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Self-Defining (Final) Project

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  Why Photojournalists manipulate their pictures Photojournalist may manipulate the photos they have taken for several reasons , such as political propaganda, attempted to "fixing" the images, and many more. When photographers take pictures, they are willing to publish their own work on . According to BBC article, Fiona Macdonald explain how  rise of press photo manipulation caused by having photos been photoshopped from 19th century propaganda to 21st century digital era . Not only photo manipulation effect on photography industry, but it will also affect various mainstream media in the industry, such as news, entertainment , social platforms, and televisi on . In Marc Davis article, photojournalists use computer software to alter images to make it seem like it's eye-catching, even Motus Creative Service points out when Industry standards forbidding any misrepresentation of products, ad services, and TV commercials. Examples (Top)  What will stay the same? (...

Final Project - Self Defining

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  The Self Defining  For my plans in doing is using my arts and editing, because I like to show audience how images were altered and being manipulated by media and photographers. With my artworks, I can edit my creations to make it look like my artwork were altered by editing. After I am done with editing, I will be sending fact about why pictures were edited by photographers who attempted to hide their tracks. as for other themes in photojournalism, I would be planning to make video and music to express what photojournalism means in society. There will two themes that will present in the video - What will stay the same in photojournalism and issues in photojournalism. The inspiration is going to help me to pursue my final project for photojournalism. Creative Inspiration ( Fake Photos Through History (businessinsider.com) ( Photo Manipulation Throughout History: A Timeline | Ethics in Photo Editing (wordpress.com )) ( Historic Photographs Which Are Known to be Altered (13 pic...

What motivates me?

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Photojournalism and Bias

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  [Going Home. Photo by: Edward Clark, April 13, 1945.  Mourning FDR: In a Classic Photo, the Face of a Nation's Loss (life.com) ] I feel the same emotion as the main subject from the picture - grieving for our loss. This picture gives us a sense of mourning the loss of someone who they deeply close as a person they appreciate. This picture relates to how all of us experience losing our peers, who are close to us in deep personal connection. When I look back at the photo, I start feeling the same emotions as a few people who express their depressive emotions. In  Donald Weder's article , he explains the way photographers use photos to control the storytelling of the event, whether audience were invested or not.     1. Depth of Field: 2. Main Subject:  3. Feeling the Image Create: [Photo by: The Association Press. February 16, 1960.  https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2018/09/14/uncommon-knowledge-resentment-reproduction-and-reconciliation/pOcyoTXLBCsG1...

The Ethics of Photojournalism

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[My Personal Ethics] P hoto tampering has occurred throughout the history of photography , where photographers editing the pictures that caused the controversies in the photography industry   When photographers manipulate the pictures, they have taken their “altered” photos will trick viewers into believing what they see something, even when it does not seem real. It only takes at least more than one year to figure out something suspicious about the photos , as they are being fooled by the illusion of the photo to make it seem real. However, editors and viewers will notice any signs of photos being manipulated, such as Reverse image search, Lacking shadows, missing reflections , and so much more.   [After Tampering the picture] [Photo by: Brain Walski, 2003 -  October | 2009 | The 2003 Brian Walski scandal (wordpress.com) ] Brian Walski gives us the example of photo tampering , because of attempting  to “ improve” the composition of the picture. In Apri...

Woman Photojournalist - Martha Holmes

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  [Photo by: Martha Holmes, 1947.  https://www.life.com/photographer/martha-holmes/ ] Name: Martha Holmes Age: 83 Born: February 7, 1923 [Louisville, Kentucky] Died: September 19, 2006 [Manhattan] Martha Holmes was born in Louisville, on February 7, 1923 . Her father worked in public relations and her mother worked as a voice coach. She attended the University of Louisville for one year, before was hired as a Photo Lab Assistant at the Louisville Courier Journal.  he attended the University of Louisville for one year, before was hired as a Photo Lab Assistant at the Louisville Courier Journal. Two years later Life magazine notice Martha Holmes work on photography, so they recommend on hiring her for the cover of Kentucky Derby.  Martha Holmes struggles in the  male- dominated field because   she had to balance between fem ininity and professionalism for her appearance as a female photojournalist. With photojournalism, she takes pictures of well...

Collage

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[Photo by Devin Allen, 2015-2020,  https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2023/01/16/1139546697/devin-allen-against-poverty-racism-discrimination ] Devin Allen uses his camera as a "weapon against poverty and racism", meaning for protest racial injustice. His first photo was taken place in Fenuron in 2014, which sparked by murder of a 25-year-old African American citizen, Freddie Gray, due to police brutality. His black and white pictures display the issues with police brutality and racial discrimination as he starts digging deeper to each photo that were taken by African American equality protest. According to Devin Allen’s article, protests were occurring through African American people who experience with police brutality, such as George Floyd; his shows when he reflects on stereotypes and show people how they manage to follow different path of protest and justice .   When I see those images as a photojournalist, Devin portrays the racial issues that African Ame...