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Gemini Cricket · 08-08-2006, 09:47 AM

Ralphie met a gentleman a couple of weeks ago who takes photos of New England area for tourism fliers. He said that altering photos is common in the tourism field. He showed Ralphie a shot of a lighthouse that would be impossible to photograph in the way it was presented. The lighting was fabricated and the background was different from the one you'd see if you actually visited the spot.

That's different from Reuters, but I thought it was interesting. The photo was very convincing.

SacTown Chronic · 08-08-2006, 09:54 AM

I remember when CBS got in trouble for piping in phony bird calls during their golf telecasts. They were busted by viewers who knew that the birds behind the calls were not indigenous to wherever the tournament was being held.

CBS copped to the shenanigans and now they only play sounds from birds that don't exist.

Gemini Cricket · 08-08-2006, 09:57 AM

Speaking of bird calls... Didn't someone also reveal that the Dean scream was altered to sound louder?

SacTown Chronic · 08-08-2006, 09:59 AM

It was altered to reduce the sound of crowd noise, GC.

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-08-2006, 10:45 AM

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It was altered to reduce the sound of crowd noise, GC.

Hmm. Who did that?

Alex · 08-08-2006, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

That's different from Reuters, but I thought it was interesting. The photo was very convincing.

Yeah, a good rule of thumb is to never assume a photo used for marketing purposes is unaltered. They almost always are.

At MousePlanet a "journalistic" photo is never altered except perhaps for color and contrast correction. Otherwise the only editorial choice I get is in cropping. But "non-journalistic" photos, desktops and the home page leader graphic for example, frequently are photoshopped to remove distracting elements or create a more pleasing artistic object. For example, a desktop photo (the purpose is artistic not informational) of the castle might be photoshopped to remove a stray person that wandered in frame but in a photo accompanying article I would never do that.

scaeagles · 08-08-2006, 09:57 AM

I never heard that. How amusing.

Nephythys · 08-08-2006, 04:01 PM

Reuters continues to shred their credibility

08-08-2006, 09:47 AM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Ralphie met a gentleman a couple of weeks ago who takes photos of New England area for tourism fliers. He said that altering photos is common in the tourism field. He showed Ralphie a shot of a lighthouse that would be impossible to photograph in the way it was presented. The lighting was fabricated and the background was different from the one you'd see if you actually visited the spot. That's different from Reuters, but I thought it was interesting. The photo was very convincing.
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08-08-2006, 09:54 AM	#2
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	I remember when CBS got in trouble for piping in phony bird calls during their golf telecasts. They were busted by viewers who knew that the birds behind the calls were not indigenous to wherever the tournament was being held. CBS copped to the shenanigans and now they only play sounds from birds that don't exist.
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08-08-2006, 09:57 AM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Speaking of bird calls... Didn't someone also reveal that the Dean scream was altered to sound louder?
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08-08-2006, 09:59 AM	#4
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	It was altered to reduce the sound of crowd noise, GC.
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08-08-2006, 09:57 AM	#7
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I never heard that. How amusing.
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08-08-2006, 04:01 PM	#8
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	Reuters continues to shred their credibility
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