic. Suddenly you have gesture and a gun in proximity to a little child...
( Artamnesia,
Wed 2 Apr 2003, 21:29,
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