When is photo manipulation acceptable




















An image published in a journal article is almost never the same size as the original picture. Re-sizing is a necessary step to set your figure to a journal-desired size. Generally it is acceptable to make an image smaller i. The computer software can combine multiple pixels into one pixel by averaging their values, and the human eye will not detect a difference. Before re-sizing, a scale bar should be added to the image so that you have a correctly sized scale bar for the final figure.

Again, the group of images to be shown together for comparison should be re-sized the same way. The above three types of changes are the most basic, and pretty much the only manipulations you are allowed to do to make a picture look better.

More complicated processing would all need to be described in the paper. The following tips can help you minimize the amount of manipulations you have to do to the images. References 1. Rossner M, Yamada K. J Cell Biol. Doi: Do not pay to the sources or subjects that you photograph any financial award to share the information or access it.

Sources refers to those who arranged the subject for you, while the subject is the person who is photographed or who stands before the photographer to become the subject of the photograph. Gifts, tips or compensation are not accepted from those who seek to influence coverage. Do not sabotage the efforts of other journalists. All the above on photo examples and codes of ethics and conduct must protect the origins and composition of press images.

Our images must always remain as they are. Do not change the image by removing or deleting any element or even any flaws inside the image. Do not copy any element of the elements in the image and paste them on the same image. Do not add any external parts to the image copy from another picture. The image may be lightened — shaded, but not only a specific part so that it leads to changing the features of the image dodging — burning.

The image may be cropped to improve composition or formation. The colour balance may be corrected without changing the composition of colour. The dust from dust accumulation problems may be removed from the sensor clone stamp. The image may be resized. When using Photoshop, a detailed explanation may be written about the image, and a caption may be added so that the photographer avoids responsibility. The essence of the press image is its credibility.

Therefore, we must maintain this by reviewing all material issued by international institutions relevant to press images and follow all guidelines to implement them. Image no longer available in Reuters archive. Reuters drops Beirut photographer. BBC News. Associated Press , January AP severs ties with photographer who altered work.

Sabti, Bassam , September Egyptian blogger discovers doctored photo in state-run newspaper. The photo altered by the Egyptian newspaper was from AP. However, the same photo is available in Reuters image archive, which is the version accessed here. The altered photograph was originally published by Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram.

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But for images meant to show reality, manipulation can create big problems. While this practice does not happen often in legitimate news media, there are plenty of less reputable news sources that are happy to edit photos to get your attention. Unfortunately, photo manipulation is also common in other types of media, such as advertisements. Would you judge me for cloning out that plastic shopping bag? Or is it? Are you one of those rigid purists that believes that the camera should not lie, not even a teensy little white lie?

I can see both sides of the argument.



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