2 ethics

Photojournalism ethics

Should a photojournalists ethics be absolute or situational? Why?
A photojouralists ethics should be absolute and extrememly specific because judgement changes from person to person and it only make it that much more difficult for an ethical photograph to be printed if ethics are situational.

Can a photo really capture truth? Why or why not?
A photograph can never really capture a true moment. Only by personally experiencing something can a moment be optimally true.

What decisions have you made as a photographer that "edit" reality? Explain.
I have edited the contrast, exposure and sharpness of my photograph.

Why is it important that news organizations have clearly defined ethical standards?
It is important because people think differently and what might seem okay to one person might seem completly wrong to another.


Fashion ethics


List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer.
Her neck was made longer, eyes made bigger lips made a bit thinner, earlobes were fixed, neck made less thick, eyes moved down a bit from her forehead.

In your opinion, explain if you think it is ethically ok to change a person's appearance like this in a photo.
It is not ethically okay to change a person this drasticly because no human being could ever naturally look that way.

Under what circumstances is it worse than others?
All circumstances should be treated equally

What types of changes are ok, and what aren't?
I don't belive that any changes are okay

Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.
Fashion photography is about making models look flawless and 'beautiful' photojournalism is about printing the truth.

What relationship does each have to reality, and how does this affect the ethics of each.
The ethics of fashion photography are different from those of photojournalism becasuse fashion is about artificial perfection.