[LRflex] Re: Reuters' version of truth in Photoshop

  • From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:50:52 -0800

Alex Hurst wrote:

>As you may recall, there was major fall-out at Reuters over a couple
>of heavily PSed shots from one of their photographers in the Middle
>East. Heads rolled over that one.
>
>I've just come across their new guidelines to their staffers at:
>
>http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/01/18/the-use-of-photoshop/
>
>which make interesting reading.

Indeed, it does!  Very, very interesting!

>As ever, it's very much a question of degree. I wonder how many of us
>actually operate within these guidelines, and how many routinely go a
>lot further....

Personally, I sharpen, and do noise reduction.  I will sometimes, 
though rarely, take out a slight, out of focus bit, if it detracts 
from the photo.  Otherwise, I pretty much go with the guidelines.

Thanks for posting a most interesting piece!

Cheers!

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David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA

Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/
Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt




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