The Ethics of Photo Editing: Truth, Lies, and Views of the World
Since the earliest cave drawings, artists have interpreted the world around them in ways that best communicate what they want the viewers to understand.
‘Beautiful’ Female Biker Was Actually 50-Year-Old Dad Using FaceApp
A young female Japanese biker named Soya no Sohi attracted thousands of followers on Twitter over the past year by posting selfies on her travels through northern Japan. It turns out she was actually a 50-year-old dad using FaceApp on his iPhone.
I Pretended These Macro Photos Were Aerials And People Believed It
I recently shot a bunch of simple macro shots of sand textures when I was in Iceland. This was so-called ‘black sand’ (which is actually volcanic and not really sand) in the area of Stokssnes.
Huawei Caught Faking Smartphone Photo with a DSLR (Again)
The Chinese smartphone giant Huawei has been caught passing off DSLR photos as examples of what its smartphone camera can do. And it might have gotten away with the deception were it not for an Instagram slip-up by the actress in the ad.
Ken Rockwell on “Nikon’s Big Deception” with the D600, D800 and D4
Proto-photo-blogger Ken Rockwell has interesting things to say about what he calls “Nikon’s …
Truth, Lies and Deception in Photography
The debate regarding what makes a photograph "truthful" or not is probably as old as the art of photography itself. By sheer coincidence, there were a couple interesting articles published today on this issue, and written from two different points-of-view.
The Dark Side of Wildlife Filmmaking
Update on 12/18/21: This video has been removed by ABC Nightline.
Remember the controversy last year surrounding the use of a captive wolf in an award-winning wildlife photograph? Turns out this kind of deception might be common practice in the world of wildlife filmmaking.