Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Photo Journalists

With all the new technology that we have today to alter photographs it gets harder and harder to figure out if the picture is 100% true. Back in the day photographs were simple and unaltered seeking truth in the captured moment good and bad but as they were. Today's photojournalism, people can still seek, but unfortunately do it better and sneak into people’s private lives. The celebrities put themselves in a position to be stalked by cameras. Not to say that they deserve these meddlers in their lives but they are put in a world were that’s just what happens. Some even go as far to seek attention and actually want to be caught in bad behavior to make a name for themselves.
Photographers should have a bit more respect for the people they are taking a picture of. If they see someone dying they should help them and put down the camera, when and only if there is a situation in which the person in the picture is not in immediate danger the shoot can be taken to show the truths of the event. As for celebrities, It is our fault that photographers go after the bush photo's and creep around because we want to see scandalize things, and what the people we idolize are really like. If we didn't treat celebrities as gods then I would say that photographers should have some boundaries and a bit more respect. Since it is not so the only ruled I'd want to really enforce is that if the image is potentially damaging or taking the photo instead of helping them not to be done and shown.

1 comment:

  1. Maria, very nice statement on photo ethics. You express your opinion in strong clear terms and do not ramble. One minor grammar error noted on the rubric.

    But...you missed the photo portion. I know you had an appointment on Wednesday when the candidates were here. Perhaps you couldn't miss the class time on Friday morning for the Keith Hawkins presentations. But, if you had spoken to me I would have directed you to Keith's talk during the lunch hour. That's three opportunities missed. You need to take responsibility for your schedule and you need to communicate clearly with me.

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