Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Ethics Assignment

I believe that pictures Ethically should be portrayed as situational because you can't get the whole truth from every situation that you happen to capture on camera.

Should a photojournalists ethics be absolute or situational? Why?
Personally I think that the situation shoiuld determine wether or not the journalists ethics should be absolute or situational. Its really based on what they believe.
Can a photo really capture truth? Why or why not?

I believe that a photo can capture part of the truth but not the whole truth.
What decisions have you made as a photographer that "edit" reality? Explain.

I've had to decide wether or not I should lighten the photo, crop it, etc.
Why is it important that news organizations have clearly defined ethical standards?

So that they aren't giving the world false information.

2 comments:

veronica said...

i agree!! :))

Anonymous said...

Challenge-If a photographer changes the photo to make the reader believe that the truth is what the photographer wants to be the truth, that would always be abosolutly wrong.

Rule-No photo should be changed to create truth. If the photo doesnt origionaly show the truth then dont use that photo. Dont creat truth.