Are These Photographers Cheating?
Where is the line between acceptable photo manipulation and cheating in photography? That's the question photographer Jamie Windsor asks and explores in this new 12-minute video.
Nat Geo Says It’s Committed to Honest Photos In an Era of Photoshop
National Geographic's editor in chief has published an editorial in which she reaffirms the magazine's commitment to keeping "photography honest in the era of Photoshop."
L’Oreal Pulls Ads, Saying They Used Too Much Photoshop
Actress Jennifer Lawrence may be fine with excessive Photoshopping, but advertising regulatory authorities in the United States aren't of the same opinion. We reported back in 2011 that the UK had banned certain advertisements for excessive Photoshop work, and that the US was moving in the same direction.
What’s the Line Between Photograph and Photoshop, Reality and Fantasy?
Back in 2009, Popular Photography announced the winning photos of its latest Reader’s Photos Contest. Two of the winners (shown above) had some photographers scratching their heads, due to the fact that they're "Photoshop jobs" rather than non-manipulated stills.
“There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Truth in Photography”
Photography author Ben Long has a thought-provoking article over at CreativePro in which …
Researchers Create Program That Can Quantify How Fake Photos Are
What if all advertising photos came with a number that revealed the degree to which they were Photoshopped? We …
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.