Ethics in Fashion Photography

1. List the changes that were made to the model's face in the computer. (Look carefully)

• Shoulder lift
• Neck smaller
• Longer forehead
• Eyebraw lift

2. Is it ethically acceptable to change a person's appearance like this in a photo? Why or why not?
I dont think it is acceptable to change somebodys apperance like this because their basically changing the persons whole face and creating a portrait by the computer and re fixing it.

3. Are there circumstances in which it would be more ethically wrong to do this type of manipulation?

Yes if they would have added or edited something to the photo it would be wrong.

 

4. What types of changes are OK, and what aren't?

Getting a spot on her face by making it darker or lighter would be OK to change and edit by photoshop.

 

5. Explain what you think the differences are between fashion photography and photojournalism.

Photo journalism you can edit with photo shop for good and fasion photography your basically changing the photo to make the models look different and edit their whole face.

 

6. What relationship does each type of photography have to reality, and how does this affect the ethical practice of each?

They get to edit the photo with the same app (Photoshop)